Transnational parenthood and forced migration: the case of asylum-seeking parents who are forcibly separated from their families by immigration laws

Madziva, Roda

doi:10.1332/204674315x14479281723965

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“…They observed that on one hand, NGOs increasingly relied on adults in the communities to identify orphans in need, while on the other hand, treating child household heads aged 18 as adults who no longer qualify for orphan assistance. In so doing, the organisations took no consideration of the fact that placing adults at the centre of orphan care and assistance has the danger of reinforcing their exploitation in a context where the on‐going economic hardships have given rise to a culture whereby children are increasingly used as ‘meal‐tickets’ (Madziva, 2016 ). Neither do these organisations took note of the fact that the same Legal Age of Majority legislation which prescribes 18 as the start of adulthood also determines 21 as the age at which an individual can assume legal guardianship of their siblings (Kesby et al, 2006 ).…”

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Childhood and children's migration in the era of COVID‐19: A case study of Zimbabwean children/young people's migration to South Africa

2022

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This paper draws on research with a group of Zimbabwean orphaned young people. It explores their experiences of migrating to SA during the COVID-19 period when official borders were closed. It draws attention to the complexities of south-south migration in the era of COVID-19 in a way that situates the orphaned child migrants as having contradictory, fluid identities that are simultaneously victimised, agentic and infinitely more complex than the dominant binary representation of adult/child. Orphaned children, child migrant, COVID-19, Zimbabwe, Childhood

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Childhood and children's migration in the era of COVID‐19: A case study of Zimbabwean children/young people's migration to South Africa

2022

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“…Ces dernières se manifestent à toutes les étapes de la migration forcée (Schmoll, 2020) et sont d'une intensité telle que certains observateurs considèrent que les femmes réfugiées constituent la population féminine la plus affectée par les violences faites aux femmes dans le monde (HCR, 2021;Oliver, 2017). 5 La migration forcée a également des effets importants sur les relations que les femmes entretiennent avec leurs proches, tels que des changements dans les rôles au sein de la famille, l'éclatement de la cellule familiale traditionnelle, la dispersion dans différents pays et la prise en charge des responsabilités du soutien financier de la famille par les femmes (Akesson et Coupland;2018;HCR, 2014;Grace, 2019;HCR, 2014;Madziva, 2016).…”

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Soutenir sa famille en contexte de migration forcée en tant que femme syrienne établie au Québec et au Liban

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2021

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Même si la vulnérabilité constitue une des pierres angulaires de l’accès à la protection et aux services d’aide humanitaire pour les personnes réfugiées, elle fait rarement l’objet d’une définition en dehors du sens commun - le risque de subir un préjudice - et de son usage comme outil de mesure de la précarité socioéconomique. Cet article propose d’élargir les contours de cette notion en s’appuyant sur une recherche empirique ancrée dans l’approche théorique féministe transnationale (Mohanty, 2003; McLaren, 2017; Zeweri, 2017) qui visait à documenter les expériences d’un groupe de femmes réfugiées considérées comme particulièrement vulnérables puisque détenant la responsabilité du soutien financier et des soins du quotidien de leur famille (HCR, 2014). Des entrevues de type récits de vie ont ainsi été effectuées avec 12 femmes réfugiées en provenance de Syrie détenant la responsabilité principale du soutien leur famille au Liban (7 femmes) et au Québec (5 femmes). Le cadre conceptuel de la vulnérabilité ambivalente (Oliviero, 2016) est mobilisé afin de faire ressortir la complexité des sources de difficultés, d’opportunités, de continuités qui caractérisent les expériences des femmes en contexte de migration forcée. L’article conclut avec la nécessité d’ancrer les pratiques de recherche et d’intervention auprès des personnes réfugiées dans des cadres conceptuels et méthodologiques dynamiques, inclusifs et solidaires qui permettent de placer au centre la voix des premières concernées et une prise en compte élargie de leurs expériences en contexte de migration forcée.

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“…Renegotiating motherhood to accommodate migration, transnational mothering is an increasing phenomenon (Madziva, 2016;Parreñas, 2005). Exploring the stories of transnational mothers enables alternative and diverse narratives of motherhood and mothering to emerge.…”

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“…Sending remittances back to their family in order to continue to care for their children can be central to the ways in which transnational mothers participate in 'good mothering' (Hoang et al, 2015). Equally, long-distance communication, such as telephone, email and social media, often become a part of a mothers' day to day role (Madziva, 2016;Molina, 2015). Despite the diversification of mothering roles through migration, dominant narratives continue to cast separation in opposition to 'good' mothering (Hondagneu-Sotelo and Avila, 1997).…”

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Rethinking stories of transnational mothering in the context of international study

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2019

Women's Studies International Forum

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Women's migration has facilitated diverse understandings of both mothering and motherhood. Despite this, transnational mothering tends to be understood in narrowly defined terms, largely associated with economic necessity, with alternative motivations for women's migration and transnational mothering largely absent from existing literature. This research aims to contribute to literature about transnational mothering by drawing on research with mothers in the context of postgraduate international study to explore the different ways in which mothers reproduce, negotiate, contest and diversify narratives of 'good mothering'. We also bring greater visibility to stories of transnational mothers and illuminate the other interests and aspirations that transnational mothers evoke with regards to their migration. We argue that rethinking stories of transnational mothering allows us to hear about and to value a diversity of mothers' lives, so these mothers do not have to inhabit the margins and periphery of stories of either motherhood or international student life.

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Transnational parenthood and forced migration: the case of asylum-seeking parents who are forcibly separated from their families by immigration laws

Abstract: Madziva, Roda (2015) Transnational parenthood and forced migration: the case of asylum-seeking parents who are forcibly separated from their families by immigration laws. Families, Relationships and Societies .

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

Childhood and children's migration in the era of COVID‐19: A case study of Zimbabwean children/young people's migration to South Africa

Childhood and children's migration in the era of COVID‐19: A case study of Zimbabwean children/young people's migration to South Africa

Soutenir sa famille en contexte de migration forcée en tant que femme syrienne établie au Québec et au Liban

Rethinking stories of transnational mothering in the context of international study

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