《Intra-national citizenship and dual-hukou strategies among migrant families in China》

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作者
Jing Zhou;Rowan Arundel;Shuhai Zhang;Qiong He;Yiling Yang
来源
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL,Vol.108,P.102311
语言
英文
关键字
Citizenship;Dual-citizenship;Dual-hukou;Hukou conversion;Rural-to-urban migrants;China
作者单位
School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China;Department of Geography, Planning and International Development, Centre for Urban Studies, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China;School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China;Department of Geography, Planning and International Development, Centre for Urban Studies, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
摘要
This paper contributes to understanding rural-to-urban intra-national citizenship practices under China's integrated urban-rural development scheme since the 2010s. It builds on theories of citizenship to understand the boundary-making process of the Chinese hukou system and the emergence of dual-hukou families (having both rural and urban hukou) as a form of multiple territorial citizenship. Dual-hukou families represent a significant divergence from traditional rural-to-urban trajectories. Using a national survey on migrant conditions (CMDS), multilevel logistic regressions are applied to investigate individual/family-level and city-level factors on dual-hukou practices. Results reveal that dual-hukou families are less likely to want to give up their rural-hukou than double-rural counterparts, despite reflecting a more stable urban settlement. They also exhibit better education and housing conditions indicating instrumental advantages in access to competitive resources. In hukou conversion intentions, rural asset ownership is revealed as a clear motivating factor in maintaining dual-hukou status. Additionally, dual-hukou households in more economically precarious and less desirable host cities are more likely to want to retain their rural-hukou. The findings support the notion that dual-hukou citizenship represents an instrumental strategy among migrant families in extending entitlements beyond location of residence and as an insurance against future uncertainties regarding rural-urban development in China. The paper further reflects on potential new inequalities in the emergence of a more privileged class of dual-status households.