Famiglie con forced migration background: politiche, pratiche e appartenenze

Families with forced migration background: policies, practices and belongings Abstract: The role played by families along the integration process is widely recog- nized, but not effectively thematized in practices and policies focused on migrants living in the country of arrival. The individualizing approach to the migrant encour- ages infantilization processes and often imposes forced separations even from family ties. The issue aims to draw attention to the trans-nationalism that characterizes the lives of many migrants, to the transformation that affects family models both for minors and single adults who still refer to families who have remained in their places of origin, and for families facing on the territory of arrival the renegotiation of pa- rental roles and expectations.