Ethnography
Systematic study of people and cultures
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| March 2024 |
Himarë
Himara's acting mayor Jorgo Goro was arrested on corruption and abuse of office charges. Blerina Bala was elected as caretaker mayor following his resignation.
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| 2023 | Marvasti and Gubrium published 'Crafting Ethnographic Fieldwork: Sites, Selves & Social Worlds', a book exploring ethnographic research methodologies and reflexivity in fieldwork. |
| May 15 2023 |
Himarë
Local elections where Greek minority candidate Dhionisios Alfred Beleri won, but was arrested two days earlier on vote-buying charges, raising diplomatic tensions between Albania and Greece.
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| 2019 | Napoleon Chagnon, a controversial anthropologist known for his extensive ethnographic work with the Yanomami people of Venezuela and Brazil, died. |
| March 2019 |
Himarë
Albanian authorities withdrew a previous decision to seize properties of Greek minority members, following intervention by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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| 2018 | Dewan published research highlighting the contextual approach of ethnographic research, emphasizing that researchers seek to understand specific situations rather than generalize findings. |
| October 2017 |
Himarë
Albanian authorities demolished properties belonging to Greek minority members, leading to public protests and police deployment in Himarë.
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| 2015 |
Himarë
The government merged Himarë with the municipalities of Horë-Vranisht and Lukovë, with the town of Himarë becoming the municipal seat.
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| August 26 2015 |
Himarë
Albanian government demolished the church of St. Athanasios at Dhërmi, condemned by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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| 2011 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics census revealed Prizren Municipality's population as 177,781, with an urban population of approximately 94,500 and a rural population of around 83,000. |
| 2010 | Reconstruction of Potkaljaja, the old Serb neighbourhood in the center of town that was previously looted and burned, began. By this time, most of the neighbourhood had been rebuilt. |
| 2010 | Ybema et al. examined the ontological and epistemological foundations of ethnography, exploring different research perspectives including realist, constructivist, and critical theory approaches. |
| August 12 2010 |
Himarë
Ethnic Greek shopkeeper Aristotelis Goumas was killed by three Albanian youths, sparking ethnic tensions and highway blockades.
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| May 2010 |
Himarë
Second bomb attack on the house of former Himarë mayor Vasil Bollano.
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