Chinese and African migrant entrepreneur's articulation shaped by African agency

Review | Rezension

Much has been written on the relationship of China and Africa in the past decade. However, the subject of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in Africa and their articulation with African counterparts was little explored up to the early 2010s. Apparently, this research gap has been closed, as shown by four publications in recent years: three edited volumes and one monography, focusing on this subject. In view of early prejudices on the passive or even disapproving reception of Chinese migrants by Africans, the state of the art underlines the importance and scope of African agency vis à vis Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in Africa. This has been underlined unison in the four books under review. Book review of:(1) Giese, Karsten, Marfaing, Laurence (eds) (2016): Entrepreneurs Africains et Chinois. Les impacts sociaux d’une rencontre particulière. Paris: Karthala. (2) Gadzala, Aleksandra W. (ed) (2015): Africa and China: how Africans and their governments are shaping relations with China. Lanham/Md.: Rowman & Littlefield. (3) Mohan, Giles, Lampert, Ben et al (eds) (2014): Chinese Migrants and Africa's Development: new imperialists or agents of change? London: Zed books. (4) French, Howard W. (2015): China's Second Continent: how a million migrants are building a new empire in Africa. London: Penguin Random House / New York: Knopf.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Chinesische und afrikanische Migranten-Unternehmer geprägt durch afrikanische Handlungsmacht ; L'articulation de l'entrepreneur migrant chinois et africain façonnée par l'agence africaine
• ISSN: 1013-1108
• Extent: Seite(n): 156-166
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Strategic Review for Southern Africa, 38(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Migration ; Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie ; Unternehmer ; Migrant ; Chinese ; Afrikaner ; Handlungsfähigkeit ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Globalisierung ; sozioökonomische Entwicklung ; soziale Beziehungen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kohnert, Dirk
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2016

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55981-0
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST