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You don’t ride horses and eat lamb? On identity and livelihood of a Mongolian Chinese community
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This study challenges Eurocentric epistemologies within Management and Organization Studies (MOS) by exploring Indigenous-like organizing in a non-Western context. Through rapid ethnographic fieldwork in Horqin Right Middle Banner, it examines how Mongolian Chinese communities navigate state policies, cultural identity, and livelihood changes. The research reveals how land-use policies, market pressures, and linguistic assimilation reshape traditional pastoral lifeways. Key findings highlight the duality of pride and depreciation in ethnic identity, the tension between structural constraints and individual agency, and the oscillation between acceptance of and resistance to state narratives. By centering local voices, this study contributes to broader discussions on Indigenous organizing in non-Western contexts, advocating for more fluid and nuanced understandings of lived experiences and perceived identity.