Multifocality and opportunity structure: towards a mixed embeddedness model for transnational migrant entrepreneurship, by Solano, G., V. Schutjens and J. Rath (2022) Comparative Migration Studies, 10(3): 1-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12934 This article addresses transnational migrant entrepreneurship, which refers to migrants involved in cross-border entrepreneurial activities. Previous models and concepts in migrant entrepreneurship studies have not fully succeeded [...]

Chinatown 2.0: El difícil florecimiento de una zona comercial de temática étnica by Jan Rath, Annemarie Bodaar, Thomas Wagemaakers, and Pui Yan Wu Dearq, 30: 70-86 Special issue Espacios en la migración / Spaces in Migration DOI: https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq30.2021.08 Abstract En la pintoresca zona de canales de Ámsterdam, Zeedijk y sus alrededores, los empresarios chinos han [...]

Coffee People in Tehran, Glasgow, and Amsterdam by Reza Shaker Ardekani and Jan Rath Journal of Consumer Culture, 2017, 20(1): 122–140. DOI: 10.1177/1469540517736557 Despite the diversity of consumption and class practices of the new urban middle classes within and between societies, they share some qualities. Focusing on the lifestyles and mentalities of regulars of specialty [...]

Emeritus hoogleraar stadssociologie en ex-decaan van de toenmalige Faculteit der Politieke en Sociaal-Culturele Wetenschappen (PSCW) Lodewijk N.J. Brunt (1942) is op 17 oktober 2020 overleden. Op zaterdag 17 oktober 2020 overleed Lodewijk (‘Lo’) Brunt op 78-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Amsterdam. Van 1988 tot zijn emeritaat in 2005 was hij hoogleraar ‘Sociologie, in het bijzonder [...]

Emeritus hoogleraar stadssociologie en ex-decaan van de toenmalige Faculteit der Politieke en Sociaal-Culturele Wetenschappen (PSCW) Lodewijk N.J. Brunt (1942) is op 17 oktober 2020 overleden. Op zaterdag 17 oktober 2020 overleed Lodewijk (‘Lo’) Brunt op 78-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Amsterdam. Van 1988 tot zijn emeritaat in 2005 was hij hoogleraar ‘Sociologie, in het bijzonder [...]

The ambiguity of diversity: Management of ethnic and class transitions in a gentrifying local shopping street by Emil van Eck, Iris Hagemans & Jan Rath Urban Studies, 57(16): 3299–3314 DOI: 10.1177/0042098019897008 Abstract As a malleable concept with a relatively positive resonance, ‘diversity’ proves to be a useful tool to legitimise a range of policy strategies, [...]

From Kahvehane to Coffee Bar: Urban Life in Istanbul by Jan Rath and Selin Kılıç (2018) www.theprotocity.com Coffee is abundant in Turkey today, not just in the form of türk kahvesi, the traditional Turkish coffee cooked with water in a special small pot with a long handle, but also that of espresso, cappuccino and the [...]

Coffee People in Tehran, Glasgow, and Amsterdam by Reza Shaker Ardekani and Jan Rath Journal of Consumer Culture, 2017, 20(1): 122–140. DOI: 10.1177/1469540517736557 Despite the diversity of consumption and class practices of the new urban middle classes within and between societies, they share some qualities. Focusing on the lifestyles and mentalities of regulars of specialty [...]

From Kahvehane to Coffee Bar: Urban Life in Istanbul by Jan Rath and Selin Kılıç (2018) www.theprotocity.com Coffee is abundant in Turkey today, not just in the form of türk kahvesi, the traditional Turkish coffee cooked with water in a special small pot with a long handle, but also that of espresso, cappuccino and the [...]

Rath, J. & V. Schutjens (2019) ‘Advancing the Frontiers in Ethnic Entrepreneurship Studies’, in Special Issue on Urban Politics of Ethnic Entrepreneurship edited by A. Schmiz & T. Hernandez (eds), Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geografie, 110 (5): December 2019, https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12398 The proliferation of ethnic entrepreneurship varies not only from country to country, but also [...]