Transnational Relationships between Romanian Grandparents and Grandchildren: Materiality, Cultural Identity, and Cosmopolitanism

Ducu, Viorela; Telegdi‐Csetri, Áron

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“…Streiff-Fénart (1989) previously observed this 'neutralisation' among French-Maghrebin couples in the same country. More recently, in Belgium and the United Kingdom, Ducu and Hossu (2016) noticed the neutral approach among binational couples with a Romanian partner in forenaming their children, that is, 'in function of the country in which they are born and not the country of origins of their parents' (p. 141). Another neutral approach is choosing international names for children (Slany & Strzemecka, 2017).…”

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“…In this case, the child's four forenames are the outcome of parents' negotiations and positioning vis-à-vis each other. It is akin to a neutral approach to naming (Ducu & Hossu, 2016;Slany & Strzemecka, 2017;Streiff-Fénart, 1989), as another case below illustrates in which the father opted for three German names 'J ürgen Hans Tobias' for his son: I can't give a Flemish name to a half Filipino. I can't give a Filipino name because (my child is) half Belgian.…”

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Social Relatedness and Forenaming in ‘Mixed’ Families: Valuing Children of Filipino-Belgian Couples

Fresnoza-Flot

2023

The Emerald Handbook of Childhood and Youth in Asian Societies

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The literature on 'mixed' families (in which members are socially viewed as 'different' due to their varying ethnicities and/or nationalities) identifies several stakes of mixedness. One of them arises from childbirth, after which parents need to give name(s) to their offspring. How does the parent-child dyad understand the giving of names in their mixed family? What does naming children unveil regarding interpersonal interactions and the value of children within this social unit? The chapter delves into these questions through a case study of forenaming children in Filipino-Belgian families in Belgium. Interview data analysis reveals two modes of forenaming in these families: individualisation through single forenames and reinforcement of collective affiliation through compound forenames. Through the analytical framework of social relatedness, this chapter uncovers the way the act of naming a child bridges families based on biological and social ties, generations, and parents' nations of belonging in their transnational spaces. The complex process of naming reflects the power dynamics not only within the parental couple but also within the wider set of social relations. Although the use of forename(s) in everyday life and in legal terms differ, the value of children in the mixed families studied lies in their symbolic role as social bridges linking generations and non-biological relationships, the then and now, and the here and there.

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Social Relatedness and Forenaming in ‘Mixed’ Families: Valuing Children of Filipino-Belgian Couples

Fresnoza-Flot

2023

The Emerald Handbook of Childhood and Youth in Asian Societies

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“…Additional concerns highlight constraints faced by migrants aiming to introduce changes or development initiatives in their origin countries. These constraints encompass inadequate market opportunities or a lack of transparency, limiting the impact of social remittances and desired development initiatives (King et al 2016, Ducu andTelegdi-Csetri 2023).…”

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Editorial Introduction: Exploring Return Migration and its Transformative Potential in Romania and Beyond

Coșciug

2022

Social Change Review

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International migration -social change nexus1International migration is widely regarded as one of the most pivotal social processes in contemporary times. The substantial surge in migration volumes, migration patterns, and the evolving nature of these flows over the past decades have spurred extensive academic discourse. A significant portion of this substantial body of literature primarily centers on emigration dynamics and the integration of migrants within destination countries (King 2018; Portes and Rumbaut, 2014).However, there is an increasing acknowledgment within academic circles of the importance of migrants' origins, a shift partially attributed to the migration-development discourse that has gained prominence in recent decades. Additionally, a growing body of scholarship aims to grasp the multiple way in which migration is part and parcel of wider societal transformations thereby broadening the scope of academic inquiry to encompass migrants' origin contexts (Schiller and Faist, 2010). Social changeExisting literature widely acknowledges the intricate interconnection between migration and societal transformation. Despite years of research on these topics, the potential impacts of international migration on countries of origin

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Beyond ‘Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay’: the simultaneous impacts of co-agency in migration*

Ducu,

Lever,

Rone

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Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Transnational Relationships between Romanian Grandparents and Grandchildren: Materiality, Cultural Identity, and Cosmopolitanism

Cited by 3 publications

References 39 publications

Social Relatedness and Forenaming in ‘Mixed’ Families: Valuing Children of Filipino-Belgian Couples

Social Relatedness and Forenaming in ‘Mixed’ Families: Valuing Children of Filipino-Belgian Couples

Editorial Introduction: Exploring Return Migration and its Transformative Potential in Romania and Beyond

Beyond ‘Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay’: the simultaneous impacts of co-agency in migration*

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