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Institutional and transformational migration and the politics of community: Greek internal migrants and their Migrants' Association in Athens

European journal of sociology24 (2) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 263-287

By: Kenna, Margaret E..

Abstract
The major theme of this paper is the migration from the small Cycladic island of Nisos (a pseudonym) to Athens by a largely male population seeking employment in the building trades. The first part of this article describes the depopulating of Nisos in the context of Greek rural depopulation, migration within and from Greece, and the growth of Athens. The second part '…gives an account of the involvement of Nisiot migrants in the building trade as workmen, subcontractors and property-owners, and discusses the tensions which have arisen between members of old-established migrant families and more recent migrants enriched by the building boom' (p. 263).
Subjects
Internal migration
Sociocultural trends
Construction
Urban and rural life
Labor
Labor supply and employment
Social relationships and groups
Pressure politics
Private welfare agencies
culture
Greeks
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Southeastern Europe
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2002
Field Date
1966-1967, 1973
Coverage Date
1960s-1973
Coverage Place
Island of Nisos (a pseudonym), Greece
Notes
Margaret E. Kenna
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
64027672
LCSH
Greece