Dr. Alexandra David

Researcher
Research Department Innovation, Space & Culture

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Born 1977. Communication science studies at the University Duisburg-Essen and economic studies at the Distant University in Hagen, PhD in sociology at the University of Twente. Since January 2006 she is researcher at the Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University and part of the research department ‘Innovation, Space & Culture’. Here, her research questions focus on the topics of diversity, migration, innovation and integration. Since 2022 she is founding member of the think tank „Business Dialogue NRW - Competence Centre for multicultural and migrant entrepreneurship“. Above all, she considers concepts of empowerment of females and migrants as well as regional potentials of minority entrepreneurship. She is also interested in the integration and social participation of vulnerable and marginalised groups into labour markets and innovation ecosystems. Regional human capital and skilled labour concepts for a sustainable, inclusive growth and a resilient society are part of her work.

She wrote her doctoral thesis at the University of Twente (Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability) in Enschede (NL) titled: „Human Capital and the Role of Networks – Migration, Inclusion and New Qualification for a Sustainable Regional Economy”.

Dr. Alexandra David coordinates the research area "Migration, Innovation & Entrepreneurship".

Working/Research Areas:

• (Refugee) Migration and innovation
• Empowerment of immigrants
• Immigrant entrepreneurship
• female entrepreneurship
• Human capital as carrier of knowledge
• Regional cultures and diversity
• Lifelong learning concepts

Membership:

• Gesellschaft für Interkulturelle Philosophie e.V. (GIP),
• Netzwerk Essener Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V. (NEK),
• The German Network of Refugee Researchers (http://fluechtlingsforschung.net/).
• Alexandra David is participant in the Ecosystem Accelerator Migrant Entrepreneurship & Employment Cluster of Hello Europe Initiative by Ashoka. (https://www.hello-europe.eu)

• Founding member of „Business Dialogue NRW - Competence Centre for Multicultural and Migrant Entrepreneurship“

Reviewer for:

• Globalizations 
• Glocalism - Journal of culture, politics and innovation 
• ZFW - Advances in Economic Geography 
• Voluntas - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
• Thunderbird International Business Review 
• Raumforschung und Raumordnung

English Publications (Selection)