RESILIENCE: Understanding the role of resources in building resilience in marketing systems of refugee-run businesses in Europe

Informazioni relative al progetto

RESILIENCE

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 842064

DOI

10.3030/842064

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 11 Aprile 2019

Data di avvio 7 Novembre 2019

Data di completamento 14 Aprile 2022

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Costo totale

€ 172 932,48

Contributo UE

€ 172 932,48

Coordinato da

IE UNIVERSIDAD
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - RESILIENCE (RESILIENCE: Understanding the role of resources in building resilience in marketing systems of refugee-run businesses in Europe)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2019-11-07 al 2021-11-06

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

The project seeks to understand the resilience of marketing systems comprised of businesses run by those with a migrant and refugee background. Resilience is the ability of systems to not only survive, but also thrive, even in challenging situations and is part of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals related to communities. Despite its importance, we know little about how such businesses influence the resilience of the systems that they are part of, including their markets, neighbourhoods, and communities. This project therefore aims to contribute to this important area and is guided by the key question of how do small-scale businesses run by those with a migrant and refugee background impact resilience in their systems? Towards providing answers to this question, this project has engaged in inductive fieldwork towards the creation of theoretical models to further academic understanding of resilience and marketing systems, while aiming to create actionable models that can be used to strengthen activities of businesses run by those with a migrant and refugee background and their related systems.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

During the fellowship, Stefanie Beninger has engaged in a variety of research and outreach. She has twice acted as a keynote speaker on the topic of resilience at a major practitioner conference. Dr. Beninger has organized and hosted workshops, panels, and conference sessions on the topics of resilience and forcibly displaced peoples, bringing together leading experts on the topic. The results of the fieldwork and desk research have been presented at international, regional, and local conferences and workshops, as well as been published in or are being submitted to academic journals, as well as publishing a chapter. She has also contributed to her university's online public repository on the topic of resilience and published a practitioner article with IE Insights.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

The results of this study will have implications for academia, those with a refugee and migrant background, their host countries, and the public and private sector. For business academia, this work aims to contribute to calls to better understand systems and their associated resilience, focusing on a much-overlooked group. This study also aims to inform approaches regarding sustainable opportunities for those with a migrant and refugee background, an area in crucial need of attention. To achieve these outcomes, the researcher has engaged in a multi-pronged program involving desk and primary research driven by fieldwork; connecting with students and academics; outreach to practitioners; and other wider activities.

Dr. Beninger