In many countries, care for older people in private households is taken over by care workers from abroad. This type of care arrangement is often called ‘24-hour care’ or ‘live-in care’. Live-in care workers are paid caregivers who provide long-term care while living in the care recipient’s private household, often for several weeks or months […]
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,
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,
This podcast series was created to share seminars organised by the Working Groups in TraFaDy. Please follow up on them on out YouTube Channel. Besides the podacasts of the meetings, interviews of and with TraFaDy members introduce you to the work of TraFaDy and the challenges and lives of transnational families.
TraFaDy member Ursula Trummer has contributed to a policy paper stemming from a COST connect event: “Adding value to Horizon Europe and beyond: the EU Framework Programme for R&I as a policy driver for mental health and well-being“. The contributing partners, originating from the European mental health research community and from 20 COST Actions, call
This article by Sven Iversen, published in a special issue of “Families, Relationships and Societies” explores how a network like TraFaDy 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
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 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
Mieke Schrooten, Jiayin Li-Gottwald, Federica Moretti, Rosalina Pisco Costa& Maja Savić-Bojanić reviewed the ‘Handbook of transnational families around the world’. Their review has been published in the European Journal of Social Work. The review is available here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/G8T3BX4KJCQ9FX5NX6MI/full This book review is based upon work from TraFaDy.
On 30 October 2023 TraFaDy gathered a group of experts to analyse the current proposals for the new EU Migration and Asylum pact and discuss the possible implications for transnational families. The workshop was held in a hybrid format at the office of the Association of German Family Organisations in Berlin and included both TraFaDy
March 2023Author: Jasna Čapo Working Group in charge: Working Group 1 (Leader: Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė) As a consequence of international migration and border crossings, transnational families (TNF) are families whose members are physically dispersed in at least two or more countries, but maintain a sense of familyhood. This note takes a deep dive into the conceptualisation
