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Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022

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ISBN 9783030920920 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9783030920913

IMISCOE Research Ser.

Print version: Danaj, Ermira Women, Migration and Gendered Experiences Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 ISBN 9783030920913

4.3 Balancing Opportunities and Constraints: The Experiences of Internal Migrant Women in Tirana -- 4.3.1 Accessing the Labour Market in Tirana: The Double Face of Informality.

3.1.1 Pre-1991 Period-A Country Weakened by Wars and Isolation -- 3.1.2 Post-1991-The Long Transition -- 3.2 Migration in Albania -- 3.2.1 Post-1991 Migration-The Entanglement of Internal and International Migration -- 3.2.1.1 International Migration -- 3.2.1.2 Internal Migration -- 3.2.1.3 Return Migration -- 3.2.2 Tirana: A ’Magnet’ for Internal and Return Migration -- 3.3 The Situation of Women in Albania -- 3.3.1 Women’s Situation Before 1944 -- 3.3.2 ’Women’s Emancipation Model’-The Communist Period -- 3.3.3 Post-1991 Period-A Brief Presentation of Women’s Situation -- References -- Chapter 4: Balancing Opportunities and Constraints: The Experiences of Internal Migrant Women in Tirana -- 4.1 Pre-migration: Life in the Cities and Villages of Origin -- 4.2 Moving to Tirana ---

4.3 Balancing Opportunities and Constraints: The Experiences of Internal Migrant Women in Tirana -- 4.3.1 Accessing the Labour Market in Tirana: The Double Face of Informality.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Motivations Behind This Research -- 1.2 Research Context -- 1.3 The Albanian Context -- 1.4 Research Objectives and Question(s) -- 1.5 Research Design and Methods -- 1.5.1 Research Methods and Analysis -- 1.6 Book Structure -- References -- Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework -- 2.1 Epistemological Position: Feminist Standpoint and Constructivist Approaches -- 2.1.1 A Feminist and Constructivist Perspective on Gender -- 2.2 Gender and Migration -- 2.2.1 Migration as a Process: International, Internal and Circulatory Migration -- 2.2.1.1 International and Internal Migration -- 2.2.1.2 Return Migration -- 2.2.1.3 Circulatory Migration -- 2.2.1.4 Transnationalism -- 2.2.1.5 Student Migration -- 2.2.2 Gender in Migration Studies -- References -- Chapter 3: Albanian Context -- 3.1 Albania: Some Historical Markers ---

5.3.4 Tirana as a Space of Entangled Care Chains -- 5.3.5 Circular, Return and Remigration Projects: What’s Next? -- 5.4 Conclusions-Discussing the Findings -- References -- Chapter 6: Education as a Platform for Migration - Young Women Migrating to the ’Big City’ on Their Own -- 6.1 The Pre-migration Phase-Rationalising Migration -- 6.1.1 Education as a Platform for Migration -- 6.1.2 Parents’ Role in the Decision to Migrate to Tirana -- 6.1.3 Transiting to Tirana, with Parents’ Support -- 6.2 Life in Tirana -- 6.2.1 Anonymity as Freedom -- 6.2.2 The Other Side of the Paradox: New Gendered and Sexualised Prejudices and Constraints -- 6.2.2.1 Mobilising One’s Erotic Capital -- 6.2.2.2 Financial Uncertainties and Precarious Jobs -- 6.2.2.3 Sexual Harassment -- 6.2.3 Marriage and Family Formation - Discourses and Practices ---

4.3.2 Domestic Care Workers and Complex Care Chains in Tirana -- 4.3.3 Relations in Extended Families: Shifting Toward a Nuclear Family Life -- 4.3.4 Negotiating Gender Roles and Relations Within the Nuclear Family -- 4.4 Conclusion-Discussing the Findings -- References -- Chapter 5: Returned, Yet Still Not Back: The ’Status Paradox’ of International Female Migrants Returning to Albania -- 5.1 Leaving Albania -- 5.1.1 Multiple Motivations to Migrate Abroad -- 5.1.2 Crossing Country Borders - The Role of Social Networks -- 5.2 Life Abroad -- 5.2.1 Filling the Care Gap in Greece and Italy -- 5.2.2 Engaging in Pendular Migration Practices -- 5.3 Return from Abroad and Life in Tirana -- 5.3.1 Returning from Abroad -- 5.3.2 Return by Moving to a New Destination, Tirana -- 5.3.3 Manifesting the Entrepreneurial Spirit ---

