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An international migration is often and in manifold ways a family affair. The family as a fundamental arena of decision making is involved in (re)migration decisions; family-related policies structure migration processes; family life and family biographies are heavily affected by international migration and the family itself influences processes of incorporation and settlement of its individual members. This course sheds light on some aspects of these multiple links between migration and the family. We will discuss how family networks and family-related migration policies affect and help understand migration patterns in various parts of the world. Another focus of the course will be transnational families and global householding that characterize migration and family life worldwide. The discussions will include the perspective of individual family-related life-course decisions in migration contexts, including, for instance, transnational partner choice. Finally, we will turn to the ultifaceted role of the family when it comes to acculturation and incorporation. Our discussions will be based on conceptual and rich empirical material and will help to promote our understanding of the complex mechanisms underlying current migration and incorporation processes. |
