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Ageing in transnational contexts: transforming everyday practices and identities in later life / Näre, Lena; Walsh, Katie; Baldassar, Loretta

Baldassar, Loretta	Journal Article
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This Special Issue on ‘Ageing in Transnational Contexts: Transforming Everyday Practices and Identities in Later Life’ extends our understanding of how ageing is experienced in transnational contexts. It focuses on how everyday lives and identities in older age are being negotiated by individuals who have migration histories or who are affected by the mobilities of others in their lives. In the introduction, we situate our approach within an emerging strand of research investigating the inter-related processes of ageing and transnational migration. We also present the seven empirical case studies that constitute the issue and discuss their collective contribution for the research field.

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Transnationalism ; Everyday ; Everyday Practices ; Agein ; Transnational Ageing ; Older Age

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Identity and ambivalence in everyday transnationalism: older-aged Gujaratis in London / Näre, Lena

Näre, Lena	Journal Article
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This article analyses questions of belonging amongst elderly Gujaratis who live in North London but maintain connections with India and East Africa. Belonging, which encompasses both the sense and practices of belonging, is a useful concept for analysing identity-related matters. This research argues that identity and belonging are important for subjective and emotional well-being in old age. This target group practises belonging locally and through transnational mobility, which follows an annual rhythm. However, increasing bodily frailty related to ageing reduces this mobility. Moreover, this article examines belonging-related ambivalences that arise in old age and that stem from dislocation experiences and contradictions that individuals encounter when confronting racialised and patriarchal social structures. In conclusion, the article calls for the integration of older individuals’ experiences into the mainstream identity and belonging research.

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Migration ; Identity ; Belonging ; Ageing ; Older Age ; Gujaratis

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