When Distance Keeps Families Apart: The Complexities of Visiting Emigrant Children
Genealogy,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
9(1), С. 17 - 17
Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2025
Migration
has
become
an
inescapable
reality
affecting
South
African
families,
extending
its
impact
far
beyond
the
immigrant
to
those
staying
behind.
The
geographical
separation
of
parents
from
their
adult
children
and
grandchildren
significantly
alters
family
dynamics,
creating
logistical
emotional
challenges.
Participants
in
this
study
reveal
a
deeply
felt
need
physically
reconnect
with
loved
ones,
emphasizing
solace
derived
in-person
interactions.
enduring
parent-child
bond
motivates
members
find
meaningful
ways
maintain
connections
across
vast
distances
differing
time
zones.
Transnational
visits
serve
as
crucial
lifeline,
enabling
experience
children’s
new
environments
strengthen
bonds
grandchildren.
This
article
draws
upon
ongoing
qualitative
research
exploring
lived
experiences
emigrant
grandchildren,
focusing
on
barriers
that
hinder
these
transnational
visits.
It
focusses
parents’
unique
travelling
visit
children,
rather
than
return
While
they
are
essential
for
sustaining
familial
bonds,
layered
experiences,
shaped
by
financial
constraints,
complexities
long-distance
travel
weight
farewells.
These
factors
have
potential
render
infrequent
emotionally
complex.
Язык: Английский
“A beacon of hope": A qualitative study on migrants' mental health needs and community-based organisations' responses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Antwerp, Belgium
SSM - Qualitative Research in Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
5, С. 100402 - 100402
Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2024
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
highlighted
the
need
for
structurally
informed
mental
health
services
that
are
sensitive
to
social
inequalities
and
cultural
differences.
Community-level
organisations
often
referred
as
having
potential
play
a
key
role
in
providing
such
migrants,
yet
not
many
studies
have
documented
how
these
types
of
been
experienced
during
pandemic.
objective
our
case
study
Antwerp's
districts
Borgerhout
Antwerpen-Noord
(Belgium)
was
explore
community-level
responses
impact
crisis
were
organised
by
first-generation
migrants
members
organisations.
Our
findings
highlight
complex
drivers
migrants'
unique
value
indispensability
local-level
mental-health
related
services,
particularly
context
like
Qualities
emerged
be
important
included
organisations'
awareness
local
needs;
their
flexible
nature
which
allows
them
address
bottlenecks
fill
gaps
left
other
services;
capacity
respond
holistically
broad
spectrum
ability
offer
culturally
care
support;
physical
accessibility.
also
demonstrate
fragility
fragmentation
initiatives.
In
face
crisis,
this
serious
challenges
necessary
accessibility
initiatives
becoming
overloaded;
widespread
lack
oversight
available
forming
barrier
both
service
users
providers.
Язык: Английский
‘We are living in the time of a turning point’: exploring views on global entities in immigration – a comparative study of actors from different political leanings
Globalizations,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
21(8), С. 1383 - 1401
Опубликована: Май 22, 2024
In
recent
years,
a
series
of
global
crises
have
triggered
heightened
politicization
international
policy
efforts
and
questioning
the
role
forums
in
management
these
crises.
This
article
investigates
perspectives
diverse
actors
who
mobilize
against
immigration
to
Norway,
including
from
mainstream
right
left
far
left,
analyse
how
they
frame
impact
political
entities
for
migration.
Based
on
an
analysis
27
interviews
with
politicians,
social
movement
activists,
knowledge
producers,
we
explore
radical
employ
anti-globalism
frames
delegitimize
refugee
reception,
whereas
advocate
regulation
migration
by
referencing
agreements.
Ultimately,
our
study
further
nuances
cleavage
theory
examining
nationalism
populism
intersect
within
spectrum
moderate
viewpoints
regarding
globalization
realm
immigration.
Язык: Английский
Everyday Life in Great Britain and Poland During the Covid-19 Pandemic and Brexit
Studia Migracyjne – Przegląd Polonijny,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
50(1 (191)), С. 35 - 58
Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024
In
recent
years,
everyday
life
and
interpersonal
relationships
in
a
broad
sense
have
been
shaped
by
the
SarsCov-2
pandemic
its
extensive
consequences
–
both
on
local
global
level.
