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This article is based on a qualitative and comparative study of childcare arrangements that European and non-European grandparents engage in in Switzerland. It shows that the Swiss migration regime significantly shapes these arrangements, as a result of free circulation versus visa constraints that discriminate EU and non-EU nationals. It also points to other structuring factors, such as the Swiss care and gender regimes or the quality of intergenerational relations.

Transnational Grandparenting at the Test of Migration Policy: The Case of European and Non-European Grandparents Who Come to Switzerland to Care for Their Grandchildren

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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This article is based on a qualitative and comparative study of childcare arrangements that European and non-European grandparents engage in in Switzerland. It...

Transnational Grandparenting at the Test of Migration Policy: The Case of European and Non-European Grandparents Who Come to Switzerland to Care for Their Grandchildren

Published Online: Jul 16, 2020

Page range: 239 - 258

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0013

Keywords
Transnational grandparenthing, childcare arrangements, Swiss migration regime

© 2020 Malika Wyss, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Transnational Grandparenting at the Test of Migration Policy: The Case of European and Non-European Grandparents Who Come to Switzerland to Care for Their Grandchildren

Published Online: Jul 16, 2020

Page range: 239 - 258

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0013

KeywordsTransnational grandparenthing, childcare arrangements, Swiss migration regime

© 2020 Malika Wyss, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Transnational grandparenthing, childcare arrangements, Swiss migration regime