The Migration of the Population in the South Albania: The Case of Gjirokastra Region

Valbona Duri

doi:10.5901/ajis.2016.v5n3s1p214

Abstract

In Albania, after the year of 1990 (referred to as the transition), the society is facing with the new social phenomena in shape, but especially in the content. Such phenomena (by different researchers), are also observed in countries that have been in the same socio-economic system as our country (Eastern Europe). The emigration seems clear becomes determinant component of demographic regime in Albania country, because of political instability, economic and social difficulty, high level of unemployment, opening of the country with the world etc. This situation provoked and stimulated a great movement in our population in the 1990s. The study of the emigration dynamic has been very intensive in this part of east Europe. The international migration (especially to Greece), is one of the main impact factor to all socio demo-economic evolution in Gjirokastra region. This research is focused on statistical evidences and analyses of the international migration from Gjirokastra region, after 1990: factors, dimensions, directions, motifs and typology of migrations (causes, distances, individual or familiar, etc.), consequences etc. International migration has been an illegal phenomenon, especially at the beginning. For a better evidence of this phenomena, it is seen and taken under researches and analyses in three dimensions: time (periods of time) and in space that is a more complex in form and content (seen according to communes and villages) and structural of the population (age, gender, ethnic group, education level and settlement). The research will be accompanied by some conclusions and suggestions, at the end. This region has been characterized by a deficit populating evolution, first of all, because of the migration phenomena. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2016.v5n3s1p214

Highlights

In the early 1990, Albanian society faced with new social phenomena, which have been noticed even in countries that took the same political and socio-economic direction like the ones in Eastern Europe
One of these phenomena was related to the immigration of Albanians, that occurred early in our population and brought new features after 1990
In the early 1990s, Albania found itself in a deep economic crisis with parameters that indicated the existence of a failing economy, making it difficult to fulfil the needs of its population

Summary

Introduction

In the early 1990, Albanian society faced with new social phenomena, which have been noticed even in countries that took the same political and socio-economic direction like the ones in Eastern Europe. Difficult economic situation, high unemployment level etc. This immigration in our country since 1990 especially in the area part of this research study has made the phenomenon more complex and typical, influencing many aspects in demographic and socio-economic structure.

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