COST - Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe (EN)
Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe (TraFaDy) aims to deepen the knowledge of the growing, rapidly changing phenomenon and dynamics of transnational families (TNF) by bringing together researchers and stakeholders from different disciplines and countries to address the need for transnational insights and to formulate policy and practice-oriented recommendations with an impact on international, national, sub-local and local practices.
The main objective of this COST Action is to deepen and broaden the scientific understanding of transnational families by stimulating international and multidisciplinary knowledge exchange and innovation in research, policy and practice.
The action seeks to exchange and develop knowledge on transnational families from different countries and disciplines and to formulate concrete recommendations towards policy and practice.
To achieve this, the Action is structured into 4 thematic working groups (WGs) and 2 horizontal groups, which address critical areas that are gaining importance in research, practice and policy and therefore require significant theoretical and empirical development.
- Kinkeeping within transnational families in a global and digital era;
- Integrating the perspective of vulnerable children and youth in welfare and policy;
- Social rights and social protection of transnational families;
- Health and well-being of transnational families;
- Talking across disciplines: Methodological issues in TNF research and data collection (horizontal group)
- Practices and policy impact group (horizontal group)
The COST-network continues to publish articles and documents on transnational families
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Mieke Schrooten (Action Chair), Sven Iversen (Action Vice Chair)
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