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Research project

Local and transnational support networks of older Transylvanian Saxons in Romania

Project overview

Small research grant to undertake research in Romania on the support networks of older Transylvanian Saxons.

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Care in later life
  • Long-term care
  • Older people's social and support networks
Connect with Elisabeth

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Emigration and the care of older people ‘left behind’
Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill, 2021, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 48(15), 3561-3579
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2021.2009783
Type: article
Transnational families and the circulation of care
Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill & Julia Schonheinz, 2019, Ageing & Society, 39(1), 45-73
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X1700099X
Type: article
The transformation of communities through emigration
Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill, 2018
Type: conference
Transnational family support and the transformation of local networks: old-age support among a German minority in Romania
Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill, 2016
Type: conference