Labour Market Segmentation within Ethnic Economies
The Ethnic Penalty for Invisible Kurdish Migrants in the United Kingdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2374545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mehmet Rauf Kesici (0000-0002-9849-6029, The Free University of Berlin, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 328-344 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09500170211034761 |
| OpenAlex | W3197721554 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 34 |
Despite the extensive literature on the labour market outcomes of migration, little attention has been given to labour market inequalities within ethnic economies containing internal ethnicity. This article, using a field-study, multi-segmented labour market approach and the enclave hypothesis, contributes to the literature by demonstrating the key roles of different migration patterns and ethnic disparities in shaping labour market segmentation. It focuses on how and why Kurdish migrants are located in the lower segments of the labour market in their shared ethnic (migrant) economy in London. It argues that the Kurds' underprivileged position associated with an ethnic penalty for them in the UK results from their relatively recent migration history, (un)documented asylum status and the ongoing persecution against them in Turkey. The article concludes that different migration histories, particular motivations for migration and ethnic disparities stratify migrants into distinct segments of the labour market in the country of destination
Demographic economics · Economics · Economy · Ethnic discrimination · Ethnic group · Immigration · Inequality · Labour economics · Market segmentation · Persecution · Political science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |