Business and the Politics of Integration Among German-Turks in Berlin
摘要
This chapter analyses the role of business and entrepreneurship in the politics of integration, with a focus on German-Turks in Berlin. It shows that immigrants’ business activities play a significant role in their socioeconomic integration, but also carry a symbolic value, as they embody and represent their presence in the receiving society. Five short case studies are presented to illustrate the interactions between class, ethnicity and business, as well as the cultural complexity of immigrant entrepreneurship.