Rural Youth and Circulating Labour in South India
The Tortuous Paths Towards Respect for Madigas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2285604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Picherit (CNRS, Laboratoire d'Ethnologie et de Sociologie Comparative Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense Maison de l'Archéologie et de l'Ethnologie/LESC, 21 Allée de l'Université 92023 Nanterre France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 178-195 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Agrarian Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-0358 • E-ISSN: 1471-0366 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/joac.12196 |
| OpenAlex | W2560112282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 24 |
This paper explores how young male Dalit labourers negotiate the changes and continuities of labour relations in the construction industry, and power relations in rural Telangana in southern India. It looks at the fluidity between three segments of the classes of labour, namely debt-bonded, unskilled/self-employed and educated labourers. It examines how Dalit youths' experiences and representations of labour circulation and political clientelism shape and are shaped by the articulation between the construction industry and rural leaders, and by class, family, caste and generational relations in the village. Two points are made. First, circulation at the bottom of the labour hierarchy prevents labourers (even educated ones) to accumulate capital and participate in collective action: rather, the total lack of protection at work has brought about renewed and graded forms of dependence and political clientelism. Second, circulation serves as a locus that fosters and segments young male Dalit labourers' quests for respect, but hinders them from getting involved in political competition against rural leaders
Articulation (sociology · Caste · Clientelism · Democracy · Economics · Hierarchy · Market economy · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Indian Economic and Social Development · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
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Brokered livelihoods
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |