Barcelona in motion: ethnic enclave from Pakistan in El Raval and

emergent tapas zone in Poble Sec

The purpose of this tour is to acknowledge the dynamism of the city through two examples: the

transformation of the type of business of Pakistani people in El Raval, and the emergence of a

new “tapas” zone in Poble Sec.

Figure 1. Main districts and hot-spots in Barcelona

Figure 2. Proportion on migrants from Pakistan.

Figure 3. An 'ethnic' walk in Barcelona: descovering other urban side.

Figure 4. Pakistani enclave: small businesses managed and owned by Pakistani population

(Source: Güell, 2012).

References

Güell, Berta (2012). Els negocis dels pakistanesos al barri del Raval a Barcelona. Motius i

estratègies per a l’autoocupació. Màster Oficial de Recerca en Sociologia. Universitat de

Barcelona.

Güell, B. (2016). The backstage of Pakistani businesses in Barcelona: unravelling strategies

from the ground. South Asian Diaspora, 8(1), 15–30. doi:10.1080/19438192.2015.1092296

Molina, José Luis, Hugo Valenzuela-García, Alejandro García-Macías, Miranda Lubbers and

Judith Pampalona, “Measuring Social Capital in Ethnic Enclaves: Indians in Lloret de Mar, and

Pakistanis in Barcelona city”, in: Li, Yaojun et al. (2013). The Handbook of Research Methods

and Applications on Social Capital. London: Edward Elgar Publishers.

The Raval before the 90’

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