For the final year of our TraFaDy COST Action we have a limited budget at our disposal to award grants. The grants should focus on the dissemination of the results of the work within our action. If you want to present joint work that has not been presented yet, for instance by attending a conference […]
This Working Paper is a result of a small series of face-to-face and online meetings as well as email discussions on the topic on Transnational Family Dynamics and Health and Wellbeing. The Working paper describes the challenges and context arising and identifying next steps for further investigations and policy measures. The Working Paper identifies itself
In October 2024 TraFaDy published a policy brief on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. It contributes to the ongoing debate on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, which had been adopted in Spring 2024. This Policy Paper has now been translated in Romanian: Dinamica familiilor transnaționale& Noul pact al UE privind migrația
A new article by Viorela Ducu, Iulia-Elena Hossu and Áron Telegdi-Csetri, entitled ‘The Well-Being of Transnational Families: Views and Relationality’, in Global Networks explores how Moldovan and Ukrainian transnational families experience well-being. Drawing on interviews with both adults and children, the study highlights how family well-being is relational and collective – shaped by shared decisions,
At the end of August, a enlarged TraFaDy core group convened in Athlone, Ireland to prepare for the final year of our COST Action. The meeting was a productive and energising moment, reflecting on our progress and planning the next phase of activities. With the Action entering its final stretch, the group focused on consolidating
A new article in Family Relations which is based upon work from our COST Action ‘Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe, CA21143’, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) was published. It explores the pandemic’s impact on care, communication, and connection in transnational families. Authors: Judit Vegh, Bogdan Voicu, Margarida Martins Barroso, Alexandra Deliu,
Transnational care across borders “I really enjoyed the Summer School and want to thank you very much for your time and support.” It is just one of the many enthusiastic responses we received from participants after the third TraFaDy summer school on Transnational care across borders. From June 30 to July 9, Odisee University of
On 16-17 June 2025 members of the TraFaDy network gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, for a joint Working Group 4 (WG4) meeting and the international conference Connected Lives: Wellbeing and Health in a Globalised World, hosted by Universidade Católica Portuguesa. This event offered a valuable opportunity to reflect on ongoing work, strengthen interdisciplinary ties, and explore
[UPDATE: Call is closed] TraFaDy launches its 8th call for applications: Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs), ITC Conferences, Dissimination Conferences and young researcher and innovator grant. More information can be found in the respective call.
Defining transnational families across countries and time: an analysis of academic discourse on the phenomenon between 2003 and 2023 Authors: Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinėa, Isabelle Albert, Mieke Schrooten, Dragan Stanojević, Anna Wojtyńska ABSTRACT In an increasingly globalized, digital world, the way family is conceptualized and practiced is becoming highly diversified and complex. This article investigates the evolving
A special issue of the journal Global Network, which is based upon work from our COST Action ‘Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe, CA21143’, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) was published. It can be accessed here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1471-0374.ukrainian-refugees-in-europe and includes these papers that are open access: Navigating Displacement: The Ukrain Refugee Crises in
TraFaDy launches its 7th call for all of the following grants: Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs), ITC Conferences and Dissimination Conferences. More information can be found in the respective call.
TraFaDy has published a policy brief on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. It contributes to the ongoing debate on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum (hereinafter ‘the Pact’), which was adopted in Spring 2024. The brief highlights the importance to take a comprehensive implementation approach that reflects family life, human rights and
COST CA21143 members at the 16th Conference of European Sociological Association “Tension, Trust and Transformation”, August 27-30th, 2024, in Porto (Portugal) https://www.europeansociology.org/conference/2024The European Sociological Association (ESA) Conferences are held every two years in various locations across Europe, bringing together over three thousand scholars from Europe and beyond. This year, the conference took place in the
Update: As all grants have been awarded, the call has been closed.
