Rethinking Rural: Global Problems, Rural Issues

Kerrigan, Nathan; de Lima, Philomena

This edited collection aims to examine the global-rural relationship of migration that shapes rural places. It does this by acknowledging that to understand the impact of the international migration-global nexus, it is essential to explore how it is experienced at a local level - in the context of this book, rural regions. Focusing on agribusiness and rural development, as well as the othering of international migrants and the shifting boundaries of belonging in rural spaces, the chapters in this book examine how globalisation, with migration being a constitutive feature, influences different rural contexts in the ‘Global North’ and the impact this has on migrant populations. Chapters demonstrate the harsh lived experiences/realities characterised by mental health issues and emotional labour for migrants, occupational health and safety issues in the workplace and experiences of exclusion and racism from ‘host’ communities. These chapters taken together identify a rural-migration nexus where the relationship between international migration and localised rural spaces are mutually constitutive. 

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2024-03-13

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783031180446

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18042-2

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 227