Social Ties of Bulgarians and Rudari in the Mediterranean Countries

Slavkova, Magdalena (2017) Social Ties of Bulgarians and Rudari in the Mediterranean Countries. Balkan and Balticum : current studies in the postsocialist space. pp. 42-69. ISSN 1736-0323 (online)

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explore, from an ethnological perspective, the transformed traditions of social relations of Bulgarian and Romanian-speaking Gypsy workers (Rudari) in Greece and Spain, focusing on how they cope with the challenges of living and working in different socio-economic and cultural settings. Some of those Bulgarians and Rudari are temporary migrants, and sooner or later they return to Bulgaria; others turn from temporary labour migrants into emigrants. They settle permanently in the host country and adjust to the “Greek and Spanish way of life”. Both groups have developed similar migration strategies in Greece and Spain but their patterns of social adaptation and the way they create social ties have ethnic specifics. The social circles formed on the base of these ties can include people from Bulgaria as well as immigrants and locals and in many cases accumulate positive integration effects.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, Roma, Gypsy, migration, Orthodox church, Orthodox Christians, Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Protestant, sociology
Subjects:	G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Protestants B Mission Theology/Theory > Contextualization/Inculturation B Mission Theology/Theory > Migration / Diaspora H Social Sciences and Roma Christianity > Sociology G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Eastern Orthodox G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Evangelicals G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Pentecostal
Divisions:	Bulgaria
Depositing User:	Jelena Bakic
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2023 10:18
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2023 10:18
URI:	https://rocprints.rockcentre.org/id/eprint/629

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