Breadwinners and Homemakers: Migration and Changing Conjugal Expectations in Rural Bangladesh

Breadwinners and Homemakers: Migration and Changing Conjugal Expectations in Rural Bangladesh

The literature on marriage norms and aspirations across societies largely sees the institution as static – a tool for the assertion of masculinities and subordination of women. The changing meanings of marriage and conjugality in the contemporary context of globalisation have received scant attention. Based on research in rural Bangladesh, this article questions the usefulness of notions of aut...

Under-employment and rural migration in iran

Rural-urban migration and redefining indigeneity in Dhaka, Bangladesh

This paper illustrates how students from indigenous groups from the Chittagong Hill Tracts who migrated to Dhaka adapt to their new urban environment. To grasp the challenges for student migrants I first provide a background to the Chittagong Hill Tracts region and the problems of national integration of the region in Bangladesh. Afterwards I investigate the role of national and international i...

Labour Migration and Rural Agricultural Production in Southwestern Nigeria

In recent years, Nigeria witnessed significant labour migration coupled with reduction in rural agricultural productivity. Youths abandoned farms for ventures with high returns and less drudgery in cities thus labour availability in peak agricultural seasons became scarce. The declining farm population constituting mostly women and old men are not capable of producing sufficient food for the no...

Household Level Determinants of Rural-Urban Migration in Bangladesh

The aim of this study is to analyze the migration process of the rural population of Bangladesh. Heckman Probit model with sample selection was applied in this paper to explore the determinants of migration and intensity of migration at farm household level. The farm survey was conducted in the central part of Bangladesh on 160 farm households with migrant and on 154 farm households without mig...