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How do migration trajectories, entrepreneurial strategies and processes of embeddedness shape the experiences and business trajectories of migrant shop owners in selected commercial areas of Liège?
Tzani, Emmanouela 
Promotor(s) :
Lafleur, Jean-Michel
Date of defense : 3-Sep-2026 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/27788
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| Title : | How do migration trajectories, entrepreneurial strategies and processes of embeddedness shape the experiences and business trajectories of migrant shop owners in selected commercial areas of Liège? |
| Translated title : | [fr] Comment les trajectoires migratoires, les stratégies entrepreneuriales et les processus d’encastrement façonnent-ils les expériences et les trajectoires entrepreneuriales des commerçants migrants dans certaines zones commerciales de Liège ? |
| Author : | Tzani, Emmanouela
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| Date of defense : | 3-Sep-2026 |
| Advisor(s) : | Lafleur, Jean-Michel
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| Committee's member(s) : | Vintila, Cristina-Daniela
Mandin, Jérémy
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| Language : | English |
| Number of pages : | 70 |
| Discipline(s) : | Social & behavioral sciences, psychology > Sociology & social sciences |
| Target public : | Researchers Student General public |
| Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
| Degree: | Master en sociologie, à finalité spécialisée en migration and ethnic studies |
| Faculty: | Master thesis of the Faculté des Sciences Sociales |
Abstract
[en] This thesis explores the experiences and business trajectories of migrant shop owners in selected commercial areas of Liège. Based on qualitative interviews with nine first-generation migrant entrepreneurs and field observations, it examines how migration trajectories, entrepreneurial strategies and processes of embeddedness shape their businesses and everyday experiences. Using the mixed embeddedness approach, the study highlights the diversity of pathways into entrepreneurship and the importance of family, social relations, clientele and the local urban environment. It also considers how entrepreneurs navigate a changing city marked by economic pressures and recent urban transformations, including the Liège tramway.
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