Transnational family dynamics in Europe : the need for taking the family perspective in migration

This article explores how an international network on transnational families, Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe (TraFaDy), which involves some of the authors of this special issue, can try to help deepen knowledge and joint action among different groups of stakeholders such as non-governmental organisations and researchers. It shows the current background that makes a down-to-earth and family-oriented approach to the migration debate very difficult. The societal context includes the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic that deeply affected family life, the defensive spirit leading the debate on ‘migration waves’ and, contrary to this, the discussion on the need for skilled workers. The article takes a political and admittedly Western European-based approach to the challenges and opportunities that may arise; in particular, it refers to the recently adopted but still intensely debated new EU Asylum and Migration Pact.

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Special Issue: Living apart together : growing up in transnational families
(20.01.2025), p. 145-148
Date Issued:
20.01.2025
URN:
urn:nbn:de:hbz:465-20250530-141928-2
DOI:
10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000051
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English
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  1. transnational families
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  2. Migration
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  3. EU Migration and Asylum Pact
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  4. networking
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  5. transnational family dynamics
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300 Social sciences
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The author received no financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article. This article is based on the Cost Action TraFaDy (CA 21143), and is supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). COST is a funding agency for research and innovation networks.  

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Iversen, S. (2025). Transnational family dynamics in Europe: the need for taking the family perspective in migration. Families, Relationships and Societies, 14(1), 145-148.https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000051

Online Publication Date: 20 Jan 2025

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