5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025)

This session will explore transnational families with a focus on generational shifts both within families and across historical cohorts. There is a rich and extensive body of research on transnational families; however, the question of change over time has received limited attention. How do transnational practices change over the life course of a family? As the children of migrant parents enter into adulthood, how do they understand and approach these practices? How do cross-border family configurations shift over historical time in response to changing events and circumstances? For example, how do transnational family structures and practices compare pre and post-Covid pandemic? How are they altered by legislation on migratory movement?

We invite papers on transnational families that address these and other aspects of change from a variety of perspectives and methodologies.