Call for Chapters: Migrant Entrepreneurship and Labor Market Inclusion

Editors

Iza Gigauri, The University of Georgia, Georgia
Maria Bartekova, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia
Clara Margaça, University of Salamanca, Spain

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: June 7, 2026
Full Chapters Due: August 9, 2026
Submission Date: August 9, 2026

Introduction

Global changes in the labor market have taken place in recent years. Not only technological changes and accelerated digitalization but also the pandemic (Covid 19) followed by the war in Ukraine caused transformations in the labor market. Immigrants arrived in Western countries and have affected the entrepreneurial ecosystem in a host country as they launched their business. Since many immigrants encounter considerable challenges entering the labor market in the host country, the business path appears to be an effective solution for employment.
Moreover, immigrant entrepreneurs play an important role in bridging their homeland and host countries stimulating global business connections. Furthermore, digital technologies have reshaped global trade and regional business as e-commerce has advanced. Increasing adoption of automation technologies, artificial intelligence, robotics, etc. boosts entrepreneurship as more and more technological start-ups and enterprises are established in any country.
Additionally, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) encourage entrepreneurship. Sustainable development requires sustainable solutions for environmental and social challenges the world is facing. For this reason, sustainable entrepreneurs emerged as a response to the problems, which have been created by traditional business behavior.
Immigrant entrepreneurship can contribute to SDGs in terms of tackling inequality, empowering migrants and refugees, alleviating poverty, encouraging job creation, supporting innovation, and fostering economic development. For example, immigrant entrepreneurship can contribute to SDGs: 1 – combating poverty, 5 - achieving gender equality, 8 – promoting decent work and economic growth, 9 – encouraging innovation, 10 – reducing inequality, 16 – fostering peaceful and inclusive societies; 17 – strengthening global partnership.
Against this background, this book is dedicated to the underexplored area of migrant / immigrant entrepreneurship and its relationship to labour market, digitalization, economic growth, and sustainable development goals.

Objective

This book aims to explore migrant entrepreneurship in light of wars and economic and social crises. It provides various insights from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
The book aims to discuss the changes that have occurred in labour market due to the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the economic crisis.
The book also aims to examine the role of migrant and immigrant entrepreneurship in economic development, taking into account current trends of digitalization and sustainability.
Thus, based on qualitative and quantitative research methods, this book sheds light on the relationship between migrant/immigrant entrepreneurship, economic growth, and the labor market.

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be comprised of scholars, researchers, students, as well as professionals, managers, government representatives, policymakers, engaging in the field of entrepreneurship, immigrant and migrant issues, labour market, and economic development.

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 7, 2026, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by June 21, 2026 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters of a minimum of 10,000 words (word count includes references and related readings) are expected to be submitted by August 9, 2026, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Migrant Entrepreneurship and Labor Market Inclusion. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery^® online submission manager.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global Scientific Publishing, an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference", "Medical Information Science Reference", "Business Science Reference", and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global Scientific Publishing specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2027.

Indexing Information for Prospective Authors

IGI Global Scientific Publishing meets the criteria for inclusion in major indexing services such as Scopus; however, it is important to note that all indexing decisions are made independently by these services. IGI Global Scientific Publishing books are selectively indexed by the indexing organization after publication. Indexing cannot be guaranteed for any book prior to publication, and the indexing organization has complete control over the final selection and timeline.

Important Dates

June 7, 2026: Proposal Submission Deadline
June 21, 2026: Notification of Acceptance
August 9, 2026: Full Chapter Submission
September 13, 2026: Review Results Returned
October 11, 2026: Final Acceptance Notification
October 18, 2026: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries

Iza Gigauri
The University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
i.gigauri@sangu.edu.ge

Maria Bartekova
Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia

Clara Margaça
University of Salamanca, Spain

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