The Transnational Politics of Philanthropy

China's Rise and Limitations
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-4473-7657-6
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 241 mm x 161 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Global Perspectives on Philanthropy and Public Good

How does philanthropy function and gain legitimacy within an authoritarian system – and what does this mean for the global philanthropic landscape? Drawing on rich empirical data and a mixed-methods approach, this book reveals how transnational dynamics have shaped the rise of Chinese philanthropy in an authoritarian context – and how, in turn, it is increasingly influencing the future of global philanthropy.

Combining insights from fieldwork in China and text mining of philanthropy-related news reports and online fundraising data, the book provides a fresh picture of China’s dynamic philanthropy landscape. It ranges from the Tencent Foundation’s promotion of an ebullient internet philanthropy and the strategic ‘charitisation’ of grassroots NGOs to traditional party-state foundations working to professionalise their operations in an increasingly competitive fight for resources. It crucially links these organisation-level strategies to broader political developments in the context of China’s evolving Belt and Road initiative and its engagement with developing countries as well as the UN system.

This timely and original contribution is vital reading for scholars interested in the political dimensions of global civil society and China's expanding role in shaping it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lang, Bertram

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: Rethinking transnational philanthropy, transcending the US experience

1. Introduction

2. Philanthropy and legitimacy in global perspective

3. Transnational multilevel legitimation: a theoretical framework

PART II: The contested emergence of Chinese global philanthropy

4. Historical legacies, contested models, and regulatory ambiguity

5. Legitimising international activities at home

6. Chinese charity diplomacy and its international audiences

PART III: Three pathways for Chinese philanthropy internationalisation

7. Party-state philanthropy: the World Philanthropy Forum

8. Civic philanthropy: the China Global Philanthropy Institute

9. Corporate tech philanthropy: the Tencent Foundation ecosystem

Conclusion: China and the future of transnational philanthropy

Über Autor(innen)

Bertram Lang is a political scientist and currently works as a senior researcher at Marburg University.