Central themes in the study of transnational parenthood

J Carling, C Menjívar… - Journal of Ethnic and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews the emerging literature on transnational parenthood, concentrating on
six themes: gender, care arrangements, legislation, class, communication and moralities …

A review of mental health and wellbeing under climate change in small island developing states (SIDS)

I Kelman, S Ayeb-Karlsson… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Small island developing states (SIDS) are often at the forefront of climate change impacts,
including those related to health, but information on mental health and wellbeing is typically …

Scripting remittances: Making sense of money transfers in transnational relationships

J Carling - International migration review, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This article proposes a conceptual framework for studying remittances as social transactions
that can take a number of different forms. For the past three decades, the dominant …

[图书][B] Migration and remittances during the global financial crisis and beyond

I Sirkeci, JH Cohen, D Ratha - 2012 - books.google.com
During the 2008 financial crisis, the possible changes in remittance-sending behavior and
potential avenues to alleviate a probable decline in remittance flows became concerns. This …

Mobility, moralities and motherhood: Navigating the contingencies of Cape Verdean lives

L Åkesson, J Carling, H Drotbohm - Journal of ethnic and migration …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In this article we discuss how transnational motherhood is managed and experienced in
contexts of uncertainty and conflicting pressures. We propose a conceptual approach and …

[图书][B] Insufficient funds: The culture of money in low-wage transnational families

HC Thai - 2014 - books.google.com
Every year migrants across the globe send more than $500 billion to relatives in their home
countries, and this circulation of money has important personal, cultural, and emotional …

Why do people do stuff? Reconceptualizing remittance behaviour in diaspora-development research and policy

B Page, C Mercer - Progress in development studies, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Attempts by policy-makers to encourage diasporas to engage in development in the Global
South rely on conceptions of behaviour drawn from economics that emphasize individual …

'A place to stay in Pakistan': Why migrants build houses in their country of origin

MB Erdal - Population, Space and Place, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Migrants' houses are a common feature of many regions of emigration globally and are one
manifestation of migrants' transnational ties. This paper explores why migrants' build houses …

Those easily forgotten: the impact of emigration on those left behind

MC Marchetti‐Mercer - Family process, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Much has been written about the experiences and stresses of those who emigrate. By
contrast, little attention has been paid to the experiences of those who stay behind—family …

Money and blood: Remittances as a substance of relatedness in transnational families in Nepal

I Zharkevich - American Anthropologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Drawing on research with transnational families in Nepal, this article explores how kinship is
reconstituted through transnational mobility and what role material flows play in sustaining …