Contemporary Migrant Families

This volume presents the findings of the most recent and rigorous research on ‘doing family’ in the context of migration. The contributors draw attention to many, so far under-researched areas of inquiry. Most of the authors experienced migration first-hand, which means that their analyses are enriched by continuous participant observation. It should be added here that academic migration is inscribed into the professional pathways of all scientists, rather than being characteristic of migration scholars only and, as such, it is one of the most tangible elements of the so-called globalization of migration experience. In sum, this collection clearly and significantly fills the gaps in current knowledge about the changing notions of family within migration processes. The authors demonstrate that migration does not mean that families are being destroyed. Instead, they convincingly argue that ‘moral panics’ associated with kinship and mobility are simply unfounded.