The human dynamics of migrant transnationalism
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How is migrant transnationalism shaped by the human dynamics of relationships between migrants and non-migrants? This question is addressed through an analysis of asymmetries between migrants and non-migrants in three spheres of transnational life: the moralities of transnationalism, information and imagination in transnational relations, and transnational resource inequalities. Understanding transnational practices such as sending remittances and facilitating migration, it is argued, requires attention to the dynamics of the relationships between individuals. Fieldwork material from Cape Verde and the Netherlands is combined with secondary literature from other parts of the world in order to develop an analytical framework for comparative research.
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Relationships between migrant parents and caregivers are embedded in 'transnational moralities' of kinship care obligations.
“Relationships between migrant parents and caregivers are embedded in 'transnational moralities' (Carling 2008) of kinship care obligations.”
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- Authors
- Carling, J.
- Corresponding author
- Carling, J⊘rgen
- ORCID
- Carling, J⊘rgen
- Venue
- Ethnic and Racial Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-11
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1452-1477
- ISSN
- 0141-9870 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-4356
- OpenAlex
- W2135154365
- Cited by
- 271
- References
- 54
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- FWCI
- 25.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- papers.ssrn.com
- Locations
- Ethnic and Racial Studies (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Keywords
- migrant transnationalism, human dynamics, remittances, migration facilitation, Cape Verde, Netherlands
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