The risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea
This paper reports an ongoing research on migration and circulation between the Wosera sub-district, east Sepik province,Papua New Guinea, and the island province of West New Britain. We examine the pressures contributing to increased family migration and longer-term, possibly permanent, migration f...
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| description | This paper reports an ongoing research on migration and circulation between the Wosera sub-district, east Sepik province,Papua New Guinea, and the island province of West New Britain. We examine the pressures contributing to increased family migration and longer-term, possibly permanent, migration from the Wosera. While rising resource/population pressure and stricter forms of land tenure arrangements are altering patterns of out-migration, the situation for long-term and temporary migrants in West New Britain is becoming less certain as land shortages begin to limit opportunities for further settlement and indigenous landowners become less tolerant of migrants from other provinces. We discuss these influences on migration patterns within the context of emerging social stratification of Wosera society, and consider the implications for both migrants and non-migrants. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-259672017-01-30T12:51:07Z The risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea Curry, George Koczberski, Gina migration - resource access - land tenure - East Sepik Province - Papua New Guinea - Pacific Islands This paper reports an ongoing research on migration and circulation between the Wosera sub-district, east Sepik province,Papua New Guinea, and the island province of West New Britain. We examine the pressures contributing to increased family migration and longer-term, possibly permanent, migration from the Wosera. While rising resource/population pressure and stricter forms of land tenure arrangements are altering patterns of out-migration, the situation for long-term and temporary migrants in West New Britain is becoming less certain as land shortages begin to limit opportunities for further settlement and indigenous landowners become less tolerant of migrants from other provinces. We discuss these influences on migration patterns within the context of emerging social stratification of Wosera society, and consider the implications for both migrants and non-migrants. 1999 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25967 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | migration - resource access - land tenure - East Sepik Province - Papua New Guinea - Pacific Islands Curry, George Koczberski, Gina The risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea |
| title | The risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea |
| title_full | The risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea |
| title_fullStr | The risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea |
| title_full_unstemmed | The risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea |
| title_short | The risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea |
| title_sort | risks and uncertainties of migration: an exploration of recent trends amongst the wosera abelam of papua new guinea |
| topic | migration - resource access - land tenure - East Sepik Province - Papua New Guinea - Pacific Islands |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25967 |