Abstract

GABARROT, Mariana. Familias transnacionales y política social en las comunidades de origen: una visión cualitativa de la relación entre migración y desarrollo. Migr. desarro [online]. 2016, vol.14, n.27, pp.139-165. ISSN 1870-7599.

One of the key challenges in understanding the relationship between migration and development is in addressing the specific realities of migrants and connect them with the broader processes of capitalism at the global level. This article seeks to contribute to those efforts, proposing as a point of departure the analysis of experiences of transnational families within social policy, as it is conceived within the neoliberal framework, and implemented in the Mexican context. The study makes use of data drawn from ethnographic fieldwork in a rural municipality in the state of Nuevo León, as well as in-depth interviews with members of migrant and nonmigrant families, to identify common, shared elements, which highlight the structural deficiencies in working conditions, education and health care. This leads to significant questions regarding the predominant conception of migratory policy and social policy found within the current development model.

Keywords : community of origin; transnational families; social policy; basic capabilities; qualitative methods.