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Women, Migration and Gendered Experiences : The Case of Post-1991 Albanian Migration.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Danaj, Ermira.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:IMISCOE Research Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Motivations Behind This Research
  • 1.2 Research Context
  • 1.3 The Albanian Context
  • 1.4 Research Objectives and Question(s)
  • 1.5 Research Design and Methods
  • 1.5.1 Research Methods and Analysis
  • 1.6 Book Structure
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework
  • 2.1 Epistemological Position: Feminist Standpoint and Constructivist Approaches
  • 2.1.1 A Feminist and Constructivist Perspective on Gender
  • 2.2 Gender and Migration
  • 2.2.1 Migration as a Process: International, Internal and Circulatory Migration
  • 2.2.1.1 International and Internal Migration
  • 2.2.1.2 Return Migration
  • 2.2.1.3 Circulatory Migration
  • 2.2.1.4 Transnationalism
  • 2.2.1.5 Student Migration
  • 2.2.2 Gender in Migration Studies
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Albanian Context
  • 3.1 Albania: Some Historical Markers
  • 3.1.1 Pre-1991 Period-A Country Weakened by Wars and Isolation
  • 3.1.2 Post-1991-The Long Transition
  • 3.2 Migration in Albania
  • 3.2.1 Post-1991 Migration-The Entanglement of Internal and International Migration
  • 3.2.1.1 International Migration
  • 3.2.1.2 Internal Migration
  • 3.2.1.3 Return Migration
  • 3.2.2 Tirana: A 'Magnet' for Internal and Return Migration
  • 3.3 The Situation of Women in Albania
  • 3.3.1 Women's Situation Before 1944
  • 3.3.2 'Women's Emancipation Model'-The Communist Period
  • 3.3.3 Post-1991 Period-A Brief Presentation of Women's Situation
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Balancing Opportunities and Constraints: The Experiences of Internal Migrant Women in Tirana
  • 4.1 Pre-migration: Life in the Cities and Villages of Origin
  • 4.2 Moving to Tirana
  • 4.3 Balancing Opportunities and Constraints: The Experiences of Internal Migrant Women in Tirana
  • 4.3.1 Accessing the Labour Market in Tirana: The Double Face of Informality.
  • 4.3.2 Domestic Care Workers and Complex Care Chains in Tirana
  • 4.3.3 Relations in Extended Families: Shifting Toward a Nuclear Family Life
  • 4.3.4 Negotiating Gender Roles and Relations Within the Nuclear Family
  • 4.4 Conclusion-Discussing the Findings
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Returned, Yet Still Not Back: The 'Status Paradox' of International Female Migrants Returning to Albania
  • 5.1 Leaving Albania
  • 5.1.1 Multiple Motivations to Migrate Abroad
  • 5.1.2 Crossing Country Borders - The Role of Social Networks
  • 5.2 Life Abroad
  • 5.2.1 Filling the Care Gap in Greece and Italy
  • 5.2.2 Engaging in Pendular Migration Practices
  • 5.3 Return from Abroad and Life in Tirana
  • 5.3.1 Returning from Abroad
  • 5.3.2 Return by Moving to a New Destination, Tirana
  • 5.3.3 Manifesting the Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • 5.3.4 Tirana as a Space of Entangled Care Chains
  • 5.3.5 Circular, Return and Remigration Projects: What's Next?
  • 5.4 Conclusions-Discussing the Findings
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Education as a Platform for Migration - Young Women Migrating to the 'Big City' on Their Own
  • 6.1 The Pre-migration Phase-Rationalising Migration
  • 6.1.1 Education as a Platform for Migration
  • 6.1.2 Parents' Role in the Decision to Migrate to Tirana
  • 6.1.3 Transiting to Tirana, with Parents' Support
  • 6.2 Life in Tirana
  • 6.2.1 Anonymity as Freedom
  • 6.2.2 The Other Side of the Paradox: New Gendered and Sexualised Prejudices and Constraints
  • 6.2.2.1 Mobilising One's Erotic Capital
  • 6.2.2.2 Financial Uncertainties and Precarious Jobs
  • 6.2.2.3 Sexual Harassment
  • 6.2.3 Marriage and Family Formation - Discourses and Practices
  • 6.2.4 Tirana as a 'Jumping Board' to the Future
  • 6.3 Conclusions-Discussing the Findings
  • References
  • Chapter 7: International Student Returnees: Nowhere at Home.
  • 7.1 Pre-Migration Phase-Between Individual Desires and Family Support
  • 7.1.1 Migration Driven by a Diverse Set of Motivations
  • 7.1.2 Making Migration Possible-Relying on 'Parental Support
  • 7.1.3 Organising One's Migration: Relying on the Support of Social Networks
  • 7.2 Transition Phase-Life Abroad
  • 7.2.1 Facing Anonymity
  • 7.2.2 A New Gendered Division of Space and Time
  • 7.3 Tirana as a 'Middle Ground'
  • 7.3.1 Reasons for Returning
  • 7.3.2 Choosing Tirana as a Middle Ground
  • 7.3.3 Tirana: Between 'Estrangement' and 'Homemaking'
  • 7.3.4 Employment in Tirana
  • 7.3.5 Return Migration as a Transitional Phase
  • 7.4 Conclusions-Discussing the Findings
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Conclusions
  • 8.1 Key Results
  • 8.1.1 The Complex Relationship Between Gender, Migration and Education
  • 8.1.2 The Dynamics of Social Networks
  • 8.1.3 Gendered Return Experiences
  • 8.1.4 From Care Chains to Care Webs: Women's Caregiver Role
  • 8.1.5 Tirana as a Site of Paradoxical Gendered Migratory Experiences
  • 8.2 Dilemmas, Limitations and Some Self-Critical Reflections on Further Research Avenues
  • References.

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