Entrepreneurship and identity politics: an analysis from the perspective of figuration sociology and critical social psychology

Abstract

The article discusses the concept of identity articulating elements of the critical perspective in social psychology, especially from the syntagm identity-metamorphosis-emancipation developed by Antonio Ciampa, as well as the concept of ‘identity politics.’ In parallel, the study reflects on the contributions of Norbert Elias connected to the conceptions of Ciampa. Entrepreneuship is understood as a fundamental structuring concept of identity, as a presupposed, idealized identity. The study does not takes a position contrary to entrepreneurship, but discusses the prevailing meanings that have been attributed to entrepreneurship, whose construction constitutes an ideological and mythicized identity politics..

Keywords:
Identity; Identity politics; Entrepreneurship