Unravelling uneven livelihood transformations in China's multi‐ethnic Southeast Asian borderland: Perspectives from spatial interactions

Area, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 27, 2025

Abstract For the past two decades, China's multi‐ethnic Southeast Asian borderland has been experiencing transitions, characterised by confluence of capital, people, items and technologies. This effectively repositioned, with opportunities for investment employment, regional integration transnational linkages featuring multiple spatial interactions. Based on eight months fieldwork in three ethnic villages borderland, this article examines how geo‐economic repositioning interactions affects agrarian livelihoods. study argues that local households have used differentiated ways to transform use land improve livelihoods, while uneven development among minorities remains a concern. Land changed include dominant commercialisation marketisation high‐value‐added crops. Livelihoods diversified, many villagers become entrepreneurs, landowners agricultural investors. Different groups adopted different strategies response market‐oriented products processes. The Han Chinese from both inside outside area now dominate commercialised processes cash crop expansion diversification. contributes existing literature changing livelihoods borderlands context opening‐up economic globalisation, especially East Asia.

Language: Английский

What does wellbeing look like in the Chin community in Melbourne?

Qualitative Research Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 28, 2024

Purpose Victoria is one of the most diverse states in Australia. With emerging refugee communities such as Chin community, it important to consider steps support and increase productivity community members be active citizens. This study therefore aims understand essential fundamental aspect living a productive life: Wellbeing. Design/methodology/approach Through review previous literature on refugees’ wellbeing including people around world, an interview method prevailed ideal data collection. A total five leaders across south-east north-west Melbourne were recruited participants represent more than ten thousand Chin(s) residing Melbourne. assistant guiding questions prepared by researcher, interviewed individually via Zoom. Findings Responses produce similarity yet unique results. shows that complete positive state still working process for settling negative appears outweigh factors. Nonetheless, recommended workers, local councils government further strengthen their barriers issues impacting overall health members. Research limitations/implications The sample this strictly focuses responses workers difficult generalise about impact population majority research revealed they wore hat service community. For example, some also serving current volunteers Church groups. Due this, uncertain whether impacted prioritising religious perspectives above perspectives. Originality/value Future studies will appreciated build elaborate identify other elements could participation amongst improve wellbeing.

Language: Английский