Labour in changing urban landscapes: a multi-scalar analysis of the reciprocal links between gentrification and the growth of flexible and precarious labour in Athens, Greece
Abstract
The Dissertation at hand refers to the inquiry of the reciprocal dynamics of labour flexibilization and urban gentrification, within the geographical context of Athens, Greece and focusing upon two intra-urban neighborhoods: Koukaki and Kerameikos. More specifically, it was studied how gentrification affects the work structure in intra-urban areas, and how this is reflected upon the figures of flexible and informal employment. Conversely, it was scrutinized how the deregulation of intra-urban labor markets creates fertile ground for the emergence of gentrification tendencies, and how this reflects upon the specific forms of the latter process. Central to the assessment of the spread of the abovementioned phenomena and their recursive relationship was the long and deep economic crisis of 2008/09, which hit the Greek capital and its labor markets with a remarkable intensity. The influence of multiple scales upon the gentrification-flexibilization nexus was another point of strong focus, ...
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