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Narratives of migration and settlement among Albanian-origin immigrants in London

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ID2146334
AuthorsZ Vathi (0000-0002-9091-8637), Russell King (0000-0001-6662-3305)
Year2013
Volume36
Issue11
Pages1829-1848
Publication date2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2012.692799
OpenAlexW2074543550
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited33

Studies on migration and integration in Britain have noted the paucity of research on 'new' migrants, especially 'illegal' migrants and asylum seekers. This paper focuses on one understudied group - Albanian immigrants and their children - and looks at their migration and settlement, based on sixty interviews conducted in two phases either side of a 2003 mini-amnesty that gave many indefinite leave to remain. This regularization is the fulcrum around which our analytical narrative is built. Focusing on the interaction of migrants' agency with host-country structure, the paper shows that an unsettled asylum policy and delays in implementation have had deleterious effects on migrants' integration and sense of belonging, even after citizenship acquisition. As they search for a social and ethnic positioning within a multi-ethnic host society, the eventual realization of Albanians' migration project is accompanied by culture shock, intergenerational difference and ambivalence towards integration

Agency (philosophy · Ambivalence · Amnesty · Citizenship · Ethnic group · Human rights · Immigration · Multiculturalism · Narrative · Political science · Refugee · Settlement (finance · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology

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