TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vullnetari, Julie
AB  - This remarkable work is an academic and personal journey into Albania’s post-communist society, examining the links between internal and international migration in one of Europe’s poorest countries. Starting from a cluster of villages in south-east Albania, the author follows rural migrants to their native urban destinations within the country, such as Korçë and Tirana, as well as abroad to Thessaloniki, Greece. Migrants’ lives, experiences and feelings are captured through 150 in-depth interviews, a number of group discussions and ethnographic observations. This rich empirical material is analysed with reference to an extensive body of literature in Albania and worldwide. The author’s own experience as a migrant and reflections as a researcher studying her own origin communities add valuable insights. The theoretical notion of intra- and transnational social fields demonstrates how complex the links between internal and international migration are, especially from a development perspective, highlighting their effect on the lives of migrants, their families, communities of origin and country.
AB  - Dit boek is een academische en persoonlijke reis naar het postcommunistisch Albanië om inzicht te krijgen in de relatie tussen de interne en internationale migratie en hun invloed op de maatschappelijke ontwikkeling. De auteur volgt de trek van dorpelingen naar steden in het binnenland en buitenland. Door middel van aanzienlijke diepte-interviews, reeks groepsgesprekken en etnografische opmerkingen wordt hun leefomgeving in kaart gebracht. Deze multi-sited, multidisciplinaire en multiniveau benadering maakt onderzoek naar beide migratiesoorten, als onderling verbonden en sociaal ingebedde processen, mogelijk. Zij laat zien hoe deze verwevenheid aanzienlijk invloed uitoefent op de levens van migranten, hun families, hun gemeenschap van herkomst en het land.
DO  - 10.5117/9789089643551
ID  - OAPEN ID: 419372
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 800158378
KW  - sociology
KW  - sociologie
KW  - Albania
KW  - Albanians
KW  - Greece
KW  - Human migration
KW  - Immigration
KW  - Italy
KW  - Korçë
KW  - Remittance
KW  - Thessaloniki
KW  - Tirana
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/1b92f036-03da-4e18-8160-855eb2e740ad/419372.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34526
PB  - Amsterdam University Press
PY  - 2012
SN  - 9789089643551
TI  - Albania on the Move : Links between Internal and International Migration
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