1st Edition

The Governance of Philanthropic Foundations in Authoritarian China A Power Perspective

By Qian Wei Copyright 2023
142 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is the first monograph to provide a multilevel analysis of power dynamics underlying the governance of philanthropic foundations in the authoritarian context of China. As a special kind of organization with a democratic culture, Chinese foundations’ governance is under more pressure than we realize. The government has been evolving its methods to impose stringent control over... Read more

List of Figures

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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

Biography

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.