Patterns of Transnational Family Life under the Condition of Poverty. A Case Study from Plovdiv-Stolipinovo
Patterns of Transnational Family Life under the Condition of Poverty. A Case Study from Plovdiv-Stolipinovo

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this contribution is to understand how family members reorganize themselves while one member is in another country for work, and the impact of migration on the families’ social environment. The research question guiding this research is: What are the observable patterns in the transnational organization of family life under the condition of individual and spatial poverty in the place of origin? The focus is the transnational organization of family life of poor migrants from the point of view of family members who remain in their place of origin. For this purpose, a study of migration from the Roma neighbourhood of Stolipinovo in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, to Western Europe (EU 15) has been conducted. This study examines the individual and spatial factors that affect family life under the conditions of migration and poverty. The results show that families have changed dramatically through the migration process, and that the transnational organization of family life has also had an impact on their spatial environment.

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