This academic and personal journey into Albania's post-communist society examines the links between internal and international migration in one of Europe's poorest countries. The author follows rural migrants to urban destinations both within Albania and in neighbouring Greece. Their lives and experiences are captured in150 interviews, alongside group discussions and ethnographic observations. This rich empirical material is analysed with reference to an extensive body of literature. The author's own experience as a migrant and reflections as a researcher studying her own communities of...
This academic and personal journey into Albania's post-communist society examines the links between internal and international migration in one of Eur...
Russell King Maja Povrzanovi Frykman Julie Vullnetari
The Southeast Europe and Black Sea region presents fertile terrain for examining recent international migration trends. The contributions to this book cover a range of examples, from Ukraine and Moldova in the north, to Greece and Albania in the south. By intersecting the three key concepts of migration, transnationalism and development, they offer new insights based on original empirical research.
A wide range of types of migration can be observed in this region: large-scale emigration in many countries, recent mass immigration in the case of Greece, return migration, internal...
The Southeast Europe and Black Sea region presents fertile terrain for examining recent international migration trends. The contributions to this b...
