Choosing a Destination and Work

Migration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance

“…In Uttarakhand state of India, persons belonging to socially dominant castes, which have better access to education, financial resources and social networks, are more likely to migrate (Jain 2010). Further, as the experience of Nepal suggests, the choice of destination is determined by several factors such as the socio-economic status of households (Bhandari 2004;Jain 2010), stage in migration cycle, type of aspired job, labour requirements at home, familiarity with destination, and migrant networks (Bruslé 2008). Social networks based on familial affiliation to a social or cultural group influence people's decision to migrate and choice of destination.…”

“They Moved to City Areas, Abroad”: Views of the Elderly on the Implications of Outmigration for the Middle Hills of Western Nepal

“…Several studies have looked into labor migration as a livelihood strategy (eg Seddon et al 1998;Von der Heide and Hoffmann 2001;Thieme and Wyss 2005;M€ uller-B€ oker and Thieme 2007;Brusl e 2008;Poertner et al 2011), the implications of remittances (Seddon et al 2002;Kollmair et al 2006;Graner 2010), women remaining behind (Shrestha and Conway 2001;Thieme et al 2011;Gartaula et al 2012;Adhikari and Hobley 2015), and labor brokers (Kern and M€ uller-B€ oker 2015). Researchers have mainly focused on migrants themselves and their destinations, or on migration's impact on agricultural land use (eg Khanal and Watanabe 2006;Jaquet et al 2016).…”

Migration in Far West Nepal

“…13 A case study about migration and societal change in Bajhang is currently being conducted by the Development Study Group Zurich. While there has been some research into the international destinations of migrants from Bajhang such as Delhi 4 Adhikari and Gurung 2009;Bhattrai 2007;Bruslé 2008;Kansakar 2003;Kaspar 2004;Müller-Böker 2003;Müller-Böker and Thieme 2007;Pfaff-Czarnecka 1996;Shahi 2005;Sharma 2007;Subedi 1991;Thieme 2006;Thieme et al 2005;Thieme, Müller-Böker, and Backhaus Forthcoming;Upreti 2002. 5 Kollmair et al 2006;Seddon, Adhikari, and Gurung 2002;Shrestha 2008;Wyss 2003.…”