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Transnational Social Protection makes a significant contribution to the literature on international migration, welfare state, safety nets and social policy. It explores the dynamic interplay between international migrants and their families, highlighting their mutual support and protection amidst changing welfare state landscapes worldwide. It navigates the intricate conjunction where welfare states are scaling back, placing increasing responsibility on families for caregiving and protecting one another, all the while individuals embark on international journeys for education, employment, retirement or seeking health care, aiming to secure their own well-being and that of their loved ones. These macro-level shifts in state policies, societal structures and global economies, particularly amid rising inequalities, profoundly affect individuals and families worldwide. In line with existing literature, this book challenges the traditional, nationally bounded models of social protection in the context of increasing international migration, highlighting the need for a broader perspective in understanding social protection systems beyond national borders.

Based on their previous work (Dobbs & Levitt, 2017; Levitt et al., 2017; Paul, 2017) and existing literature (Bilecen & Barglowski, 2015; Faist, 2019; Faist et al., 2015; Ho et al., 2021), the authors introduce a novel concept in this book: ‘Hybrid transnational social protection’. The term ‘transnational’ encompasses not only the bi-directional interactions between countries of origin and destination but also extends to scenarios where individuals may undergo multiple migrations over their lifetimes, gaining access to multiple social protection systems. The authors argue to employ the term ‘hybrid’ to capture the diverse, flexible, and contingent nature of these arrangements. ‘Hybrid transnational social protection’ refers to a wide spectrum of policies, initiatives, individuals, organizations and institutions that cater to and safeguard individual migrants and their families across borders, irrespective of whether these movements are voluntary, forced, permanent, short-term or cyclical in nature. However, the author's'' decision to introduce the term ‘hybrid’ into the terminology raises some questions because earlier research on transnational social protection exactly advocated for similar ideas (e.g. Boccagni, 2017; Serra Mingot & Mazzucato, 2018). The distinct contribution that hybridity brings to this body of literature remains unclear.

The book features seven chapters, including introduction and conclusion. Five chapters explore crucial aspects of social protection across an individual's life, such as family caregiving, education, labour, health and ageing, all significant in shaping one's journey through social protection.

The first chapter

Newcomers are using informal means to find settlement information that is also freely available through formal settlement service providers. Newcomers may seek settlement information on Reddit when the same information might be found through a settlement service provider. This study finds that several Reddit submissions can be categorized in at least one or more of the formal settlement service categories. There is some overlap between informal conversations on Reddit and formalized settlement services. However, informal spaces go beyond providing settlement information in formalized categories. These results suggest that there is scope for policymakers to take a closer look at online conversations to better understand the needs of newcomers when they are looking for information about settling in Canada before and after they arrive. There is the potential to use this information to identify service gaps and create new funded settlement service categories. There is also the potential to accurately train a machine learning model to classify new Reddit submissions and produce real-time advice to policymakers on newcomer information needs.

This article contributes to two interconnected fields of study: recent literature on intra-EU migration, specifically South–North flows; and scholarship into the impact of intersecting crises on (im)mobilities. Interest in intra-EU mobilities has increased with the expansion of the EU and especially since the 2008 Great Recession, with a focus mostly on young people and East–West flows. However, based on a mixed-methods research approach, this article looks at the recent migration of individuals and families from Spain to the UK and Germany, two of the main destinations in Europe. It explores the impacts on (im)mobility strategies of three intersecting “crises”: starting with emigration since 2008, including the erosion of EU mobile citizens' rights culminating in “Brexit,” and ending with the effects of COVID-19. Our analysis situates these migrant experiences in the interplay between core-periphery theories and the concept of liquid migration, highlighting how crises accentuate vulnerabilities but can also generate opportunities.

The Syrian civil war caused humanitarian tragedy, resulting in significant losses and massive migration movement, significantly impacting nursing services. The purpose of this study was to identify the problems and experiences of nurses who provided care for Syrian asylum seekers in Turkish border hospitals during the war. This phenomenological and qualitative research selected participants with maximum diversity sampling. Interviews were conducted with 68 nurses who provided care and treatment to asylum seekers during the peak of the war. Data analysis identified two main themes and nine sub-themes: language differences, interpreting services, intercultural differences, complex patients, non-compliance with hospital rules, treatment programmes and discharge issues. The nurses experienced both positive and negative emotions during the process. During the Syrian war, patient care issues were identified as being primarily caused by language and cultural differences among asylum seekers and nurses. During this process, nurses who cared for severe injuries and asylum-seekers experienced both positive and negative emotions simultaneously.