Philanthropy and urban governance
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Podcast "Philanthropy in question(s)" - Episode 18
Philanthropy and urban governance - Pablo Fuentenebro & Michele Acuto
What role does philanthropy play in urban governance?
There is little work on urban philanthropy, and more broadly on philanthropy in geography or urban sociology. However, the participation of philanthropy in cities is long-standing and constantly growing.
This is why, in this 18th episode of the "Philanthropy in question(s)" podcast, Anne Monier shares the key ideas of an article by Pablo Fuentenebro and Michele Acuto published in 2022, entitled "The Gifted City: Setting a Research Agenda for Philanthropy and Urban Governance". The researchers examine the role of philanthropy in urban governance, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context, and discuss the implications of this phenomenon.
The three main ideas of the article:
Anne Monier highlights in this episode the three key ideas developed by the authors in the article:
There is too little discussion about urban and philanthropic issues together;
Philanthropy plays a growing part in big urban initiatives and urban politics;
The role of the very wealthy in public policies, especially on territorial level, is questioning.
➡️ Listen to the episode above to learn more!
Other articles on the topic
Montero S (2020). Leveraging Bogota: Sustainable development, global philanthropy and the rise of urban solutionism. Urban Studies, 57(11): 2263–2281.
Hay I and Muller S (2014). Questioning generosity in the golden age of philanthropy: Towards critical geographies of super-philanthropy. Progress in Human Geography, 38(5): 635–653.
Rogers R (2011). Why philanthro-policymaking matters. Society, 48(5): 376–381.
Rapport Sustainable Cities, the Role for Philanthropy in Promoting Urban Sustainabilities, Ray Tomalty, 2013.
Etude L’action philanthropique sur les grands défis urbains, Nancy Pole et Jean-Marc Fontan, Institut Mallet, 2018.
Article Pour le développement d'une approche enphilanthropie urbaine, Les Dialecteurs, Dialectique, 2018.
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