Key developments and future prospects in the study of transnational families
(2021) Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family — ISBN: [9781788975544], p. 439-451, published
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- In this chapter, we review the literature on transnational families, a field of study that applies a transnational lens to the exploration of family relationships in a migratory context. We discuss some of the major themes that have characterised research in this area, which is variously located at the intersection between migration, family, and digital studies. We explore these themes first by focusing on social policy, highlighting the regimes, regulations, and policies that shape the creation of, the need for, and the forms of transnational family solidarity. We then examine the new information and communication technologies that are transforming how families communicate, imagine themselves, and organise their everyday lives. We conclude by calling for new research on the immobilising effects of current restrictionist migration regimes, and for more large-scale data on the invisible labour performed by members of transnational families in order to make visible their contributions to the economies of receiving and sending societies.
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Merla, L., Kilkey, M., Wilding, R., & Baldassar, L. (2021). Key developments and future prospects in the study of transnational families. In Schneider, Norbert and Kreyenfeld, Michaela (ed.), Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family (p. p. 439-451). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975544.00040