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Equalization of Basic Health and Family Planning Services? Chinese migrant workers as a social risk

Graminius, Carin (2014) ACET35
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Abstract
The aim of this research is to explore how equalization of health is envisioned in a Chinese new policy regarding the equalization of basic health care for Chinese migrant workers in order to understand its material effects on the targeted population in terms of citizenship rights and modes of governing. The purpose is furthermore to see whether migrant workers share the health needs and values promoted in the policy, and to determine what it implies in terms of modes of governing. The theoretical framework consists of citizenship and governmentality/social management theory.

This is a qualitative study. I used semi-structured interviews, and the policy documents were analyzed using discourse analysis, the WPR-approach.

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The aim of this research is to explore how equalization of health is envisioned in a Chinese new policy regarding the equalization of basic health care for Chinese migrant workers in order to understand its material effects on the targeted population in terms of citizenship rights and modes of governing. The purpose is furthermore to see whether migrant workers share the health needs and values promoted in the policy, and to determine what it implies in terms of modes of governing. The theoretical framework consists of citizenship and governmentality/social management theory.

This is a qualitative study. I used semi-structured interviews, and the policy documents were analyzed using discourse analysis, the WPR-approach.

The results demonstrate that the way the policy envisions equity largely lays the burden on migrant workers themselves to improve the situation, whereas structural impediments are not taken into account. The migrant workers' ideas and health preferences do not accord with the policy, which may create perceptions of migrant workers as a social risk. It is therefore questionable whether the policy can live up to its goal of equalization. Instead, social order through innovative governing techniques seems to be the bottom-line of the policy. (Less)
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author
Graminius, Carin
supervisor
organization
course
ACET35
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
migrant workers, China, citizenship, basic health services, governmentality.
language
English
id
4519513
date added to LUP
2014-06-26 13:46:24
date last changed
2014-06-26 13:46:24
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this research is to explore how equalization of health is envisioned in a Chinese new policy regarding the equalization of basic health care for Chinese migrant workers in order to understand its material effects on the targeted population in terms of citizenship rights and modes of governing. The purpose is furthermore to see whether migrant workers share the health needs and values promoted in the policy, and to determine what it implies in terms of modes of governing. The theoretical framework consists of citizenship and governmentality/social management theory.

This is a qualitative study. I used semi-structured interviews, and the policy documents were analyzed using discourse analysis, the WPR-approach.

The results demonstrate that the way the policy envisions equity largely lays the burden on migrant workers themselves to improve the situation, whereas structural impediments are not taken into account. The migrant workers' ideas and health preferences do not accord with the policy, which may create perceptions of migrant workers as a social risk. It is therefore questionable whether the policy can live up to its goal of equalization. Instead, social order through innovative governing techniques seems to be the bottom-line of the policy.}},
  author       = {{Graminius, Carin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Equalization of Basic Health and Family Planning Services? Chinese migrant workers as a social risk}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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