Examinando por Autor "Irastorza Arandia, Nahikari"

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    Entrepreneurial activity of immigrants in Spain
    (Universidad de Deusto, 2009-03-13) Irastorza Arandia, Nahikari; Peña Legazkue, Iñaki; Facultad de Humanidades; Las Ciencias Humanas en la Sociedad del Conocimiento
    This dissertation analyzes the entrepreneurial activity of immigrants in Spain and the Basque Country. Based on data collected by the General Entrepreneurship Monitor and the Basque Statistics Institute, I draw on human capital, social cognition and spatial economic theories, and the immigrant entrepreneurship literature to analyze the different stages of the entrepreneurial process, starting from the intention to create a firm until start-up (pre-start-up stage) and through to the assessment of the performance of the business (post-start-up stage). More specifically, I focus on the entrepreneurial propensity of immigrants of various origins as well as the success level achieved by their initiatives. In order to assess the immigrants' success as entrepreneurs, I compare the survival rates of foreign- and native-owned firms and the earnings of salaried and self-employed immigrants. I found that immigrants are more likely to start a business than natives, but less likely to succeed in terms of venture survival. Moreover, self-employed immigrants earn a higher income than salaried ones. Based on the findings of my empirical work, this dissertation makes a modest contribution to the debate surrounding the economic and social benefits immigrants could derive from self-employment. In addition, I discuss the appropriateness of labelling the entrepreneurial activity of immigrants and ethnic minorities as ethnic and immigrant entrepreneurship. I identify some barriers faced by immigrants both during the start-up process and the subsequent running of the business, and I suggest policy initiatives to help immigrants overcome these difficulties. In the last section of the dissertation, the methodological and data-related limitations of the study are presented and future research avenues are suggested.
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    Governance of religious diversity: current challenges and approaches to democratic coexistence: introduction to the monograph
    (Universidad de Deusto = Deustuko Unibertsitatea, Instituto de Derechos Humanos Pedro Arrupe, 2026-06-26) Irastorza Arandia, Nahikari; Gómez Sánchez, Davinia ; Martínez Ariño, Julia
    This article reflects on the public governance of cultural and religious diversity. Religious traditions have long shaped dominant cultural patterns in Western societies, which now face the challenge of ensuring harmonious coexistence among groups with diverse beliefs and ways of expressing them. In democratic systems where majorities tend to prevail, it is essential to develop approaches that enable the meaningful inclusion of minority perspectives. Although policymaking in this area is primarily a national or regional level competence, local public institutions —due to their proximity to citizens— are often the first to address demands for religious accommodation, despite frequently lacking the capacity to respond effectively to an increasing religious diversity, and the different customs and practices related to it. This special issue brings together interdisciplinary contributions from the social sciences that pay particular attention to local and regional experiences in the governance of religious diversity and policy innovations across different national contexts and policy fields.