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The Effects of Internal and External Migration on the Spatial Segregation in Bishkek in the Post-Independence Period

Summary/Abstract: The transition from the socialist economic system to the liberal economic system in post-independence Kyrgyzstan, the closure of agricultural and collective enterprises in the country, land scarcity and unemployment in rural areas has triggered internal and external migration in the country. While some people migrated to Russia to find jobs, Bishkek has become a migration center for the people staying in the country. While slums arose around Bishkek as a result of the failure to meet the housing needs of the population increasing due to internal migration, a certain segment of people move to privileged residences bought with the remittances transferred by immigrants. These developments caused the urban areas of the city of Bishkek to change and reshape after the collapse of the Soviet Union and made spatial segregation inevitable. Along with the poor districts that emerged after socialism, the new elite “enclaves” are the most prominent examples of spatial segregation in Bishkek. In this context, it is obvious that migration movements, as they affect the individual, have important effects on the change and transformation process of the structure of the urban area. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of internal and external migration, which emerged as a result of neo-liberal policies adopted by post-independence Kyrgyzstan, on the spatial segregation in Bishkek, the industrial and cultural center.

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