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Rooted yet restless: City Governance, mobility, and the unfinished urban lives of China’s rural migrants

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International Sociology

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Abstract

International Sociology, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 345-362, May 2026.
Rural–urban migration in China embodies the paradox of being rooted yet restless: migrants are embedded in dense social and familial networks while constantly navigating uncertain urban futures. This study revisits the sociology of migration by ...