Other
phenomena
made
their
presence
felt
at
level
too
Brexit,
for
example.
this
article,
based
research
carried
out
Poland,
England
Northern
Ireland
August
September
2021,
we
present
various
dimensions
of
migrants
with
people
who
are
important
to
them
Poland
context
these
two
main
processes.
The
results
our
indicate
that
new
circumstances
affect
lives
relatives
levels,
such
as
routine
activities,
work,
relations,
transnational
contacts.
We
also
identified
stages
processes
accompanying
emotions,
emerged
leading
theme,
overshadowing
Brexit.
Язык: Английский
Transcontinental trajectories: Exploring Russian war‐induced migration dynamics in Brazil
International Migration,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
62(6), С. 189 - 210
Опубликована: Авг. 9, 2024
Abstract
The
Russian
invasion
of
Ukraine
in
February
2022
resulted
a
massive
exodus
Ukrainians
to
Europe
but
also
the
emigration
citizens.
While
attention
has
primarily
been
on
flow
migrants
neighbouring
countries,
intercontinental
migrations
regions
like
South
America
have
overlooked.
This
paper
sheds
light
growing
trend
Russians
settling
Brazil.
Drawing
comprehensive
dataset
migration
statistics
and
qualitative
data
from
empirical
fieldwork
conducted
between
2019
2023
three
Brazilian
cities,
our
analysis
reveals
that
new
Brazil
are
young,
highly
skilled
resourceful
individuals.
Unlike
other
regions,
family
with
young
children
is
common
among
recent
We
show
strategic
births
‐
using
birth
gain
residency
citizenship
‐has
become
primary
channel,
forming
system
characterised
by
intensive
circulation
turnover
Russia
Moreover,
while
driven
political
reasons,
incorporation
into
cities
influenced
relatively
privileged
economic
legal
status
these
families.
contributes
deeper
understanding
complex
patterns
“Global
South”
illuminating
geographically
unconventional
flow.
Язык: Английский
Exploring Hidden Costs of Seasonal Migration in Agriculture within Roma Communities of Origin: Evidence from Romania
Societies,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
13(11), С. 239 - 239
Опубликована: Ноя. 9, 2023
The
article
is
focused
on
researching
the
hidden
effects
of
seasonal
migration
in
agriculture
Roma
communities
Romania.
theoretical
framework
considers
specific
nature
and
includes
elements
relevant
to
understanding
patterns
population
from
research
based
a
qualitative
methodological
design
over
120
interviews
four
with
individuals
key
actors
at
community
level
(e.g.,
local
authorities,
teachers,
priests,
social
workers).
are
thematically
analyzed,
costs
discussed
three
levels
analysis:
individual,
familial,
community.
First
foremost,
analysis
emphasizes
that
most
significant
factor
change
studied
communities,
its
multifaceted.
reveals
negative
terms
health,
education,
employability,
family,
life.
In
medium
long
term,
these
decrease
positive
aspects
linked
material
gains
migration,
making
more
vulnerable
dependent.
Язык: Английский
Return, adaptation, and transnational relations among Estonian citizens returned from Finland
Journal of Baltic Studies,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 20
Опубликована: Июль 9, 2024
Язык: Английский
Editorial Introduction: Relocating East–West Migration and (Im)Mobilities
Central and Eastern European Migration Review,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
unknown, С. 5 - 15
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022
This
introductory
paper
sets
the
scene
for
special
issue.
It
describes
rationale
collection
–
which
has
to
do
with
multiple
geopolitical,
economic
and
health-related
events
of
past
30
years
summarises
some
overarching
changes
in
East–West
migration
dynamics
within
beyond
Europe
over
this
period.
However,
article
nine
papers
that
follow
also
challenge
nuance
predominant
framing
recent
intra-European
migration.
They
identify
numerous
other
trends:
return
immigration
into
CEE
countries,
intra-CEE
migrations
a
range
issues
relating
impacts
on
children
youth.
Язык: Английский