S. Irudaya Rajan is Chair Professor, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Research Unit on International Migration, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

This book examines identities, violence and conflict in the context of internal migration in India. Combining a district-level analysis with recruitment processes, employment networks and livelihood strategies, it provides concrete policy suggestions to improve the living and working conditions of migrant workers.

Preface 1. Facets of Indian Mobility: An Update S. Irudaya Rajan and U. S. Mishra 2. Internal Migration in India: Are the Underclass More Mobile? R. B. Bhagat 3. Rural-to-Urban Migration in India: A District Level Analysis Arup Mitra and Mayumi Murayama 4. Short-Duration Migration in India Vijay Korra 5. Magnitude of Migration from the Northeastern Region of India Rikil Chyrmang 6. Politics of Migration and Conflict S. Irudaya Rajan, Vijay Korra and Rikil Chyrmang 7. Can the Licensing-Inspection Mechanism Deliver Justice to Interstate Migrant Workman? N. R. Madhava Menon 8. In Search of Livelihoods: Migration and Mobility from Karnataka to Goa Ajay Bailey 9. Reasons for Rural--Urban Migration: Recent Evidences from Bangalore Kala Seetharam Sridhar and A. Venugopala Reddy 10. Job Recruitment Networks and Migration to Cities in India Vegard Iversen, Kunal Sen, Arjan Verschoor and Amaresh Dubey 11. Caste, Ethnicity and Migration: Linking Recruitment and Labour Process Mythri Prasad Aleyamma 12. Migration and Female Employment in India: Macro-evidence G. Remya Prabha 13. Multiple Identities and Migratory Dynamics among Nurses Sreelekha Nair 14. Closely Woven: Domestic Work and Internal Migration of Women in India Neetha N. 15. On Examining Migration--Poverty Nexus in Urban India William Joe, Priyajit Samaiyar and U. S. Mishra 16. Outside and Inside the Nation: Migrant Narratives and the Making of a Productive Citizen in Kerala V. J. Varghese 17. Impact of Emigration and Remittances on Goan Economy K. C. Zachariah and S. Irudaya Rajan 18. Emigration and Remittances in Kerala in the Context of Surge in Oil Prices K. C. Zachariah and S. Irudaya Rajan 19. High skilled Migration and its Economic Implications for India Sunil Mani