De liens et d’argent
Studies of migrants’ remittances to their families in their countries of origin have focused on the motivations behind these payments. Less research has been done on the organisation of these transactions and their impact on family bonds. Based on 78 interviews conducted in Switzerland between 2016...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Français |
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2024
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | Studies of migrants’ remittances to their families in their countries of origin have focused on the motivations behind these payments. Less research has been done on the organisation of these transactions and their impact on family bonds. Based on 78 interviews conducted in Switzerland between 2016 and 2018, this article shows that the circulation of money within transnational families is structured around five main “remittance circuits”, to borrow a concept from V. Zelizer, based on kinship ties. These circuits are produced and organised by migrants’ “remittance work”. This work connects family members through a network of rights, duties and values that goes beyond the financial aspect. It influences the dynamics of family solidarity by contributing to the production of an economic morality based on the equivalence of effort and needs. This morality, however, is contested and is the subject of legitimacy struggles within the family. Migrants’ remittance work is key in the maintenance of transnational families, but is also subject to constant evaluation and negotiation. |
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