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Migration, labour and the rise of ethno-religious consciousness among Uyghurs in urban Xinjiang

Journal of Sociology

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Abstract

This article examines the increasing impact of migration on Uyghur and Han interactions in urban Xinjiang. It suggests that socio-economic factors, such as segmented labour shares and unequal sectoral distribution in occupational categories, coupled with growing Han migration that intensifies spatial inequalities in urbanization patterns, have been a major reason behind the contemporary rise of ethno-religious consciousness among Uyghurs.