New publication: “New Challenges for Qualitative Research Methods on Transnational Families in a Changing World”
We are delighted to announce the publication of a special issue of Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology (74, 2026, No. 2), entitled “New Challenges for Qualitative Research Methods on Transnational Families in a Changing World,” prepared collaboratively by TraFaDy Working Group 5. The guest editors were E. Demirkol Colosio (Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey), J. Predojević-Despić (Institute of Social Sciences, Serbia), and…
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Now in Romanian language: Policy Brief “Transnational Family Dynamics & the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum”
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…
New TraFaDy publication on the Well-Being of Transnational Families
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…
21-22 August 2025: Enlarged Core group meeting in Athlone, Ireland
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…
Brief report: Emerging Ideas. Transnational family dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review
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,…
30 June – 09 July 2025: TraFaDy International Summer School
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…
16-17 June 2025: WG 4 meeting and international conference “Connected Lives: Wellbeing and Health in a Globalised World in Lisbon”
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….