Entrepreneurship and interracial dynamics
A case study of self-employed Africans and Chinese in Guangzhou, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2147147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Min Zhou (0000-0001-5509-6845), Tao Xu (0000-0002-0501-6445), Shabnam Shenasi (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1566-1586 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01419870.2015.1125008 |
| OpenAlex | W2140162516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 23 |
Guangzhou is the most popular gateway city for African migration to China. Unlike stereotypical international migrants, Africans in Guangzhou are predominantly self-made entrepreneurs, doing business face-to-face with Chinese entrepreneurs who are mostly internal migrants with truncated citizenship rights. African-Chinese encounters in local markets and residential neighbourhoods offer a rare opportunity for studying interracial dynamics beyond the classic black-white dichotomy and traditional paradigm of ethnic entrepreneurship. In this paper, we draw from in-depth interviews and field observations to examine how interacting social forces shape interracial relations and mobility pathways for migrant entrepreneurs in an emerging city of opportunities. Our analyses suggest that interactions between African and Chinese entrepreneurs are economically interdependent and socioculturally contentious processes, and that these processes shape a myriad of intersecting identities and create room for cooperation that transcends race, class, and migrant status. We discuss the theoretical implications of these findings
China · Citizenship · Economic geography · Entrepreneurship · Ethnic group · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Interdependence · Political science · Social science · Sociology · China's Global Influence and Migration · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Contextualizing Entrepreneurship Theory
China–Africa Encounters
Racializing Ethnic Entrepreneurship
Religion and perceived attitudes among African immigrants in Guangzhou, China
Network-diversification and trust-building strategies of transnational migrant entrepreneurs
Contested and interdependent appropriation of space in a multicultural commercial neighbourhood of Santiago, Chile
Transnational, translocal, and transient
Reflections on intersectionality
Trajectories to becoming international relations actors in china’s BRI initiative
Research Note
Nigerian migrants, daily life domains and bordering processes in the city of Guangzhou
African migrants plight in China
Chinese Attitudes toward African Migrants in Guangzhou, China
Historical and contemporary perspectives on inequalities and well-being of Africans in China
A world of cheapness
New theoretical dialogues on migration in China
Everywhere is home
Entrepreneurship in South African township tourism
Chinatown
Ethnic Entrepreneurs
The dynamics of ethnic competition and conflict.
Contesting Citizenship in Urban China
Toward a Theory of Minority Group Relations
Caught in the Middle
Ethnic Enterprise in America
Outsiders' Business
The gaze of the other
The Emergence of New African "Trading Posts" in Hong Kong and Guangzhou
The African Trading Community in Guangzhou
China's recruitment of African university students
Nigerians in China
Revisiting Ethnic Entrepreneurship
A Theory of Middleman Minorities
City Repositioning and Competitiveness Building in Regional Development
Asr Forum
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Gaining the upper hand
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |