My research focuses on international migration and mobility in Europe, with particular attention to families and children, and how public policies shape their experiences and spans four main areas. Below are some illustrations of past and ongoing work, but don't hesitate to get in touch for more information or potential collaborations:
1) Interrelation of family and migration processes: In an increasingly mobile world, family and migration processes are deeply interconnected. Family migration and reunification take different forms across space and time, shaped by family characteristics and resources, as we show here. While transnational families receive significant attention today, they have historical precedents: using statistics on conventional family benefits paid to families of work migrants from North and Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey in France, I show a decrease in their numbers over time here. I have also examined how migration can lead to the formation of single-parent families, due to distinct family norms in origin countries and/or separations during migration [here], which in turn affects living conditions in destination countries [here].
2) Experiences of children and youth in migration: Children and youth have specific migratory and legal admission trajectories due to their minority status, circumstances of their migration, and their treatment in public policies in destination countries as I show here, here and here. I also focus on children's access to rights, such as formal childcare and education [here and here], and examine the consequences of migration and family separation on their well-being and health [here].
3) Role of public policies: Migration policies and broader public policies shape the experiences of migrants and their families. In my research I examine their access to different services and rights (formal childcare, family benefits, family reunification), but also their experiences of family life and parenthood more generally [here]. The increasingly restrictive and complex migration policies observed in many destination countries create a stratified social hierarchy in which administrative and legal status plays a significant role, an issue I'm exploring in my current work.
4) Methodological approaches in migration research: I primarily use quantitative methods, working with a wide array of surveys, population censuses, and administrative data. My methodological interests also include producing new migration-related data and using existing sources to generate original evidence on the issues mentioned above. I have organized sessions and workshops focusing on specific groups such as child migrants and transnational families and served on the scientific committee for the Survey of Newly Arrived Immigrants in France. Currently, I am collaborating with the French National Family Fund (CNAF) on a multi-method study of transnational families: through the analysis of existing and novel data sources, as well as interviews, we aim to better understand the experiences of these families and their access to social rights. Working with administrative data on these issues has led me to develop a critical perspective on data production, examining whether data sources reflect lived experiences or simply produce statistical artifacts shaped by policy definitions, an issue I hope to investigate further in the coming years.