https://toarcheio.org To Archeio project site Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:49:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 https://toarcheio.org/items/transnational-practices-of-albanian-families-during-the-greek-crisis-unemployment-de-regularization-and-return/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:25 +0000 http://arc.local/items/transnational-practices-of-albanian-families-during-the-greek-crisis-unemployment-de-regularization-and-return/ Continued]]> The outbreak of economic crisis in Greece in 2010 and the austerity measures adopted have dramatically altered the economic and social conditions throughout the country and consequently deeply impacted the migrant families. With Albanian regular migrants losing the legal status and lapsing back into irregularity due to the high unemployment rates, the reverse process of de-regularization and social disintegration has emerged. As a result, many migrants drew on family and social networks to pursue work opportunities either back home or elsewhere, while maintaining their formal ties/residence in Greece. This article explores the impact of the Greek crisis and de-regularization phenomenon on the transnational practices among Albanian families. Our aim is to go beyond the general theories on transnationalism and look at what exactly is the impact of the crisis on the families, as well as individuals’ dilemmas of return and negotiations between transnational mobility and staying put, between different levels of belonging and their orientation to the present and future. The empirical analysis is based on in-depth interviews with 70 Albanians of first and second generation living in Greece.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/social-development-and-transnational-households-resilience-and-motivation-for-albanian-immigrants-in-greece-in-the-era-of-economic-crisis/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:20 +0000 http://arc.local/items/social-development-and-transnational-households-resilience-and-motivation-for-albanian-immigrants-in-greece-in-the-era-of-economic-crisis/ Continued]]> This paper examines the ways in which the Greek economic crisis has affected the social development of Albanian immigrants in both the sending and the host country. It focuses on transnational households and family development projects and examines the degree of resilience and the power of motivation that drives people’s reactions during the crisis, comparing first- and second-generation immigrants. My research focuses mainly on those Albanian immigrants who by the third year of the economic crisis still live in Greece. The empirical analysis is based on primary data derived from participant observation, a semi-structured questionnaire with second-generation migrants and in-depth interviews amongst first- and second-generation Albanian immigrants residing in both urban and rural areas in Greece.

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