Shifting senses of solidarity and belonging in the internal migration pathways of citizens in ger areas in Ulaanbaatar

A social work perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID9974749
AuthorsBayartsetseg Terbish (0000-0003-2957-9864, Ghent University, corresponding author), Ine Lietaert (0000-0002-1239-1315, Ghent University, Belgium; United Nations University – CRIS, Belgium), G Roets (0000-0003-0746-998X, Ghent University)
Year2020
Volume65
Issue4
Pages700-713
Publication date2020-06-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872820927768
OpenAlexW3034755173
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited31

Mongolia has witnessed an ongoing internal rural–urban migration and urbanization process in recent decades, resulting in families settling informally in suburban ‘ ger ’ areas and in areas with concentrations of social and environmental problems in the city of Ulaanbaatar. In social policy and social work practice in Mongolia, there is a critical lack of understanding and information regarding the experience of ger residents in shaping their lives. This article explores and examines evolving meanings and mechanisms of solidarity and senses of belonging in ger residents’ internal migration pathways. It aims to contribute to a deeper understanding that may assist social work practice and policy to embrace ger residents’ strengths and capability to aspire

Economic growth · Internal migration · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Population · Social change · Sociology · Solidarity · Urbanization · Work (physics · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Social Work

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