Publications

IIn today’s Europe, millions of people live in transnational families. Whether due to work, study, migration, war, or family history, these families navigate everyday life across distance and time zones, maintaining ties that stretch far…

Our recently published brochure on “Ethics in Working with Transnational Families: Practical Guidelines for Social Protection Professionals” has been translated into 15 languages. The brochure is currently available in English, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Dutch, Estonian,…

Ethics in Working with Transnational Families: Practical Guidelines for Social Protection Professionals How can professionals support transnational families when family life, rights, care and social protection extend across borders? How can difficult decisions be approached…

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,”…

The policy brief now is available in German language! Zusammenfassung In vielen Staaten wird die Pflege älterer Menschen in privaten Haushalten von Haushaltshilfen aus dem Ausland übernommen. Diese Art der Pflege wird oft als „24-Stunden-Pflege“…

Abstract: In recent years, the notion of transnational families (TNFs) has become central to understanding how kinship, care, belonging and identities are sustained across borders in an increasingly mobile world. This literature review systematically analyses…

Authors: Jane SPITERI, Anne Carolina RAMOS, Catarina PINHEIRO MOTA, Egemen İPEK, Viorela DUCU, Bárbara BÄCKSTRÖM Published in: Journal of Migration and Health, 1 July 2026, 100425 Abstract Migrant and left-behind children experience migration-related forms of…

This new special issue was guest edited by Emilia Araujo, Mieke Schrooten and Carlos Barros and it is published in the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies. In this issue, the editors present eight contributions that…

A new publication that was developed within our TraFaDy COST Action has been published in Children and Youth Services Review. This scoping review maps the existing evidence on psychosocial care and services for children in…

Table of contents Determinants of Well-Being in Transnational Families: A Scoping Review of the European ContextOzan Selçuk, Bekir Güzel, Zahide Erdoğan, Tuğba Aydın Halisoğlu A Scoping Review on Discrimination, Social Protection and Coping of Transnational…

The policy brief now is available in Swedish language! Utmaningar och behov för migrerande live-in / 24-timmarsvårdare och deras familjer I många länder tas omsorgen om äldre i privata hushåll över av vårdarbetare från utlandet….

The policy brief now is available in Dutch language! Uitdagingen en noden van inwonende zorgverleners en hun families’ In veel landen wordt de zorg voor ouderen in particuliere huishoudens in toenemende mate verleend door zorgverleners…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…