Opening the black box of conservation philanthropy: A co-produced research agenda on private foundations in marine conservation
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Opening the black box of conservation philanthropy : A co-produced research agenda on private foundations in marine conservation. / Gruby, R.L.; Enrici, A.; Betsill, M.; Le Cornu, E.; Basurto, X.
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T1 - Opening the black box of conservation philanthropy
T2 - A co-produced research agenda on private foundations in marine conservation
AU - Gruby, R.L.
AU - Enrici, A.
AU - Betsill, M.
AU - Le Cornu, E.
AU - Basurto, X.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In the ‘new Gilded Age’ of mega-wealth and big philanthropy, academics are not paying enough attention to private foundations. Mirroring upward trends in philanthropy broadly, marine conservation philanthropy has more than doubled in recent years, reaching virtually every globally salient marine conservation issue in allcorners of the planet. This paper argues that marine conservation philanthropy warrants a dedicated research agenda because private foundations are prominent, unique, and under-studied actors seeking to shape the futureof a “frontier” space. We present a co-produced social science research agenda on marine conservation philanthropy that reflects the priorities of 106 marine conservation donors, practitioners, and stakeholders who participated in a research co-design process in 2018. These “research co-designers” raised 137 unique research questions, which we grouped into five thematic research priorities: outcomes, governance roles, exits, internal foundation governance, and funding landscape. We identify issues of legitimacy, justice, and applied bestpractice as cross-cutting research priorities that came up throughout the five themes. Participants from the NGO, foundation, and government sectors identified questions within all five themes and three cross-cutting issues,underscoring shared interest in this work from diverse groups. The research we call for herein can inform the practice of conservation philanthropy at a time when foundations are increasingly reckoning with their role asinstitutions of power in society. This paper is broadly relevant for social and natural scientists, practitioners, donors, and policy-makers interested in better understanding private philanthropy in any environmental contextglobally.
AB - In the ‘new Gilded Age’ of mega-wealth and big philanthropy, academics are not paying enough attention to private foundations. Mirroring upward trends in philanthropy broadly, marine conservation philanthropy has more than doubled in recent years, reaching virtually every globally salient marine conservation issue in allcorners of the planet. This paper argues that marine conservation philanthropy warrants a dedicated research agenda because private foundations are prominent, unique, and under-studied actors seeking to shape the futureof a “frontier” space. We present a co-produced social science research agenda on marine conservation philanthropy that reflects the priorities of 106 marine conservation donors, practitioners, and stakeholders who participated in a research co-design process in 2018. These “research co-designers” raised 137 unique research questions, which we grouped into five thematic research priorities: outcomes, governance roles, exits, internal foundation governance, and funding landscape. We identify issues of legitimacy, justice, and applied bestpractice as cross-cutting research priorities that came up throughout the five themes. Participants from the NGO, foundation, and government sectors identified questions within all five themes and three cross-cutting issues,underscoring shared interest in this work from diverse groups. The research we call for herein can inform the practice of conservation philanthropy at a time when foundations are increasingly reckoning with their role asinstitutions of power in society. This paper is broadly relevant for social and natural scientists, practitioners, donors, and policy-makers interested in better understanding private philanthropy in any environmental contextglobally.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Marine conservation
KW - Biodiversity conservation
KW - Philanthropy
KW - Environmental governance
KW - Foundations
KW - Non-state actors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85109740650&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104645
DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104645
M3 - Journal article
VL - 132
SP - 104645
JO - Marine Policy
JF - Marine Policy
SN - 0308-597X
ER -
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