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Title: Migration, Welfare Reform and Social Cohesion


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Migration, Welfare Reform and Social Cohesion
  • Ya Ping Wang
  • Scottish Centre for Chinese Urban and
    Environmental Studies (SCCUES)
  • School of the Built Environment
  • Heriot-Watt University

2
Spatial and Social Problems in Chinese Cities
Spatial Stratification
Social Division and Urban Poverty
3
Research through Informal Collaborations
  • Qualitative and policy research, with case
    studies in several cities
  • Urban housing policy and reform in China,
    (ESRC,1995-97)
  • Housing reform and its impact on the urban poor
    in China (The British Academy, 1998-99)
  • Housing Reform and Provision in State Owned
    Enterprises, (The British Council, 2002-03)
  • With leading researchers in China,
  • With key officials in Ministry of Construction,
    Local Housing Authorities.
  • Worked well for fieldwork and understanding of
    local context

4
Research through Partnerships
  • Large quantitative and data intensive projects in
    one or two cities
  • Social Implications of Urban Reform housing for
    the poor (DFID, 1999-01), survey in two large
    industrial cities
  • Living Conditions of Migrants (British Academy,
    2005-07), Shenzhen
  • Urban sprawl and landless farmers (Leverhulme
    Trust, 2007-09)
  • Chinese academics/universities as partners
  • With some support from the Ministry of
    Construction and local government
  • Partnership is essential for good research and
    successful

5
Experience of Collaboration
  • Information and Data collection Essential
  • Local context and knowledge very important, even
    without language problems
  • Quality of Research could lead to better
    research, understanding and publications
  • Policy influence ensure quick knowledge transfer
    and more direct policy influences (also avoid
    suspicions)
  • Capacity building an important way for training
    local students and researchers.

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Priority Themes
  • Topic areas
  • Migration, poverty and social cohesion
  • Social housing, welfare provision and community
    development
  • Urbanisation, urban and rural integration
  • Involving policy makers (central and local)
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