Refugee entrepreneurs: typologies of emancipation and impact
Refugee entrepreneurs: typologies of emancipation and impact
The economic and social impacts of refugee entrepreneurs on host countries are becoming increasingly significant. Drawing on interviews with 33 Syrian refugee entrepreneurs from different backgrounds in Turkey, we theorise the conditions, mechanisms and outcomes of individual and collective emancipation that refugee entrepreneurs garner. Our qualitative study offers two theoretical contributions to the literature. First, we develop a typology of emancipation (self-made, political, resource-driven and complete emancipation) among refugee entrepreneurs and identify two emancipation mechanisms (i.e. seeking autonomy and crafting/strengthening) that transform the conditions of refugee entrepreneurs. Second, we demonstrate how emancipation fosters individual empowerment, collective success and positive societal impact. We connect these theoretical expansions to suggest evidence-based policy and practice recommendations on integration and support the emancipatory potential of refugee entrepreneurship.
autonomy, coping, crafting, emancipation, refugee entrepreneurs, thriving
Özgören, Çağla
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Karatas-Ozkan, Mine
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Ozbilgin, Mustafa
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Kamasak, Rifat
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Sayin, Esin
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Vassilopoulou, Joana
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Özgören, Çağla
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Karatas-Ozkan, Mine
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Ozbilgin, Mustafa
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Kamasak, Rifat
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Sayin, Esin
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Vassilopoulou, Joana
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Özgören, Çağla, Karatas-Ozkan, Mine, Ozbilgin, Mustafa, Kamasak, Rifat, Sayin, Esin and Vassilopoulou, Joana
(2025)
Refugee entrepreneurs: typologies of emancipation and impact.
International Small Business Journal.
(doi:10.1177/02662426241311052).
Abstract
The economic and social impacts of refugee entrepreneurs on host countries are becoming increasingly significant. Drawing on interviews with 33 Syrian refugee entrepreneurs from different backgrounds in Turkey, we theorise the conditions, mechanisms and outcomes of individual and collective emancipation that refugee entrepreneurs garner. Our qualitative study offers two theoretical contributions to the literature. First, we develop a typology of emancipation (self-made, political, resource-driven and complete emancipation) among refugee entrepreneurs and identify two emancipation mechanisms (i.e. seeking autonomy and crafting/strengthening) that transform the conditions of refugee entrepreneurs. Second, we demonstrate how emancipation fosters individual empowerment, collective success and positive societal impact. We connect these theoretical expansions to suggest evidence-based policy and practice recommendations on integration and support the emancipatory potential of refugee entrepreneurship.
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Accepted/In Press date: 27 November 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 30 January 2025
Published date: 30 January 2025
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autonomy, coping, crafting, emancipation, refugee entrepreneurs, thriving
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/497928
ISSN: 0266-2426
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Çağla Özgören
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Mustafa Ozbilgin
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Rifat Kamasak
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