Exploring Neighbourhood Integration Dynamics of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples
Integration is always at the core of migration studies and is examined from various theoretical perspectives. While integration models are valuable for understanding how national political systems influence the integration of foreigners into society, the real challenge of integration manifests at th...
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| description | Integration is always at the core of migration studies and is examined from various theoretical perspectives. While integration models are valuable for understanding how national political systems influence the integration of foreigners into society, the real challenge of integration manifests at the local level. From a neighbourhood-based approach, this article addresses the integration trajectories of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples, which is a socio-economically deprived neighbourhood hosting a substantial segment of foreign populations and has been the target of significant urban regeneration initiatives over the past decade. Sri Lankans established travel agencies, fiscal assistance centres, restaurants, takeaways, and retailers in a transformative context. This article highlights how entrepreneurial initiatives are shaped by the mutual connection linking immigrants with the place where they found economic and relational opportunities. The results serve as a crucial starting point for better understanding the long-term outcomes of the socio-economic integration at the neighbourhood level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5d81a390d1e4c5cabc05b9497c19e232024-02-23T15:34:33ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602024-01-011328710.3390/socsci13020087Exploring Neighbourhood Integration Dynamics of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, NaplesMaria Camilla Fraudatario0Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, ItalyIntegration is always at the core of migration studies and is examined from various theoretical perspectives. While integration models are valuable for understanding how national political systems influence the integration of foreigners into society, the real challenge of integration manifests at the local level. From a neighbourhood-based approach, this article addresses the integration trajectories of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples, which is a socio-economically deprived neighbourhood hosting a substantial segment of foreign populations and has been the target of significant urban regeneration initiatives over the past decade. Sri Lankans established travel agencies, fiscal assistance centres, restaurants, takeaways, and retailers in a transformative context. This article highlights how entrepreneurial initiatives are shaped by the mutual connection linking immigrants with the place where they found economic and relational opportunities. The results serve as a crucial starting point for better understanding the long-term outcomes of the socio-economic integration at the neighbourhood level.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/2/87neighbourhood integrationSri Lankan entrepreneurssocial capitalsocial network analysis |
| spellingShingle | Maria Camilla Fraudatario Exploring Neighbourhood Integration Dynamics of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples Social Sciences neighbourhood integration Sri Lankan entrepreneurs social capital social network analysis |
| title | Exploring Neighbourhood Integration Dynamics of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples |
| title_full | Exploring Neighbourhood Integration Dynamics of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Neighbourhood Integration Dynamics of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Neighbourhood Integration Dynamics of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples |
| title_short | Exploring Neighbourhood Integration Dynamics of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs in Rione Sanità, Naples |
| title_sort | exploring neighbourhood integration dynamics of sri lankan entrepreneurs in rione sanita naples |
| topic | neighbourhood integration Sri Lankan entrepreneurs social capital social network analysis |
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