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Life and labor on the internal colonial edge: Political economy of kolberi in Rojhelat.
- Source :
- British Journal of Sociology; Sep2020, Vol. 71 Issue 4, p741-760, 20p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 8 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Through the investigation of kolberi (cross‐border labor), this paper sheds light on the state's policy of de‐development (or internal colonialization) of the Kurdish region (known as Rojhelat) in Iran. While the most dangerous form of labor, kolberi has become a dominant employment opportunity for Rojhelat Kurds in the last decade. There are no Iranian state laws criminalizing kolberi, and yet those laborers die on a regular basis—being shot or thrown off mountain cliffs by the state forces, stepping into minefields, and so forth. Nevertheless, there is not a single scholarly paper on this subject. Using the mixed methods research approach, our study analyzes the existing data along with in‐depth interviews with 20 people who are currently engaged in kolberi to contextualize this understudied phenomenon. Our finding demonstrates that kolberi is a direct outcome of a uni‐ethno‐religious policies of development and part and parcel of the state's Perso‐Shi'ification strategy in Kurdistan. Therefore, kolberi is more of a political phenomenon than an economic one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- STATE laws
CHRISTIANITY & culture
GOVERNMENT policy
BLUE collar workers
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071315
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145974283
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12745