A post-socialist legacy in transnational families

Russian and Polish women in Finland

Bibliographic Data

ID3140179
AuthorsTatiana Tiaynen-Qadir (0000-0003-2575-993X, Tampere University, corresponding author), Tatiana Tiaynen‐qadir (Faculty of Social Sciences, 33014 University of Tampere Kalevantie 5 Tampere Finland), Anna Matyska (0000-0003-3573-5181, Interculturalism, Migration and Minorities Research Centre KU Leuven Parkstraat 45 ‐ box 3615 3000 Leuven Belgium, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue1
Pages85-105
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/glob.12227
OpenAlexW2913558649
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited59

In this article, we bridge the analytical gap between transnational anthropology and the anthropology of post-socialism to explore the transnational family lives of Russian and Polish women in Finland. We point to three interrelated aspects of the post-socialist legacy - (1) an inclusive understanding and practice of family that involves the interactions of immediate and extended family configurations; (2) intergenerational solidarity among women; and (3) feminine subjectivity built on the socialist ideal of a working mother. Our ethnographies illustrate that Russian and Polish women maintain their transnational families through networks of transnationally dispersed extended families. In women's lives and selves, traditional gendered motherhood and the liberal idea of a working woman are combined and supported by women's intergenerational companionship across borders. Our case studies show that such concrete, informal relations of affection and care provide women with a sense of security and self-worth amid transnational change

Affection · Communism · Ethnography · Political science · Politics · Socialism · Sociology · Solidarity · Subjectivity · Transnationalism · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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