《意识形态转变和社会影响:从巴基斯坦到海合会国家的劳动力迁移研究》

Ideological Shifts and Social Impacts: A Study of Labour Migration from Pakistan to GCC Countries

内容摘要：

This research aims to explore the socio-economic impacts of labour migration from Pakistan to GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries. Labour migration is a complex and dynamic process which involves multiple factors. Today, it is considered a natural process that happens in every state as a source of cultural diversity and financial contribution. Specifically, the study looks into changes of family ideology of labourers’ families and socio-economic impacts of remittances generated from labour migration on Pakistani society and the families of migrant workers. Primarily, the study focuses on the region of Gujranwala, as the home of the largest number of migrant workers with rural backgrounds in Punjab, Pakistan. The study follows a mixed method approach: a survey and focussed group interviews are used to explore the impact of labour migration in the specific region of Punjab. Fifteen focus group interviews were conducted from the families of labourers and a sixteenth was conducted after data saturation; similarly, 100 participants of surrounding families were selected through convenient sampling. From the interviews major changes in family ideology were children education, migration to cities, purchase of property and religious funding. The quantitative results show that the society (of a particular region) experienced significant impacts in terms of status transformation and breakdown of socio-ethnic hierarchies.

关键词：

Labour migration; socioeconomic; family ideology; living standards

作者简介：王新刚：西北大学历史学院教授、叙利亚研究中心主任、区域国别与翻译研究院院长

Muhammad Aslam：西北大学历史学院世界史博士生

文章来源：

原文发表于《亚洲中东和伊斯兰研究杂志》（Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies）全文如下：