ABSTRACT
Return migration is currently one of the most widely debated dimensions of international mobility. This chapter analyses the experiences of migration and return mobilities of older, ageing or soon-to-age Albanians who are living back and forth between Italy and Albania, or have returned back home. I then identifies two generationally separate, but kinship-linked, groups for study: first-generation migrants who migrated from Albania to Italy around 20-25 years ago and who are now middle-aged or on the cusp of older age; and the parents, whom are called the 'zero generation', who are engaged in more recent and generally shorter-term mobility between Albania and Italy. By providing insights about both groups' perceptions of 'home' and belonging, the chapter addresses issues around transnational ageing, wellbeing and vulnerability in later life, and the migrants' conceptions of space and place.
