Approximating entrepreneurial superdiversity: reconceptualizing the superdiversity debate in ethnic minority entrepreneurship

Figures & data

Figure 1. Density of ethnic minorities in Glasgow.

Figure 2. Selection of superdiverse areas for site survey.

Figure 3. South Glasgow – Eglinton Toll (above: density of EME, below: diversity of business types).

Figure 4. South Glasgow – Govanhill (above: density of EME; below: diversity of business types).

Table 1. Entrepreneurial Superdiversity Index on cumulative diversity indicators.

		Indicators aggregated in the index				Criteria used for area selection
		Diversity of population re: ethnicity^b	Diversity of business types	Diversity of ethnic minority entrepreneurs^a	Entrepreneurial Superdiversity Index (total)	Density of businesses	Areal deprivation^c
West End	UoG area	low	low	high	low	high	low
	Kelvinbridge/Maryhill	medium	high	high	high	high	medium
East End	High Street	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	high
	Duke Street	high	medium	high	high	high	high
South Glasgow	Eglinton Toll	medium	low	low	low	very high	high
	Govanhill	very high	high	high	very high	high	high

^a Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs (EME): identification according to visible signs.

^b Data based on geographical distribution of largest ethnic minority groups, i.e. Pakistani, African, White Other British and White Others in 2011 (Kelly and Ashe 2014).

^c Religious backgrounds: identification according to visible dietary laws and religion of ethnic backgrounds. Data based on Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) in 2012, encompassing 7 weighted domains, incl. income, employment, geographic access and housing.

Kelly, Briand, and Stephen Ashe. 2014. Local Dynamics of Diversity: Evidence from the 2011 Census. Manchester: Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity.

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