ALBANIAN IMMIGRANTS IN GREECE: FROM UNWANTED TO TOLERATED?

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Artur Adamczyk

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The main objective of this article is to present the way attitudes towards Albanian people and the perception of them has changed in Greece. The Albanians came to Greece following the collapse of the Communist bloc at the beginning of the 1990s. Within the time it transpired that it was mass immigration of approximately 500,000 people. Greece was not prepared for such an enormous influx of foreigners and failed to initiate an effective migration policy. The initial reactions of the Greek politicians, media, and society were negative. Social feelings, however, began to turn in the first decade of the XX century. Albanians ceased to be stigmatized as a threat and started to be perceived in a positive way through the prism of the demands of the Greek economy. The economic and migration crisis, however, lead to the reappearance of a xenophobic mood among the Greeks.

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Adamczyk, Artur. 2020. “ALBANIAN IMMIGRANTS IN GREECE: FROM UNWANTED TO TOLERATED?”. Journal of Liberty and International Affairs 2 (1):49-59. https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/60.
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Artur Adamczyk, Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw, Poland

Dr. Artur Adamczyk is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw. His research interest covers the EU in international relations (Mediterranean and Balkan policy of the EU); EU decision-making process. Author of a number of publications on these topics. Lecturer at various European universities (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Marmara Universitesi of Stambul, Istambul University, Ankara Universiti, Universidad de Granada, University degli Studi di Siena, University of Florence, University St. Kliment Ohridsky in Bitola).