Governance of Philanthropic Foundations in Authoritarian China - A Power Perspective

This book is the first monograph to provide a multi-level analysis of power dynamics underlying the governance of philanthropic foundations in the authoritarian context of China.

Sommario

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1 What We Talk About When We Talk About Governance: A Power Perspective and Three Levels of Analysis
2 CSO Governance in China Through the Lens of Power: Beyond the Civil Society-Corporatism Dichotomy?
3 Power at the Macro Level: Government’s Invisible Control Over Foundations in China
4 Power at the Meso Level: “Purer” Organizations, Less Democratic
5 Power at the Micro Level: CEO Power as a Double-Edged Sword
6 Conclusion: A Bleak Picture
Appendix A: Recruitment Letter
Appendix B: Survey Questionnaire
Appendix C: Descriptive Statistics of the Sample Drawn From the Survey
Index

Info autore

Qian Wei holds a PhD in Sociology, and she is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University. Her research interests broadly focus on the sociology of organization, political sociology, civil society, international development, and quantitative methods. Particularly, she has published research on NGOs in authoritarian China, nonprofit leaders’ power, and human rights in developing countries. Her work has appeared in journals such as The Sociological Quarterly and VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.

Riassunto

This book is the first monograph to provide a multi-level analysis of power dynamics underlying the governance of philanthropic foundations in the authoritarian context of China.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Qian Wei
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032233932
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223393-2
• Pagine: 130
• Serie: Routledge Research on the Politics and Sociology of China
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy