Abstract:
Transnational householding is an increasing phenomenon globally, and within many Southeast Asian countries families experience “doing family” across international borders. To date, there is little systematic longitudinal research that allows for close examination of how families, children and parents, sustain relationships over time and distance. This paper explores the relationship between migration and marriage in Indonesia. We draw on two waves of data collected from the CHAMPSEA (Children Health and Migrant Parents in Southeast Asia) survey (2008, 2016), with a baseline sample of circa 1,000 households. The analysis contextualises an understanding of continuity and change in marital relationships and examines how aspects of the migration experience impact on marriage. A fixed-effect model is applied to capture the possible causal relationship between migration and marital dissolution within the couples and to compare couples that have not been separated by migration with those that have.
Short bio:
Dr. Lucy Jordan (Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong) works at the intersection of social policy and population studies. Her professional and research experience emphasizes market-state-civil society strategies to address social protection needs and vulnerabilities of families and youth. The overarching question driving Dr. Jordan’s scholarship and practice is to understand how government policies and practices influence and impact on intimate family life. Current research focuses on migration and the family in emerging economies of Asia including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines.
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