This is the first article from our project on transnational families in France that we’ve been working on since 2021 (!) so all your feedback, shares, and comments are welcome (the article is in French, so you can also contact us if you want to discuss tricky translation points).

We would like to thank the issue’s Coordination Team, the Editorial Board, the RFAS Editorial Team, and the experts for their valuable review and advice.

The article published in the French Journal of Social Affairs (RFAS) (Vol. 253 - 2025/3) is part of the thematic issue on "The Regulation of Fatherhood" which explores the social, institutional, and family construction of paternal roles.

Based on interviews with 36 migrant fathers from North Africa and the Sahel living in France, we show how entry, residence, and nationality policies, intersecting with their own resources, shape their experiences of fatherhood at a distance.

Anne Unterreiner and I are happy to announce the publication of our article "Experiences of Transnational Fatherhood. At the Intersection of Paternal Aspirations and Trajectories Constrained by Immigration Policies". It is open access until the end of January: shs.cairn.info/tap-h1nedut3...

Our 4th Annual Workshop is only 4 weeks away. Together with @emaginaries.bsky.social, we look forward to welcome participants in @chemnitz.de.

The event opens with @bircantuba.bsky.social's keynote "Bridging Algorithmic Insight and Participant Agency in Migration Research"

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This looks very interesting Jenny! And comforting to know that there are happy ends for weird unconventional "long-to-take-form" articles