Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP230103060

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

China’s changing internal migration: patterns, causes, policy implications. China’s massive internal migration is no longer simply rural–urban and circular but highly diversified. The project aims to unravel that transition: its patterns, causes, and effects. Using 2020 census data and major longitudinal datasets, a China variant of Zelinsky’s classic mobility transition theory will be developed and deployed to identify underlying mechanisms. Among expected outcomes are powerful methods for assessing spatio-temporal migration patterns and causes, applicable to many economies especially in the Asia–Pacific. Benefits should include a new evidence base for migration and related urban–rural policy in China; and for Australia, policy inputs to improve prosperity through better relations with our biggest trading partner.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2023

End Date: 12-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $355,221.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Population trends and policies | Migration | Demography |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)