Out of Albania

Analysing the dynamics of the post-1990 Albanian migration to Italy, this book is the first major study of one of Europe s newest, most dramatic yet least understood migrations. It takes a close look at migrants employment, housing and social exclusion in the country, as well as the process of return migration to Albania. The research described in the book challenges the pervasive stereotype of the bad Albanian, and through in- depth fieldwork on Albanian communities in Italy and back in Albania, provides rich insights into the Albanian experience of migration, settlement and return in both their positive and negative aspects.