“Move backward to make a step forward”: Understanding the migration of the highly educated to Sorong City, West Papua, Indonesia

Malamassam, Meirina Ayumi; Hidayati, Inayah; Setiawan, Budi; Latifa, Ade

doi:10.1177/01171968211069722

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“…I describe how both mangroves and the Kokoda community were evicted and constructed over time through grand narratives of civilisation and development. The dependency on leftover natural resources is a consequence of Sorong's status as a frontier town that attracts Indonesian settlers who have come to dominate the geographical and economical spaces of Sorong (Malamassam et al, 2021). While urban infrastructure development is a means of attachment for Indonesian settlers, for Papuans, these modern-looking developments are a symbol of marginalisation, prejudice, discrimination and racism against them (Munro, 2020).…”

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Multispecies marginality: Mangroves and migrant Papuans in the margins of urban colonisation

Kadir

2023

Australian J of Anthropology

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West Papuans' dependency on mangroves is a consequence of Sorong's status as a frontier town. Originally developed to accommodate the oil industry, Sorong is an attraction for Indonesian settlers who have dominated and continue to dominate the town's geographical and economic spaces. By combining multispecies ethnographic studies with issues of power relations in urban areas related to settler colonialism and racial discrimination, this paper aims to reveal marginalised human species that are interconnected with their ecosystems. In addition to exploring the interdependence between humans and other species, and their common fate, a multispecies ethnographic approach also delves into the impact of urban development on marginalised human communities and their relationship with affected species. This enables a comprehensive understanding of how the well‐being of these communities is inextricably linked to the health and survival of the entire ecosystem. Focusing on the Kokoda migrant community in Sorong, Indonesia, this article is based on research that has been conducted intermittently since 2019. A community that is accustomed to living within a mangrove ecosystem, Kokoda have the endurance to live in a degraded environment. By co‐existing with the mangrove forest, they have created a commons in the swamp as their livelihood space. Paradoxically, the Kokoda also pragmatically participate in mangrove‐planting programs instigated by both the government and private parties. However, despite the fact that urban housing development is the cause of massive mangrove deforestation, the Kokoda community is most responsible for mangrove deforestation.

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Section: Theoretical Conceptmentioning

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Multispecies marginality: Mangroves and migrant Papuans in the margins of urban colonisation

Kadir

2023

Australian J of Anthropology

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“…The results of the research show that there is still a gap in the availability of elementary schools between sub-districts and villages/sub-districts in Sorong Regency. Therefore, the research recommends improving elementary school facilities in certain sub-districts and villages/sub-districts to overcome this inequality (Werang et al, 2017;Malamassam et al, 2021).…”

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Analysis of the Availability and Gaps of Educational Facilities in Teluk Bintuni Regency Papua

Ibrahim,

Sidiq,

Vaidyanatahan

2024

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Education is recognized as a human right and the main key to a nation's progress. The availability of adequate educational facilities in each region is crucial to ensure equal access to education for all citizens. However, Indonesia faces significant challenges in providing equitable educational facilities, especially considering the diverse geographical and demographic conditions between regions. Teluk Bintuni Regency in West Papua Province is one of the areas that requires special attention in improving educational access and facilities, especially because of its geographical conditions, the majority of which are islands with mountains and sea waters. This research aims to analyze the availability of educational facilities in Teluk Bintuni Regency, with a focus on the type and level of schools. Data obtained from the Education Department shows that by 2023, this district will only have 263 schools, consisting of kindergartens, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and vocational schools. This figure is still considered insufficient and equitable, especially when compared with the population of around 60,000 people spread across 23 sub-districts. The main challenge in providing equitable educational facilities in Teluk Bintuni Regency involves diverse geographic and demographic conditions. Therefore, it is hoped that this research can provide an in-depth evaluation of the current condition of educational facilities, identify existing gaps, and formulate the need for improving educational facilities in the future based on population growth projections. It is hoped that the results of this research can provide a strong basis for policy making by the Teluk Bintuni Regency Government, especially in terms of planning and budgeting for the equitable development of educational facilities. It is also hoped that the conclusions from this research can become a reference for related agencies, such as the Education Office, Bappeda, and the Teluk Bintuni Regency DPRD, in preparing strategic plans for educational development for the next five years.

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“…Zhou and Guo (2023) argue that internal population mobility in China has led to a large influx of rural populations into cities, and compared to urban residents, they face more structural and policy-based disadvantages in the cities. In Indonesia, Malamassam et al (2021) suggest that highly educated people are mainly concentrated in large cities or metropolitan areas. The migration decision-making process of educated migrants to smaller cities is driven by promising career developments.…”

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Spatial spillover effects of fiscal expenditure and economic opportunity on internal migration in Taiwan

Huang,

Hung,

Hung

et al. 2024

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

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The purpose of this study was to understand the determining factors of in-migrant population registration in various counties or cities in Taiwan. Panel data from counties and cities in Taiwan from 2000 to 2021 were adopted, and spatial econometric analysis was conducted using the spatial Durbin model. In terms of spatial spillover effects, the in-migrant population of each county or city is influenced by the fiscal expenditure and economic opportunity factors of neighboring counties or cities, such as (1) expenditure on education, science and culture, (2) number of employed population, (3) average annual regular income per household, and (4) average disposable income per household.

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“Move backward to make a step forward”: Understanding the migration of the highly educated to Sorong City, West Papua, Indonesia

Cited by 3 publications

References 24 publications

Multispecies marginality: Mangroves and migrant Papuans in the margins of urban colonisation

Multispecies marginality: Mangroves and migrant Papuans in the margins of urban colonisation

Analysis of the Availability and Gaps of Educational Facilities in Teluk Bintuni Regency Papua

Spatial spillover effects of fiscal expenditure and economic opportunity on internal migration in Taiwan

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