Abstract
Despite the importance of networks in entrepreneurship, past studies have often neglected their affective dimension, especially in the context of cultural entrepreneurship and creative economy. Drawing a practice theory perspective and using an ethnographic method including participant observation, ethnographic interviews, documents, visual and audiovisual records, we show how affective practices support network dynamics in the context of food markets. Our findings contribute to (a) advancing research on cultural entrepreneurship by expanding the importance of affectivity in network dynamics; (b) research on entrepreneurship and networks by demonstrating the role of affectivity in forming ties between actors; and (c) the literature on the emerging topic of entrepreneurship-as-practice, by examining affective practices and proposing ways to operationalize empirical research with a focus on affectivity.