Albanian Youth in Thessaloniki: Building a Life in Greece in the Decade of ‘Crisis’
Albanian Youth in Thessaloniki: Building a Life in Greece in the Decade of ‘Crisis’

Summary/Abstract: This paper exemplifies the ways Albanian youth in Thessaloniki formed and transformed their multiple identities during the economic crisis. Most of the studies on Albanian immigrants in Greece focus either on the first generation or on the plans that the second generation made at the beginning of the crisis in order to design their future. In this text, though the focus is on the way the Albanian youth that lives in Thessaloniki dealt with these new social and economic circumstances in Greece during 2009 – 2019 and how the new conditions influenced their perceptions of national identity. How do the different experiences during migration and the different generations affect the different visions of the future? The article also sheds light on the sociocultural contexts that impact youth identity from a transnational perspective.

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