La retórica del retorno: Mingma o las contradicciones del desarrollo en Nepal

Alba Castellsagué

doi:10.3989/dra.2020.025

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Alba Castellsagué Grupo EMIGRA (CER-Migraciones), Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-6876

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https://doi.org/10.3989/dra.2020.025

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Movilidad de retorno, Desarrollo, Género, Educación, Nepal

Resumen

Marcharse a la ciudad o al extranjero a estudiar para después volver y contribuir al desarrollo del pueblo. Esta idea constituye lo que proponemos como retórica del retorno, un concepto polisémico y central en los discursos del desarrollo y la educación en Nepal. La trayectoria migratoria de Mingma, una joven sherpa que ha crecido en Sikkim (India), problematiza estas ideas a partir de una experiencia de retorno a Gaun (Nepal), el pueblo de su familia. A través de su narrativa nos adentramos en las negociaciones que le suponen sus ideales del desarrollo, su rol como profesora y su relación con la gente del pueblo. Los hallazgos más importantes muestran la estrecha interrelación entre los regímenes de movilidad y conocimiento en Nepal y evidencian la relevancia del género en el nexo movilidad-desarrollo y sus contradicciones.

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