This article examines whether the social, cultural, and economic dimensions of integration have the effect of intensifying or weakening transnational ties to a migrant’s country of origin.

The article analyses unique data gathered by surveying 409 Moldovan migrants who have been living in Italy or Czechia for longer than a year. The analysis reveals that greater socio-cultural integration is accompanied by weaker transnational practices, where key roles are played by a person's length of stay and their age upon arrival. This is found to apply to Moldovans in both countries, although a slightly more positive relationship is observed between Italian Moldovans’ economic integration and transnationalism, suggesting that economic resources facilitate the maintenance and development of cross-border networks. 

The full article, published in the Czech Sociological Review, can be read online here.