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Ester Barinaga

Lektor , Ph.d.
Ester Barinaga

Institut for Ledelse, Politik og Filosofi

Porcelænshaven 18B
DK-2000 Frederiksberg
Tlf.: +45 3815 3225
Mobiltelefon: +46 707 99 3410
E-mail: eb.lpf@cbs.dk



Link til denne hjemmeside: www.cbs.dk/staff/barinaga


I am interested on rationalities and strategies aiming at increasing social cohesion, with a particular emphasis on those addressed to the integration of immigrants in our societies.
I’m currently involved in a series of projects that aim to de-stabilize extant relations of ethnic domination. The first is the study of the introduction in Sweden of micro-finance to work with marginalized groups (ex-convicts, ex-drug-addicts and immigrant women). Two medium-small saving banks are being studied.
In the second project I am introducing (yes, my debut as a social entrepreneur!) community-based art projects in suburbs with high unemployment rates. Young residents, local politicians, civil society organizations and art schools are collaborating in the production of public art.
I hope that the study of these initiatives will give us a cue on systems of thought and strategies for the dissolution of the immigrant condition.

Primære forskningsområder

  • Organization of civil society initiatives
  • Bottom – up initiatives for the dissolution of the immigrant condition
  • Ethnic boundary
  • Policies for integration of people of immigrant backgrounds
  • Micro-finance in Western societies
  • High-tech based regional development policies


Udvalgte publikationer

Articles in peer-reviewed journals
Under revision, “The Psychic Life of Resistance – The Ethnic Subject in a High-Tech Region.” British Journal of Sociology.
Barinaga, Ester, 2009, “A performative view of language – Methodological considerations and consequences for the study of culture.” FQS Special Issue on Qualitative Research on Intercultural Communication. (It can be downloaded from http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0901244 ).
Barinaga, Ester, 2007, “’Cultural diversity’ at work: ‘National culture’ as a discourse organizing an international project group.” Human Relations, 60 (2): 315-340.
Books and book chapters
2009, Powerful Dichotomies – Inclusion and exclusion in the Information Society. Stockholm: EFI.
2009, “A few thoughts on micro-finance, ethnicity and social cohesion.” In Inga-Lill Söderberg (ed.), Mikrofinans i Sverige – Hur når vi människor utan relation till banksystemet? SparbanksAkademin.
2009, with E.Piñeiro and Bertil Guve, In Marcus Lindahl & Alf Rehn (eds.), Feelings and Business – Essays in honor of Claes Gustafsson. Stockholm: Santérus Förlag.
2009, “The role of language in the organizing process of knowledge intensive work”. In Dariusz Jemielniak and Jerzy Kociatkiewicz (ed.), Handbook of Research on Knowledge-intensive organizations. Idea Group.
Samlet publikationsliste (pdf)



Sidst opdateret af Anje Schmidt 10.06.2010