https://toarcheio.org To Archeio project site Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:52:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 https://toarcheio.org/items/a-cultural-panic-in-the-province-counterurban-mobilities-creativity-and-crisis-in-greece/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:33 +0000 http://arc.local/items/a-cultural-panic-in-the-province-counterurban-mobilities-creativity-and-crisis-in-greece/ Continued]]> In this paper, we explore the link between counterurban mobilities and a potential emergent cultural economy in rural locations, associated with the economic crisis in Greece. Drawing on a quantitative survey of Athenian residents and qualitative interviews with counterurban migrants, we observe that in the context of the economic crisis in Greece, many urban‐based households have relocated or seek to relocate to the Greek province, creating perhaps a new paradigm for conceptualising rural mobilities and their associated transformations. In that regard, we observe that counterurban mobilities are linked with changing cultural mobilities and phenomena including a new wave of ideas and creative activities (characterised by voluntarism and collectivism) and a shift in the patterns of cultural consumption. Therefore, we stress the need for a reconceptualising of counterurban mobilities in this context and highlight the need for more research that explores the role of creative expression and activity in times of crisis, particularly in the context of supporting the opportunities that an organically triggered rural cultural economy may offer. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/highly-skilled-migration-what-differentiates-the-brains-who-are-drained-from-those-who-return-in-the-case-of-greece/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:19 +0000 http://arc.local/items/highly-skilled-migration-what-differentiates-the-brains-who-are-drained-from-those-who-return-in-the-case-of-greece/ Continued]]> The migration of highly educated population (brain drain) poses extremely significant impacts on origin countries’ development, especially in cases in which, owing to their economic and social structures, these countries cannot promote the efficient allocation of their professionals. At the same time, the decision of those migrants to return home or remain abroad is affected by several factors. This paper aims to analyse this phenomenon by using primary data collected from Greece. Our findings indicate that it is not reasonable to expect that a large share of these people is likely to return, especially given the ongoing economic and social crises that further exacerbate the observed mismatch between supply and demand for a highly educated workforce in the country. These empirical results can assist the formulation of specific policy measures in order to reap the benefits of those individuals’ presence abroad, which can undoubtedly enhance the developmental prospects of European countries. This study constitutes the first one on brain drain from Greece, while it is also the first study to compare highly skilled migrants who still work abroad to those who have returned. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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