ABSTRACT
This chapter contributes to the debate on citizenship and systems of 'regulation' in post-Socialist settings, drawing on ethnographic evidence from an 'informal' suburb of Tirana. The discussion focuses on land ownership in post-Socialist Albania 1991 and will specifically strive to cast light upon the relationship between citizenship and informality, as one of the major issues of Albania's transformation during this period. Since 1991, Albania has been represented as a country in a phase of transition. Such representation was first used in the political discourse but soon became part of the wider public discourse. The last great transformation started in 1991 with the collapse of the Communist regime. From a historical perspective, this is the third great transformation period of Albanian society. According to the new state law, the new realities of informal land possession should be included in the economic and legal system at a national and international level.
