Call for Papers for a Special Issue on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Sparse Ecosystems
A new special issue in the Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship invites submissions for a special issue on “Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Sparse Ecosystems: Immigrant Ventures, Innovation and Resilience in Peripheries”. The deadline for abstract submissions is 1 August 2026.
This special issue seeks to advance understanding of how immigrant entrepreneurship develops in sparse, remote, and institutionally thin environments where entrepreneurs operate in the face of geographical isolation, climate uncertainty, regulatory complexity, and fragmented support systems. It also highlights the growing importance of Arctic regions as sites of geopolitical change, climate change adaptation, and socioeconomic transition.
Objectives of the Special Issue
This SI aims to:
- Develop new theoretical and empirical insights into immigrant venturing in Arctic, Arctic-like, and remote contexts.
- Examine resource mobilisation, opportunity creation and innovation under extreme spatial and institutional constraints.
- Illuminate the lived experiences and strategies of immigrant entrepreneurs.
- Explore Indigenous–immigrant interactions and collaborative entrepreneurial models.
- Assess the role of immigrant ventures in demographic renewal and regional sustainability.
- Offer policy-relevant knowledge for regional development agencies, migration authorities, and entrepreneurial support systems.
Timeline
- Abstract submission: 1st August, 2026. Please email abstracts to Yafisa Neasmin, nafisa.yeasmin@oulu.fi
- Manuscript Submission Deadline: 28th of February 2027
- Review Process: Rolling, with two rounds of peer review, ends 30th June 2027
- Estimated Publication of Special Issue: December 2027
Special Issue Editors
- Nafisa Yeasmin , University of Oulu, Finland nafisa.yeasmin@oulu.fi
- Anisur Faroque, University of Vaasa, Finland anisur.faroque@uwasa.fi
- Mohammad Osman Gani, University Canada West, Vancouver, Canada osman.gani@ucanwest.ca
- Waliul Hasanat, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland waliul.hasanat@ulapland.fi
- Hiran Roy, Canadian University, Dubai, UAE Hiran.Roy@cud.ac.ae
For more information, visit the website: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/small-business-and-entrepreneurship-in-sparse-ecosystems/