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Syrian refugee entrepreneurship in Turkey: integration and the use of immigrant capital in the informal economy
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Abstract This study focuses on small-scale entrepreneurship of Syrian refugees in Turkey. It analyses in a Bourdieusian way how they utilize cultural, social, economic and symbolic capital, and reveals their start-up and sustainability strategies. It is based on 24 in-depth interviews with Syrian small entre... view more
This study focuses on small-scale entrepreneurship of Syrian refugees in Turkey. It analyses in a Bourdieusian way how they utilize cultural, social, economic and symbolic capital, and reveals their start-up and sustainability strategies. It is based on 24 in-depth interviews with Syrian small entrepreneurs who started up new businesses after 2011, in Istanbul, Gaziantep, and Hatay. It describes the entrepreneurial opportunity structure and the significance of the informal economy and analyses Syrians' utilization of various forms of capital in small entrepreneurship and relations to integration. The main finding indicates that the informal economy -as the main site of such entrepreneurship- eases the start-up process but limits on-going business and integration.... view less
Keywords
Syria; refugee; Turkey; entrepreneurship; economy; integration; social capital
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Sociology of Economics
Management Science
Free Keywords
informal economy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 200-210
Journal
Social Inclusion, 7 (2019) 4
Issue topic
Social inclusion beyond borders: utilization of migrant capital in transnational and diaspora communities
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed