ID - 131789970 TI - Religion, Migration and Business : Faith, Work And Entrepreneurialism in the UK AU - Villares-Varela, María AU - Sheringham, Olivia PY - 2020 SN - 9783030583057 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot DB - UniCat KW - Religious studies KW - Economic sociology KW - Sociology KW - Migration. Refugees KW - Economic structure KW - Business management KW - Environmental planning KW - Social geography KW - ondernemingsstrategieën KW - religie KW - ruimtelijke ordening KW - sociologie KW - economie KW - migratie (mensen) KW - ondernemen UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131789970 AB - This book critically interrogates the role of religious faith in the experiences and practices of migrant entrepreneurs against the backdrop of neoliberal Britain. Focussing on Pentecostalism, a popular Christian denomination amongst migrant groups in the UK, the authors draw on primary qualitative data to examine the ways in which Pentecostal beliefs and values influence the aspirations and practices of migrant entrepreneurs. The book also explores the role of Pentecostal churches in supporting entrepreneurial activities among migrant communities, arguing that these institutions simultaneously comply and contest the formation of neoliberal subjectivities: providing cultural legitimacy to the entrepreneurial subject, whilst also contesting the community erosion of neoliberalism, (particularly in an austerity context) and fostering a strong a sense of belonging among congregants. The book offers an interdisciplinary perspective spanning sociology, geography and entrepreneurship studies to explain how values and faith networks shape everyday life, work and entrepreneurial practices. María Villares-Varela is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Southampton, UK. Olivia Sheringham is Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography at Birkbeck, University of London, UK. ER -