Beyond the 'Exclusionary City': North-east Migrants in Neo-liberal Delhi

Scholars have noted the ways in which Delhi's transformation into a global city has enclosed urban spaces excluding the urban poor, labourers and migrants. One of the neglected aspects of this focus is the way in which Delhi's transformation has created new opportunities for migrants from...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2013-06, Vol.50 (8), p.1625-1640
Main Author: McDuie-Ra, Duncan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Asia
Bgi / Prodig
Cities
Cities and towns
Culture
Delhi
Delhi, India
Discrimination
Economic liberalism
Employment
Ethnography
Global Cities
Housing
Human geography
India
Indian subcontinent. Himalaya
Labour migration
Landlords
Migrant communities
Migrants
Migration
Neoliberalism
Police
Racial discrimination
Racism
Sexual violence
Shopping malls
Urban development
Urban policy
Urban Poverty
Urban space
Urban studies
Violence
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Summary:Scholars have noted the ways in which Delhi's transformation into a global city has enclosed urban spaces excluding the urban poor, labourers and migrants. One of the neglected aspects of this focus is the way in which Delhi's transformation has created new opportunities for migrants from north-east India. This article is an ethnographic account of migrants from the north-east in Delhi. It is argued that employment opportunities in the neo-liberal spaces of the global city are fuelling a rapid increase in migration from the north-east, the very limit of India's geographical and cultural imaginary. Outside these spaces of economic inclusion, north-east migrants continue to live as exceptional citizens and experience racism, discrimination and violence. The experiences of north-east migrants in Delhi suggest that the exclusionary city narrative is an incomplete view of urban change in India, and reveal how neo-liberal transformation is connecting heartland cities to frontier regions in ways previously unimagined.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1177/0042098012465126