Since 1990, Albania has witnessed rural out-migration on a massive scale, both to other
countries, chiefly Italy and Greece, and internally to Tirana and other major towns. The scale …

Analysing the dynamics of the post-1990 Albanian migration to Italy, this book is the first
major study of one of Europe's newest, most dramatic yet least understood migrations. It …

Older people have been the main social casualties of the collapse of the Albanian
communist system and the ensuing mass emigration of younger generations since 1990 …

The Mediterranean and Middle East constitute probably the most remarkable geographical
region of the world with respect to labour migration movements. From the post-World War II …

Illegal migration—also known as clandestine, undocumented or irregular migration—
appears frequently in contemporary popular and political discourses; yet there is relatively …

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 …

The purpose of this study was to examine the acculturation, psychological well‐being, and
school adjustment of Pontian adolescents from the former Soviet Union (FSU‐Pontians) …

The article addresses how spaces of inclusion and exclusion encountered during the
relocation and adjustment processes of second-generation Greek-Americans to the …

The expansion of organized crime across national borders has become a key security
concern for the international community. In this theoretically and empirically vibrant portrait …

Given the mainstreaming of gender into social science in recent decades, including major
advances in gendering both migration and development, it comes as something of a …