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Ifigeneia Kokkali

3rd International Conference on Population Geographies University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 19-21 June 2006 Albanian immigration and Thessaloniki’s new (population) geography Exploring the patterns of territorial insertion of an “exemplary” migratory group. Ifigeneia Kokkali

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Ifigeneia Kokkali

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  1. 3rd International Conference on Population GeographiesUniversity of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 19-21 June 2006Albanian immigration and Thessaloniki’s new (population) geography Exploring the patterns of territorial insertion of an “exemplary” migratory group Ifigeneia Kokkali Laboratoire des Théories et des Mutations Urbaines, Institut Français d’Urbanisme (Paris 8)

  2. Structure Introduction Object of the paper Immigration to Greece: a Balkan immigration (Table 1, Graph 1) I. Immigrant spatial distribution in Greece East-European and ex-Soviet Union immigrants (Albanians included) immigrants issued from more distant motherlands (Africa, Asia or Americas) (Table 3, Figure 1) II. Albanian immigration and Thessaloniki’s new (population) geography Different “patterns” of spatial insertion – diverse population geographies. Comparison among the most numerous immigrant communities of Thessaloniki (Figures 2a-2e) Conclusions

  3. Immigration in Greece: a Balkan immigration

  4. Graph 1 Source: I.K. with data provided from ESYE (2001), Alvanides & Kotzamanis (2005).

  5. I. Immigrant spatial distribution in Greece Figure 1 : Repartition into the Greek territory of the Albanian immigrant population (2001) Source: I.K. with data provided from ESYE (2001);Alvanides & Kotzamanis 2005

  6. The location quotient Comparing two concentrations of a subgroup: Concentration of persons in a set of geographical units Concentration of persons in the entire study area i the geographical unit (e.g. municipality/ commune) * the study area (e.g. city) S the population subgroup (e.g. Albanians, Georgians, etc.) P the total population Alvanides & Kotzamanis, 2005

  7. II. Albanian immigration and Thessaloniki’s new (population) geography Figure 2a: Location Quotient of Albanian immigrants in the Thessaloniki Conurbation Figure 2b : Location Quotient of Bulgarian immigrants in the Thessaloniki Conurbation Source: I.K. with data provided from ESYE (2001).

  8. Figure 2d: Location Quotient of Russian immigrants in the Thessaloniki Conurbation Figure 2c: Location Quotient of Georgian immigrants in the Thessaloniki Conurbation Figure 2e: Location Quotient of Armenian immigrants in the Thessaloniki Conurbation Source: I.K. with data provided from ESYE (2001).

  9. Some conclusions and remarks • Geographical diffusion of Albanian immigrants in Thessaloniki • Problems and limitations of our analysis Problems of geographical scale Can we talk of a non-ghettoisation? • Why do we observe such « patterns »? Possible reasons and explanations. Albanians in Thessaloniki: a sizeable migratory group. An absence of choice: “Albanophobia”, racism and the refusal to rent houses to Albanians. Choosing the individual insertion: Distrust among Albanians in Greece and hostile “Ethos of reception” on the Greeks’ part.  Albanians’ dispersion into the urban territory: a conscious choice?

  10. Thank you!

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