Albanian migration and new transnationalisms

Authors: Mai, N. and Schwandner-Sievers, S.

Journal: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volume: 29

Issue: 6

Pages: 939-948

ISSN: 1369-183X

DOI: 10.1080/1369183032000171302

Abstract:

This brief paper introduces the special issue of JEMS on Albanian migration, which collects together revised versions of a selection of papers first presented at a conference held at the University of Sussex in September 2002. The uniqueness and complexity of Albanian migration are first spelled out. Although the main focus is on post-1990 migration, some interesting historical precedents are noted. Attention then turns to the two main contexts of reception, Italy and Greece, where host-society reaction has been characterised above all by stereotypes and the stigmatisation of Albanians. The remainder of the paper introduces each of the subsequent articles under a series of thematic headings - historicity, agency and identity.

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