Families on the move – Latin American perspectives

This introduction to the Special Issue ‘Families on the Move – Latin American Perspectives’ explores the intersections of family life and migration within and toward Latin America. While existing scholarship has focused predominantly on migrant and transnational families in Europe and North America due to language barriers and epistemic exclusions, this Special Issue brings critical attention to the dynamics of intra-regional and South – South migration. Latin America presents a unique context for theorising family-related migration. This is due to factors such as porous borders, flexible and intergenerational care arrangements, heightened economic precarity in countries of origin and settlement, enduring…