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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DOI
10.12681/eadd/47986
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/47986
ND
47986
Alternative title
Η εργασία σε αστικά τοπία υπό αναδιάρθρωση: μια ανάλυση σε πολλαπλές κλίμακες των αμοιβαίων αλληλεπιδράσεων μεταξύ εξευγενισμού και αυξανόμενης ευέλικτης και επισφαλούς εργασίας στην Αθήνα
Author
Gourzis, Konstantinos (Father's name: Christos)
Date
2020
Degree Grantor
University of the Aegean
Committee members
Γκιάλης Στυλιανός
Χωριανόπουλος Ιωάννης
Herod Andrew
Ιωσηφίδης Θεόδωρος
Αυδίκος Βασίλειος
Πετράκου Ηλέκτρα
Πετροπούλου Χρυσάνθη
Discipline
Social SciencesSocial and Economic Geography
Keywords
Urban gentrification; Labour flexibilization; Economic recession; Precarious labour; Athens; Kerameikos; Koukaki; Mixed methods approach
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
227 σ., im., tbls., maps, fig., ch.
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