Critical Perspectives in Entrepreneurship – Celebrating the European Research Tradition
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Critical Perspectives in Entrepreneurship – Celebrating the European Research Tradition
Journal: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 January 2027
Manuscript Submission Opens: 1 November 2027
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 November 2027
Introduction
This Special Issue celebrates the long‑standing European tradition of critical entrepreneurship research that questions narrow, growth‑centric views of entrepreneurship. It examines entrepreneurship’s socio‑economic, cultural, aesthetic, and political dimensions, while highlighting how entrepreneurial narratives can reinforce marginalization through gender, class, ethnicity, and neoliberalism. It invites reflexive, interdisciplinary work that rethinks entrepreneurial subjects, well‑being, inequality, and alternative forms of organizing within and beyond Europe.
Guest Editors
Karin Berglund 📧 (karin.berglund@oru.se)
Daniel Hjorth 📧 (daniel.hjorth@fek.lu.se)
Banu Ozkazanc‑Pan 📧 (banu_ozkazanc‑pan@brown.edu)
Karen Verduijn 📧 (karen.verduijn@vu.nl)
List of Topic Areas
Submissions are invited on (but not limited to):
Alternative, inclusive organizing: cooperatives, social enterprises, grassroots initiatives.
Critical analyses of entrepreneurial narratives and success/failure myths.
Critical entrepreneurship education and pedagogical transformation.
Entrepreneurial well‑being, burnout, stress, and health.
Critical perspectives on migrant entrepreneurship and transnational networks.
Entrepreneurship and ethics, social good commodification, and social entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship and neoliberalism, power, inequality, and exclusion.
Policy critique: how entrepreneurship policies construct subjects and reinforce inequalities.
Entrepreneurship and societal challenges: climate change, poverty, social justice.
Gendered and racialized entrepreneurship, intersectional identity analyses.
Historical and institutional studies of entrepreneurship in Europe and beyond.
Precarity, gig work, and platform economies.
Critical interrogations of GenAI, AI, and emerging technologies in entrepreneurialism.
Technofascism, populism, and start‑ups.
Spatial inequalities and the politics of place in entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Paper Development Workshop
A virtual paper development workshop will be held in Spring/Summer 2027.
The Special Issue will be introduced at RENT 2026, Antwerp, marking the conference’s 40th anniversary.
Participation encouraged but not required for publication.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions via ScholarOne Manuscripts; follow journal guidelines strictly.
Select “Critical Perspectives in Entrepreneurship – Celebrating the European Research Tradition” from the special issue dropdown.
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere.
Abstracts (any format) must be emailed to:
📧 karin.berglund@oru.se by 15 January 2027.Full manuscripts via:
🌐 https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijebrAuthor Guidelines: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijebr#jlp_author_guidelines
About the Journal
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IJEBR), published by Emerald Group Publishing, advances research on entrepreneurial behaviour, SMEs, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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