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Family involved or left behind in migration? A family-centred perspective towards Estonia-Finland cross-border commuting

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  • Keiu Telve

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The aim of this paper is to find out how the active cross-border mobility of one family member changes the communication patterns inside the family and how it impacts those who stay behind. Concentrating on the case study of Estonian men working in Finland, this paper examines how families are maintaining relationships with people close to them and what kind of new practices are created to overcome the geographical distance. The importance of both active real-life and mediated communication, media usage, and social-media practices, but also new travelling practices are stressed. The perspectives of both the mobile members of the family and those who stay behind are covered with a focus on how all family members are involved in the migration processes. The fieldwork demonstrates that the mobility of one member of the family can influence the partner and children to take a more active position in maintaining communication during the period of working abroad. Through media usage and international visits, the partner and children gain a special kind of transnational lifestyle.

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  • Keiu Telve, 2019. "Family involved or left behind in migration? A family-centred perspective towards Estonia-Finland cross-border commuting," Mobilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(5), pages 715-729, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rmobxx:v:14:y:2019:i:5:p:715-729
    DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2019.1600885
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    1. Anastasia Sinitsyna & Karin Torpan & Raul Eamets & Tiit Tammaru, 2021. "Overlap Between Industrial Niching and Workplace Segregation: Role of Immigration Policy, Culture and Country of Origin," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(2), pages 179-191.

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