Introduction to the Special Issue: “Transnational Family Care ‘On Hold’? Intergenerational Relationships and Obligations in the Context of Immobility Regimes”

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 18(3), P. 261 - 280

Published: July 2, 2020

(2020). Introduction to the Special Issue: "Transnational Family Care 'On Hold'? Intergenerational Relationships and Obligations in Context of Immobility Regimes". Journal Relationships: Vol. 18, Transnational Regimes, pp. 261-280.

Language: Английский

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Transformations of transnational care in times of the pandemic: spotlights and future prospects

Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 47(14), P. 2925 - 2937

Published: May 24, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities in care between mobile and immobile populations. It highlighted the precarious situation of many migranticized individuals their families worldwide, but it also brought into public eye, providing opportunities for advances social science understanding policy reform. This Special Issue explores interplay transnational arrangements, cross-border movement mobility, production inequality post-COVID-19 world. collected articles provide a comprehensive picture from different countries fields, revealing three interrelated processes that reflect complex dynamics during pandemic: (1) interruption arrangements; (2) reorganization these (3) coping strategies to adapt (post)pandemic immobilizations, restrictions, modified patterns care. In sum, this issue aims contribute advancement benefit vulnerable

Language: Английский

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Doing and Displaying Transnational Grandchildhood: Immigrant Children in Poland

Global Networks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(2)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT In contemporary migration studies, the phenomenon of transnationalism has become increasingly prominent, reshaping traditional patterns family structures and dynamics. Central to this evolving discourse are experiences immigrant children who negotiate complex intersections identity, belonging familial connections across national borders. Research largely overlooked transnational childhood grandchildhood in Poland; therefore, study aims gain insights into processes ‘doing’ ‘displaying’ among Poland with their grandparents Qualitative data were collected by interviewing ( N = 20) parents 19) Poland. Our analysis reveals core themes elucidating dynamics maintaining ties through children's active engagement borders, daily interactions influential role ‘audience’ displaying grandchildhood. Furthermore, underlined agency relationships

Language: Английский

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On not ‘being there’: Making sense of the potent urge for physical proximity in transnational families at the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Global Networks, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 23(1), P. 45 - 58

Published: June 25, 2022

This paper investigates transnational families' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and accompanying sudden unexpected travel restrictions. Our data consist written stories collected in April-June 2020 from migrants with ageing kin living another country. For many respondents, situation provoked an acutely felt urge for physical proximity their families. By analysing 'not being there', we seek to understand what exactly made 'be there' so forceful. Bringing into dialogue literature on families Jennifer Mason's recent theoretical work affinities, move focus caregiving practices potent connections between family members. We argue that this approach can open important avenues future research families-transnational or otherwise-because it sheds light multisensory often ineffable charges members serve connect them.

Language: Английский

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Reconfiguration of Informal Social Protection Systems of Older Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 200 - 200

Published: March 24, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns in sub-Saharan Africa led to significant social, economic, health shocks, raising the need for social protection. While adaptation of formal systems protection response these shocks has been investigated, gaps remain understanding how informal (ISP) were reconfigured. Taking ISP older adults as an entry point, through lens ubuntu, African moral philosophy that underpins systems, this paper synthesises evidence on prior during (2019–2024). It highlights shifts experienced within amid pandemic. Evidence reveals pre-existing barriers engage networks context enabled re-integrate participate reciprocal exchanges kinship community networks. However, unique circumstances revealed additional vulnerabilities highlighting strengthen state-led interventions reduce reliance systems. Opportunities policy considerations reimagine care a post-COVID-19 world are discussed.

Language: Английский

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Anxieties of Migration and Integration in Turbulent Times

IMISCOE research series, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

This open access book investigates anxieties of migration and integration in turbulent times Europe beyond. Free unlimited online!

Language: Английский

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Care visits: obligations, opportunities and constraints for Vietnamese grandparent visitors in Australia

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 49(4), P. 996 - 1013

Published: Sept. 25, 2022

Language: Английский

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Parents who migrate without their children: Gendered and psychosocial reconfigurations of parenting in transnational families

Journal of Family Theory & Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 23, 2024

Abstract What psychosocial impacts does migrating without children have on parents? How do the reconfigurations of gendered dynamics in transnational families (TFs) affect well‐being and subjectivities mothers fathers hosting sending communities? Through this literature meta‐synthesis, we describe six main areas concern for parents who migrate their children: (a) migration family roles; (b) affects; (c) negotiations gender, subjectivity, expectations; (d) cohesion, tensions, arrangements; (e) communication digital relational space; (f) narratives reunification. We discuss ways which these processes interact with each other within around TFs. This article contributes to theories transnationality parenting by identifying discussing specific change possibilities becoming, will be helpful professionals working TFs migrant understand anticipate likely challenges.

Language: Английский

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Family figurations in displacement: entangled mobilities of refugees towards Germany and beyond

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 48(18), P. 4419 - 4435

Published: July 28, 2022

Refugees rarely flee in isolation. Instead, their everyday lives and mobilities are fundamentally shaped by the broader set of social relations which they embedded, particularly families. Drawing on interviews with sixty displaced people living Germany in-depth case studies trajectories refugees from Eritrea Syria, we reconstruct role that families other transgressing national borders have played mobility to how been rescaled since initial displacement. Based central ideas figurational sociology, link scholarship forced migration, transnationalism family relations, our paper identifies four specific figurations displacement represent typical patterns constellations 'doing family' transnational spaces: lone yet connected traveller; reunited nuclear family; transnationally separated extended family. We argue are, one hand, decisively distinct various phases separation reunion. On configured migration regimes asylum systems substantially constrain opportunities live dignified local or lives.

Language: Английский

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Refugees enacting (digital) citizenship through placemaking and care practices near and far

Citizenship Studies, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 26(6), P. 781 - 798

Published: July 27, 2022

This article explores how refugees enact (digital) citizenship through placemaking and care practices, when geographically close or at a distance. It is based on ethnographic research in Vienna, it uses participant observation, narrative interviews, digital diaries as key methods. In this article, I argue that infrastructure crucial for refugees' practices turn shape political subjectivities hold the creative potential to from below. Through these transnational which are closely connected new information communication technologies, navigate border regimes build belonging citizenry, ultimately enacting thereby brings together discussions field of migration studies, particular generating dialogue around across fields.

Language: Английский

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