A Research On Guanxi Networks’ Reconstruction Of Three Gorges External Resettlements

It is one of the most important theoretical transformations of modern sociology that relation-orientation methodology replaces with entity-orientation methodology. And the main feature of the transformation emphasizes on the dynamic process. China has experienced great social change in the past sixty years, and the level of industrialization and urbanization have been dramatically enhanced. The constructions of macro-projects are along with the process of industrialization and urbanization, and most of them are hydropower projects including dams and reservoirs. Involuntary migrant is one of the significant problems during the constructions of hydropower projects, which results in lots of "left-behind problems" in resettlements because of indifference and lack of experience in the past. The fracture of migrants’sociality, especially the lack of guanxi networks, closely relates with living dilemma. The author studies the process of the reconstruction of guanxi networks of Three Gorges resettlements in P Town of northern Zhejiang with semi-structure interview and depth interview, and tries to interpret it through Bourdieu’s practice theory.The former guanxi networks of resettlements of P Town were self-centered and graded. The construction of Three Gorge Project made the affected peasants leave their hometown and come to new lands to earn livelihoods. Migration diffused members in former guanxi networks, and un-collective resettlement made the situation worse. The reconstruction of guanxi networks of resettlements of P Town progress extremely slowly and the new networks was not so good. Resettlement group played the basic role in the reconstruction of new guanxi networks, but now the internal relations of the group become less intimate. Besides weddings and funerals, there is less interaction and communication between resettlements and original residents in daily life. Most resettlements make friends with migrant-workers, and their personal relations show an obvious trend of downward mobility.The conditions of new guanxi networks have important influence on resettlements’ lives ranging from household economic, life style and spirit and psychological feelings. The future lives of resettlements needs to be in progress on the practice of guanxi. The author suggests that the local government and the autonomous organizations in villages set up platform for resettlements and original residents to have more interaction and cooperation, and put special emphasis on the elderly resettlements and those who having less guanxi among resettlements of P Town, and organize trips returning back to hometown to visit their relatives here and other parties timely.The author analyzes the reconstruction of guanxi networks of resettlements of P Town through the perspective of Bourdieu’s practice theory. Long-distance emigrant segregates the habitus of resettlements from their hometown champ. The reconstruction of guanxi networks means the habitus in accordance with new-hometown champ. Firstly, the pre-construct plays a conductive role in their early life in new-hometown as well as negative influence. Secondly, the hysteresis of habitus leads interaction dilemma between resettlements and the native, which troubles resettlements a lot. Thirdly, the reproduction of habitus is possible with two different approaches. Only if habitus is in accordance with champ, and the habitus both of resettlements and the native become homogenizing, do broader and deeper interaction be possible.