02281nas a2200157   4500008004100000022001400041245009700055210006900152260001200221300001000233490000600243520162400249653010301873100001801976856012901994       2018                        eng d  a2300-168200aBelonging and Ontological Security Among Eastern European Migrant Parents and Their Children0 aBelonging and Ontological Security Among Eastern European Migran  c06/2018  a35-530 v73 a<p>Research has given increasing recognition to the important role that children play in family decisions to migrate and the significant impact of migration on family relationships. At the same time, the role of emotional labour involved in feeling &lsquo;at home&rsquo; and the sense of ontological security and everyday belonging that families develop post-migration can benefit from further exploration. Drawing on data collected with Eastern European migrant families in Scotland, this article explores intergenerational understandings of (in)securities by comparing parents&rsquo; and children&rsquo;s views on their lives post-migration. It shows that, while adults constructed family security around notions of stable employment and potential for a better future, children reflected more on the emotional and ontological insecurities which families experienced. Family relationships are often destabilised by migration, which can lead to long-term or permanent insecurities such as family disintegration and the loss of a sense of recognition and belonging. The article reflects on the ways in which insecurities of the past are transformed, but are unlikely to be resolved, by migration to a new country. It does this by grounding the analysis in young people&rsquo;s own understandings of security and by examining how their narratives challenge idealised adult expectations of family security and stability post-migration. It also shows that young people&rsquo;s involvement in migration research brings an important perspective to the family dynamics post-migration, challenging adult-centred constructs.</p>10amigrant young people; family migration; ontological (in)security; East–West migration; belonging1 aSime, Daniela  uhttps://ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/belonging-and-ontological-security-among-eastern-european-migrant-parents-and-their-children