Imagining diversity in Seoul

Gender and immigrant identities

Bibliographic Data

ID18954039
AuthorsHyunji Cho (0000-0003-2129-7053, University College London, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume3
Issue2
Pages164-181
Publication date2022-07-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Race Ethnicity and the City (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2688-4674 • E-ISSN: 2688-4682
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/26884674.2022.2051778
OpenAlexW4224235990
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited49

While immigrant studies focus on the role of local-level migration and integration policies to respond to the immigrant groups in their areas, the research on how urban policies mediate the social inequality which ethnic minorities face are still not sufficient, particularly in the context of the new immigrant-receiving countries. This article analyzes the construction of immigrant groups and the social oppression experienced by immigrant groups in Seoul. Specifically, this article focuses on multilayered social pressure experienced by low-income foreign-born workers and marriage migrants, who account for 36% and 7.9%, respectively, of the city’s foreign-born population. This article shows that diversity policies in Seoul ultimately reaffirm, rather than challenge, national definitions of the different ethnic groups by strengthening the categories and associated social oppressions of gender, ethnicity, and class. The study is based on a documentary analysis of policies on immigrants in Seoul and interviews with public officials and immigrants

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Ethnic group · Focus group · Geography · Immigration · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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