Introduction

Abstract

This book aims to present the migration processes of families from Greece following the financial crisis from 2009 onwards. It investigates whether and to what extent this ‘new’ and international migration represents a new phenomenon when compared to the so-called migration of guest-workers during the sixties. The question “What is “new” about the new migration?” forms the central theme. It is addressed by scholars researching migration from Greece to Albania, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands as well as to Canada. Two further questions are tackled, one relating to the prospects and migration experiences of “new” families and the other one to the professionals’ perspectives on home language teaching and “new” challenges for Greek language education in migration societies. Some of the research studies presented have been carried out specifically for this book.