Political Economy of Internal Migration

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

Internal migration, though underexplored in existing research, is increasingly recognized as a mechanism of political and economic change. This panel discusses the political consequences of internal migration in geographically diverse places, including Germany, the United Kingdom, and India. Fouka and Serlin examine the impact of internal migration on cultural identity in England and Wales during the Second Industrial Revolution. Helms and Lim explore the political consequences of out-migration in reaction to global economic integration, focusing on the observation that advantaged groups in India are more capable of moving for economic opportunities. Kumar investigates how the gender gap in internal migration influences female political representation in India. Lueders suggests that domestic migration patterns play important roles in shaping the representation of localities in German national politics. These papers contribute to our understanding of how internal migration shapes democratic representation of different socioeconomic groups, as well as individual and group identities. Using a diverse set of empirical strategies, they provide novel insights into the political consequences of internal migration.

Sub Unit

• Division 6: Political Economy

Individual Presentations

• Industry & Identity: The Migration Linkage between Economic & Cultural Change - Theo Serlin, Stanford University; Vasiliki Fouka, Stanford University

• Globalization, Internal Migration, and Political Change in Emerging Economies - Benjamin Clay Helms, Texas A&M University; Junghyun Lim, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Women Are Everything! Internal Male Migration & the Gendered Political Landscape - Rithika Kumar, Rice University

• When the Voice Exits: Domestic Migration and Inequality in Representation - Hans Lueders, Stanford University

Chair

• Rikhil R Bhavnani University of Wisconsin, Madison

Discussants

• Rikhil R Bhavnani University of Wisconsin, Madison

• Rahsaan Maxwell New York University