5.3.4 Tirana as a Space of Entangled Care Chains -- 5.3.5 Circular, Return and Remigration Projects: What’s Next? -- 5.4 Conclusions-Discussing the Findings -- References -- Chapter 6: Education as a Platform for Migration - Young Women Migrating to the ’Big City’ on Their Own -- 6.1 The Pre-migration Phase-Rationalising Migration -- 6.1.1 Education as a Platform for Migration -- 6.1.2 Parents’ Role in the Decision to Migrate to Tirana -- 6.1.3 Transiting to Tirana, with Parents’ Support -- 6.2 Life in Tirana -- 6.2.1 Anonymity as Freedom -- 6.2.2 The Other Side of the Paradox: New Gendered and Sexualised Prejudices and Constraints -- 6.2.2.1 Mobilising One’s Erotic Capital -- 6.2.2.2 Financial Uncertainties and Precarious Jobs -- 6.2.2.3 Sexual Harassment -- 6.2.3 Marriage and Family Formation - Discourses and Practices ---

6.2.4 Tirana as a ’Jumping Board’ to the Future -- 6.3 Conclusions-Discussing the Findings -- References -- Chapter 7: International Student Returnees: Nowhere at Home.

4.3.2 Domestic Care Workers and Complex Care Chains in Tirana -- 4.3.3 Relations in Extended Families: Shifting Toward a Nuclear Family Life -- 4.3.4 Negotiating Gender Roles and Relations Within the Nuclear Family -- 4.4 Conclusion-Discussing the Findings -- References -- Chapter 5: Returned, Yet Still Not Back: The ’Status Paradox’ of International Female Migrants Returning to Albania -- 5.1 Leaving Albania -- 5.1.1 Multiple Motivations to Migrate Abroad -- 5.1.2 Crossing Country Borders - The Role of Social Networks -- 5.2 Life Abroad -- 5.2.1 Filling the Care Gap in Greece and Italy -- 5.2.2 Engaging in Pendular Migration Practices -- 5.3 Return from Abroad and Life in Tirana -- 5.3.1 Returning from Abroad -- 5.3.2 Return by Moving to a New Destination, Tirana -- 5.3.3 Manifesting the Entrepreneurial Spirit ---

7.1 Pre-Migration Phase-Between Individual Desires and Family Support -- 7.1.1 Migration Driven by a Diverse Set of Motivations -- 7.1.2 Making Migration Possible-Relying on ’Parental Support -- 7.1.3 Organising One’s Migration: Relying on the Support of Social Networks -- 7.2 Transition Phase-Life Abroad -- 7.2.1 Facing Anonymity -- 7.2.2 A New Gendered Division of Space and Time -- 7.3 Tirana as a ’Middle Ground’ -- 7.3.1 Reasons for Returning -- 7.3.2 Choosing Tirana as a Middle Ground -- 7.3.3 Tirana: Between ’Estrangement’ and ’Homemaking’ -- 7.3.4 Employment in Tirana -- 7.3.5 Return Migration as a Transitional Phase -- 7.4 Conclusions-Discussing the Findings -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- 8.1 Key Results -- 8.1.1 The Complex Relationship Between Gender, Migration and Education -- 8.1.2 The Dynamics of Social Networks -- 8.1.3 Gendered Return Experiences -- 8.1.4 From Care Chains to Care Webs: Women’s Caregiver Role -- 8.1.5 Tirana as a Site of Paradoxical Gendered Migratory Experiences -- 8.2 Dilemmas, Limitations and Some Self-Critical Reflections on Further Research Avenues -- References.

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