A macro-perspective on transnational families and intergenerational solidarities
(2012) Midterm conference of ESA RN35 ‘Sociology of Migration’ — Location: Paris (3.September.2012)
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- Migrants and their kin have been conceptualized as ‘transnational families’ in acknowledgement that migration does not end with settlement and that migrants maintain regular contacts and exchange care across borders. Recent studies reveal that state policies and international regulations influence the maintenance of transnational family solidarity. This paper aims to contribute to understanding of how transnational families’ care-giving arrangements are situated within institutional contexts, by proposing a framework composed of three elements: a typology of care-giving arrangements within transnational families, a typology of resources they require for care-giving, and a specification of institutions through which those resources are in part derived. We identify four regimes as relevant: the migration regime, the welfare regime, the gendered care regime and the working-time regime. We illustrate the framework through a comparative analysis of findings from research with two groups of migrants – Salvadorans in Belgium and Polish in the UK.
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Merla, L., & kilkey, M. (2012). A macro-perspective on transnational families and intergenerational solidarities. Midterm conference of ESA RN35 ‘Sociology of Migration’, Paris. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/162672