CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2025
| Author | Myrteli, Donald |
|---|---|
| Title | Informal economies as a site of contradiction: The case of Albanian Roma community in Greece in the 1990s |
| Summary | This thesis examines the experiences of Albanian Roma migrants from Morava, Berat in Greece’s informal labor market during the 1990s–2000s. It argues that their migration and labor practices were shaped by racial capitalism, antigypsyism, and neoliberal exclusion. Using qualitative interviews and auto-ethnography, the study reveals how Roma migrants navigated precarious work, identity concealment, and systemic marginalization. Framed through critical race theory, postcolonialism, and Gramscian hegemony, the thesis shows that informality functioned both as a site of exploitation and survival. The findings challenge dominant migration narratives and highlight the structural racism embedded in European labor regimes. |
| Supervisor | Julia Carolin Sachseder; Marton Rovid |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2025/myrteli_donald.pdf |
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