Migration, Extended Communities and Rural Well-being in the Shabestar County

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Authors

1 PhD in Socilogy of Rural Development, National Population Studies & Comprehensive Management Institute

2 Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Development Studies, The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran.

Abstract

The present study has been what has led to the rural well-being in the Shabestar County and how the emigrants through the strategies and ways involved in the rural development and rural well-being in the County. This research is a qualitative study and the grounded theory method is used. Data using the techniques of interview and group discussion, observation, oral histories and documents have been collected. The results of this study indicate that factors affecting the well-being of the the Shabestar county are located in five areas; "supporting and developmental institutions", "emigrant and local elite/ entrepreneurs", "social solidarity", "Changes in culture and values" and " belonging to hometown/ community attachment". This type of development encompassed the "development actors", "development institutions" and "developmental attitudes and developmental capabilities and relationships". Development actors of the type of development are extended community people, Local managers will participate and emigrant and local elite/ entrepreneurs; Development institutions are "hometown associations" and other supporting and charitable institutions amongst the people; And developmental attitudes and developmental capabilities and relationships are also the social solidarity and belonging to hometown/ community attachment. "Extended community-based development", changes (improvement / promotion) of rural well-being has led to the following consequences. "support", "remittances", "investment to hometown", "Interest in improving rural condition", "transfer of innovation, ideas and capital ","rural constructions improvement", "encourage the active public participation", "living a second home in the rural", "development activities", "importance of science and culture" ,"improvement of living conditions", "compassion for the region" and in such cases

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