Transnationalism and Belonging: The Case of Moroccan Entrepreneurs in Amsterdam and Milan

Giacomo Solano, Raffaele Vacca, Matteo Gagliolo and Dirk Jacobs
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Giacomo Solano: Migration Policy Group, Belgium / Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy / Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Raffaele Vacca: Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida, USA
Matteo Gagliolo: Group for Research on Ethnic Relations, Migration & Equality (GERME), Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Dirk Jacobs: Group for Research on Ethnic Relations, Migration & Equality (GERME), Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Social Inclusion, 2020, vol. 8, issue 1, 300-313

Abstract: Research on migrant transnationalism has mostly focused on particular transnational activities, their salience in various contexts and populations, and their relationship with migrant incorporation. Less attention has been paid to the interplay between the different domains of transnationalism (economic, political, and socio-relational) and to the way in which they affect migrants’ identity. This study investigates whether and how one domain of migrant transnationalism—transnational entrepreneurship—influences migrants’ (1) transnational involvement in other domains and (2) sense of belonging to different social groups and places. Focusing on the case of Moroccan entrepreneurs in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Milan, Italy, we compare transnational migrant entrepreneurs, whose business is based on cross-border relationships and exchanges, with domestic migrant entrepreneurs, who are active exclusively in the destination country. Combining quantitative and qualitative data, we find that transnational entrepreneurs differ from domestic entrepreneurs mostly in terms of socio-relational transnational involvement. On the other hand, transnational entrepreneurship does not substantially change transnational practices in other domains or sense of belonging among Moroccan migrants.

Keywords: belonging; migrant entrepreneurship; Moroccan migrants; transnational entrepreneurship; transnationalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.17645/si.v8i1.2456

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