Intersectionality and Policy-Making

The paper summarizes the literature on the role of intersectionality in researchand policy-making. Twisting the categories of race, class, gender and nationality, the current study explores structural obstacles faced by black African businesswomen in Finland. The findings suggest that the Finnish o...

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Autor principal:	Ekaterina Vorobeva
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN PL
Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2019
Materias:	gender race intersectionality migrant entrepreneurship structural inequality policymaking Law K Political science J
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/2062281d95a24826a585035323b8e561
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2062281d95a24826a585035323b8e5612021-11-27T13:12:52ZIntersectionality and Policy-Making10.12797/Politeja.16.2019.63.091733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/2062281d95a24826a585035323b8e5612019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/1309https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 The paper summarizes the literature on the role of intersectionality in researchand policy-making. Twisting the categories of race, class, gender and nationality, the current study explores structural obstacles faced by black African businesswomen in Finland. The findings suggest that the Finnish opportunity structureis both legally and socially unprepared for accepting African female entrepreneurs as equal economic actors. Based on the structural barriers identified, the paper presents several policy recommendations including fair involvement of migrants in the process of policymaking, better coordination of policies for newcomers, and creation of migrant entrepreneurship hubs. In addition, the study assumes that intersectional identities can act as both vulnerable and powerful depending on a context of interaction, which may provide grounds for redefining the very focus of intersectionality. Finally, the paper determines prospective research directions. Ekaterina VorobevaKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticlegenderraceintersectionalitymigrant entrepreneurshipstructural inequalitypolicymakingLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 16, Iss 6(63) (2019)
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description	The paper summarizes the literature on the role of intersectionality in researchand policy-making. Twisting the categories of race, class, gender and nationality, the current study explores structural obstacles faced by black African businesswomen in Finland. The findings suggest that the Finnish opportunity structureis both legally and socially unprepared for accepting African female entrepreneurs as equal economic actors. Based on the structural barriers identified, the paper presents several policy recommendations including fair involvement of migrants in the process of policymaking, better coordination of policies for newcomers, and creation of migrant entrepreneurship hubs. In addition, the study assumes that intersectional identities can act as both vulnerable and powerful depending on a context of interaction, which may provide grounds for redefining the very focus of intersectionality. Finally, the paper determines prospective research directions.
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