Alfred Halilaj -University “Aleksandër Moisiu” of Durrës, Faculty of Education, Durrës, Currila Street, 2001 Durrës, Albania
Keywords:
Informality;
Formality;
Suburban society;
Albania
Abstract: After the 1990s, Albanian society gained a fundamental right: The right to movement. Researchers, public speakers, politicians, and the state itself have at times characterized this newfound freedom as urban degeneration, portraying those who exploit this opportunity as anti-establishment. While the right to free speech has not been questioned in the new democratic framework of Albania, it is scientifically naive to interpret this discourse without considering the social, economic, political, and urban realities. The movement of people has always been a fundamental aspect of human life, and in contemporary terms, society operates largely in a state of continuous “informality.” This paper aims to explore the informal reality of settlement in three dimensions: a) public articulation, b) economic implications, and c) urban conditions. A key focus of this paper is to examine the often-overlooked benefits of this ‘informal’ formality in urban development. The peripheries of Albanian cities should not be viewed as urban ghettos; rather, they represent a dynamic force of human action that has catalyzed significant changes in the economic, political, and social fabric (structure) of urban areas.
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8th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2024 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times, Rome, Italy, March 21, 2024, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia; ISBN 978-86-80194-83-7, ISSN 2683-4510, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2024
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