ABSTRACT

In this paper, I describe the experience of rural-urban migration amongst herders to Ulaanbaatar’s ger-districts. I show how this problematises conventional notions of rural-urban migration and suggests a particular form of urbanisation in Mongolia. Following one particular household as they move from the countryside to the city, I show how for many new migrants adaptation to urban life is tied to the transposition of existing skills – and the learning of new skills – in the new urban context. I also show some of the more problematic aspects of life in the ger-districts, including the devaluation of herding skills and the existential impact of deskilment on gender and identity. In the process, I develop a phenomenologically-grounded political-economy of skill, whereby social, economic, and political change can be traced at the level of human embodiment and polydirectional experiences of enskilment and deskilment.

摘要

在本文中，我描述了乌兰巴托蒙古包区牧民从农村向城市迁移的经历。我将展示这如何对城乡移民的传统观念提出问题，并提出蒙古的一种特殊形式的城市化。我跟踪了一个特定的家庭从农村搬到城市的过程，展示了许多新移民对城市生活的适应如何与在新的城市环境中现有技能的转换以及新技能的学习联系在一起。我还展示了蒙古包地区生活中一些更成问题的方面，包括放牧技能的贬值以及脱衣舞对性别和身份的生存影响。在这个过程中，我发展了一种以现象学为基础的政治经济技能，借此社会、经济、