Anthropology and Entrepreneurship Research: Introduction to the 2023 Symposium Papers

Abstract

The papers presented in this special section were originally prepared for the American Anthropological Association's fourth annual symposium on anthropology and entrepreneurship, held in Toronto in November 2023 and sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. This special section follows two compilations from earlier Foundation-sponsored symposia. The Foundation has provided support to the Association to recognize innovative ways of thinking about entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on (1) entrepreneurial behavior and the social, cultural, and economic institutions that facilitate the emergence and ongoing support of such behavior; (2) innovative approaches to entrepreneurship training and development; (3) partnerships and financial instruments that support new enterprises; and (4) innovative approaches to enterprises that explicitly aim to serve public interests and/or urgent social needs.