Greece - 2012
Is there evidence of significant levels of segregation between migrant groups and the majority population?
- Code:
- RED64
- Key Area:
- Housing & Segregation
- Strand(s):
- Racism, Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes. |
| Qualitative Info |
Migrants tend to concentrate in urban areas where there is cheap housing available. Segregation patterns exist in specific areas of major cities, such as Athens inner-city amd certain central neighbourhoods of Thessaloniki. See among others: Vaiou, D. (2010) “Gender, migration and socio-spatial transformations in Southern European cities”, in A. Pike, A. Rodríguez-Pose, J. Tomaney (eds) Handbook of Local and Regional Development, London: Routledge (pp. 470-482) Maloutas T. (2010) Mobilité sociale et ségrégation à Athènes: Formes de séparatisme social dans un contexte de mobilité spatiale réduite, Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales, 184 : 2-21 Kokkali, I. (2010), "Spatial proximity and social distance: Alabanian migrants' invisble exclusions. Evidence from Greece", Paper prepared for presentation at the World Bank International Conference on Poverty and Social Inclusion in the Western Balkans (WBalkans 2010), Brussels, Belgium, December 14-15, 2010. Available on-line at: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECAREGTOPPOVRED/Resources/ikokkalipaperWBWesternBalkans.pdf
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Housing, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life |
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