Carel Roessingh studied Cultural Anthropology and
received his PhD from the University of Utrecht. His PhD research
was on the Belizean Garifuna. His central research topic now is religious
entrepreneurs, focusing on the organizational activities of the Mennonites in
Belize and Central America. He works as an Associate Professor at the Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Culture,
Organization and Management. His publications appeared amongst others in
journals such as Journal of Mennonite Studies, Journal of Developmental
Entrepreneurship, International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Small
Business, International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Belizean
Studies, Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies and The Mennonite Quarterly Review.
