2.6 Refugee Entrepreneurship

Authors

  • Stefan Lång Åbo Akademi University
  • Gunilla Widén Åbo Akademi University
  • Malin Brännback Åbo Akademi University
  • Jonas Lagerström Åbo Akademi University
  • Astrid Huopalainen Åbo Akademi University

Keywords:

Refugee entrepreneurship, Labour Market Integration, Context and Refugee Entrepreneurship, International refugee crisis, Refugee camp and host country

Abstract

For decades, entrepreneurship has been part of the business research area. However, new phenomena have emerged that could further enlighten the understanding of entrepreneurship. One of these phenomena is the international refugee crises. This refugee crisis has had an impact on the Nordic countries in many ways. Many questions arise on how this large immigrant group can survive and make a living, and how the integration of the refugees are to be handled in a host country. This track invites papers that shed light on this new and important area of entrepreneurship by focusing on refugee entrepreneurship.

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Published

2021-11-09

Issue

Section

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Studies