An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Dr David King (Fulbright Scotland Distinguished Visitor 2022; Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis)
Does Philanthropy Do the Public Good?
Philanthropy has long played a key role in our communities on local, national, and global scales. Yet if we have often assumed that giving is good, we must also step back and ask, “good for whom?” In recent years, more voices are raising questions and critically engaging philanthropy and the notions of the public good. In short, how do we know when philanthropy does the public good? In this Work-in-Progress presentation, I will offer an overview of the transdisciplinary landscape of philanthropic studies as well as reflections on my interviews and fieldwork of UK philanthropy while at IASH addressing this key question. I contend that the future of our studies of philanthropy and the public good require interrogating the ways in which generosity and justice are established and sustained by our social, moral, and cultural traditions.
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