Territories, Cultures and Socio-spatial Hierarchies in Contemporary Migration

The article argues that the social problem stemming from contemporary migratory processes can be understood within the context of the repositioning and intensification of socio-spatial hierarchies. The hypothesis is developed by acknowledging that territorial belonging becomes a criterion for social...

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Main Author: Laura Rincón Gamba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2013-01-01
Series:Cuadernos de Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/rcg/article/view/28508
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description The article argues that the social problem stemming from contemporary migratory processes can be understood within the context of the repositioning and intensification of socio-spatial hierarchies. The hypothesis is developed by acknowledging that territorial belonging becomes a criterion for social differentiation, classification, and organization into hierarchies, thus demonstrating that cultures and territories naturally overlap. Tis implies that the condition of migrant, together with other hierarchical social categories, such as class, gender, and ethnic-national belonging, among others, causes exclusion and domination.
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spelling doaj.art-ade266ed2b62421f992a6798213d14e12022-12-21T19:49:57ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCuadernos de Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía0121-215X2256-54422013-01-01221819226707Territories, Cultures and Socio-spatial Hierarchies in Contemporary MigrationLaura Rincón Gamba0Universidad Externado de ColombiaThe article argues that the social problem stemming from contemporary migratory processes can be understood within the context of the repositioning and intensification of socio-spatial hierarchies. The hypothesis is developed by acknowledging that territorial belonging becomes a criterion for social differentiation, classification, and organization into hierarchies, thus demonstrating that cultures and territories naturally overlap. Tis implies that the condition of migrant, together with other hierarchical social categories, such as class, gender, and ethnic-national belonging, among others, causes exclusion and domination.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/rcg/article/view/28508culturaidentidad territorialmigraciónterritorio.
spellingShingle Laura Rincón Gamba
Territories, Cultures and Socio-spatial Hierarchies in Contemporary Migration
Cuadernos de Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía
cultura
identidad territorial
migración
territorio.
title Territories, Cultures and Socio-spatial Hierarchies in Contemporary Migration
title_full Territories, Cultures and Socio-spatial Hierarchies in Contemporary Migration
title_fullStr Territories, Cultures and Socio-spatial Hierarchies in Contemporary Migration
title_full_unstemmed Territories, Cultures and Socio-spatial Hierarchies in Contemporary Migration
title_short Territories, Cultures and Socio-spatial Hierarchies in Contemporary Migration
title_sort territories cultures and socio spatial hierarchies in contemporary migration
topic cultura
identidad territorial
migración
territorio.
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/rcg/article/view/28508
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