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<p>This paper examines the phenomenon of parental labour migration and its impact on stay-behind children, focusing on the complex decision-making processes within transnational families. Irregular migration patterns along with recent global crises have further complicated family migration dynamics, highlighting the need for nuanced research perspectives. Recognizing children as active social agents in the migration process, the paper explores how their experiences both shape and are shaped by parental decisions. It examines the interplay between life-course events and migration choices, including initial separations and subsequent reunifications, and investigates how children’s interpretations of their parents’ migration influence their own aspirations to migrate in the future. We draw on Mincer’s migration theory (<CitationRef CitationID="CR58">1978</CitationRef>) and Elder et al.’s (<CitationRef CitationID="CR33">2003</CitationRef>) life course theory of linked and tied relationships as a guiding framework for our data analysis. Employing qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with Romanian transnational families, the study presents insights from migrant mothers in Italy and youths staying behind in Romania. This dual perspective underscores the importance of considering both host and home contexts in migration research. The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the socio-economic and emotional dimensions of transnational family life, advocating for a shift towards more contextual and analytical approaches in migration studies.</p>

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Tied Movers in Tight Families: Strategies for Migration, Transnational Relationship Building, and the Role of Children as Critical Social Actors. A Case from Romania

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    2025年12月1日

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  • Tanja Schroot,
  • Georgiana Udrea

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This paper examines the phenomenon of parental labour migration and its impact on stay-behind children, focusing on the complex decision-making processes within transnational families. Irregular migration patterns along with recent global crises have further complicated family migration dynamics, highlighting the need for nuanced research perspectives. Recognizing children as active social agents in the migration process, the paper explores how their experiences both shape and are shaped by parental decisions. It examines the interplay between life-course events and migration choices, including initial separations and subsequent reunifications, and investigates how children’s interpretations of their parents’ migration influence their own aspirations to migrate in the future. We draw on Mincer’s migration theory (1978) and Elder et al.’s (2003) life course theory of linked and tied relationships as a guiding framework for our data analysis. Employing qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with Romanian transnational families, the study presents insights from migrant mothers in Italy and youths staying behind in Romania. This dual perspective underscores the importance of considering both host and home contexts in migration research. The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the socio-economic and emotional dimensions of transnational family life, advocating for a shift towards more contextual and analytical approaches in migration studies.