The Young-Old Transnational Travellers On the Transformation of Care Arrangements among Bulgarian Muslim Migrants in Spain

Abstract: The focus of this article is the "transnational ageing travellers", a group of elderly migrants who are in constant movement between social contexts, families, and states. Drawing on a case of Bulgarian Muslim migrants in Spain, I look into the ruptures in the structure of care arrangements, kin expectations and family relations, which have been triggered by migration. I argue that these transformations, albeit subtle, lead to reformulation of the fabric and meaning of the family as such