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Movement and division are two prominent and contrasting themes in discourses about contemporary society. Contemporary society is often characterised as being marked by unprecedented levels of movement of people, goods and information. A different theme, however, is that of barriers and division (e.g. residential segregation, social exclusion or immigration controls). Our focus on migration and divided groups brings these two themes together in a single framework with the hope of providing insights into each of the two phenomena. This research cluster specifically examines issues of migrant groups settling down in a new cosmopolitan city, focusing particularly on how different migrant groups (i.e. migrant farmers and migrant college graduates, or returned scholars and businessmen from overseas) are adapting to their new lives in their host city. Such adapting process involves job-hunting, career promotion and everyday life experiences in the new city, including cultural convergence of tastes, lifestyles and consumer preferences. The cluster also examines how the new migrants are constructing their new roles and identities. The research cluster attempts to relate migrant groups’ life and work experiences with their cultural and social capital which might characterize migrant groups from different social backgrounds. It further explores the theoretical conceptualizations of class and social stratification.
2005, State Fund from Chinese Ministry of Education for Returned Overseas Students, Fund: 20,000 RMB (中国国家教育部留学回国人员科研启动基金).
2008, Zhejiang Provincial Fund for Education, Fund: 5,000 RMB (浙江省教育厅科研项目, 编号：20070088).
2008, Zhejiang Provincial Project for Educational Science (浙江省教育科学规划研究课题立项, 编号：SCG274).
2010, Zhejiang Provincial Fund for Social Science, Fund: 12,000 RMB (浙江省哲学社会科学规划, 编号: 10CHSH03YB).
2012: State Fund for Social Science of China, Fund: 150,000 RMB (国家社科基金一般项目).