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Migrant economies and everyday spaces in Athens in times of crisis

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  • Panos Hatziprokopiou
  • Yannis Frangopoulos

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Alongside the depressing image of closed shops as visible indicators of the crisis, migrant businesses can be found in many parts of Athens and often play a vital role in local neighbourhood markets. This paper explores the socio-spatial dimensions of Athens’ emerging migrant economies. Drawing from a recent research project combining survey and ethnographic methods on three Athenian neighbourhoods, the paper examines migrant entrepreneurship at the local level and highlights the relevance of place, politics and everyday life. We argue that the spread of immigrant entrepreneurial activity in Athens not only forms an existing part of the urban landscape, but has also become an organic part of the everyday experience of life in the city.

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  • Panos Hatziprokopiou & Yannis Frangopoulos, 2016. "Migrant economies and everyday spaces in Athens in times of crisis," City, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 61-74, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cityxx:v:20:y:2016:i:1:p:61-74
    DOI: 10.1080/13604813.2015.1096055
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    1. Nick Drydakis, 2022. "Improving Entrepreneurs’ Digital Skills and Firms’ Digital Competencies through Business Apps Training: A Study of Small Firms," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-23, April.
    2. Drydakis, Nick, 2024. "Reducing the Gender Digital Divide Amongst Immigrant Entrepreneurs," IZA Discussion Papers 17275, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Eva (Evangelia) Papatzani & Lena Knappers, 2020. "Negotiations of Socio-Spatial Coexistence through Everyday Encounters in Central Athens, Greece," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 150-162.
    4. Dimitris Balampanidis, 2017. "Diversity and entrepreneurship in the city of Athens: Different views and ambiguous perceptions of local entrepreneurs," Argomenti, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Department of Economics, Society & Politics, vol. 8(8), pages 1-24, September.

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