The Integration of Albanian Immigrants in Greece . A comparative approach in three specific regions : Thessaloniki , Chalkidiki and Crete

This paper examines the level of integration of Albanian immigrants in three Greek regions: Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki and Crete. The study focuses only on the period of massive post-communist emigration wave from Albania to Greece, between 1990 and 2010. The study is based on literature on Albanian immigration into Greece between 1990 and 2010, on the examination of the Greek legislation on immigration from 1929 to date, on various theories of integration of immigrants into the society of the host country and on a survey carried out through questionnaires and interviews of Albanian immigrants residing in Greece and more specifically in Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki and Crete. The survey was designed to manifest the levels of integration of Albanian immigrants into the Greek society.

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