https://toarcheio.org To Archeio project site Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:17:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 https://toarcheio.org/items/leaving-athens-narratives-of-counterurbanisation-in-times-of-crisis/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:18 +0000 http://arc.local/items/leaving-athens-narratives-of-counterurbanisation-in-times-of-crisis/ Continued]]> The purpose of this paper is to explore counterurbanisation in times of crisis. While much of the Anglophone literature highlights the consumption of the rural through counterurbanisation as part of a complex mosaic consisting of pro-rural lifestyle choices, class aspirations and ageing processes, the current economic recession that western countries are experiencing might reveal new ways of conceptualising counterurbanisation. The paper draws on in-depth interviews with counter-urban migrants in Greece. The interviews highlight a ‘crisis counterurbanisation’ triggered largely by unemployment at origin, rather than pro-rural motivations and idyllic constructions of rurality. More importantly, the migrants’ stories highlight the importance of the extended family in counter-urban movements, in terms of the location of destination and the multiple support offered. This supportive family structure is pronounced in Greece, especially in times of crisis, but can be expected to be comparable to other southern European contexts where the role of family replaces responsibilities of the welfare state.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/the-beanpole-family-cultural-aspects-of-the-demographic-crisis-in-greece/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:13 +0000 http://arc.local/items/the-beanpole-family-cultural-aspects-of-the-demographic-crisis-in-greece/ Continued]]> Falling birth rates, increased longevity, delayed inheritance, and the increased need for provision of eldercare for seniors, are well-known phenomena throughout Europe. The specific cultural aspects of these phenomena, which produce different kinds of situations in particular countries, have been less explored. The paper looks at the so-called ‘demographic crisis’ in Greece, as the falling birth rate has been labelled, with regard to practices that link the naming of children to the inheritance of property, and with particular reference to a Cycladic island.

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