Research

Completed projects

Here is a selection of a number of completed projects.

• Cities and Migration. EC-funded Twinning Project (Horizon)
• Neighborhoods economies [NICIS Project]
• The power of public spaces [NICIS project]
• Mixed embeddedness - Immigrant entrepreneurship in four Dutch cities
• Global Cities, Local shops. A comparative study of changing retail landscapes. The Rise of Neighborhoods as Places of Leisure and Consumption. A project commissioned by NWO/STIP.
• European Research on Islam and Muslim Communities . A project commissioned by New York City's Russell Sage Foundation.
• International Network 'Working on the Fringes'. International network of researchers of immigrant businesses in the (in)formal economy, sponsored by the European Commission and the European Science Foundation.
• Werk en Werkgelegenheid in de Buurt. Project in opdracht van het Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer, Directoraat-Generaal Wonen, Directie Strategie.
• The Immigrant Garment Industry. An international comparative study of the immigrant garment industry in The Netherlands, France, Britain, and the USA.
• The Immigrant Construction Industry. Project on the non-formation of an immigrant niche in the Dutch construction industry.
• Financing and Financial Management of Immigrant Businesses. An exploratory study commissioned by EMPORIUM.