Unequal partners. American foundations and universities in Africa
At a time when higher education is once again recognized as a driver of economic development, knowledge societies are demanding new skills, making manufacturing-based economies obsolete, and the context in which universities operate is increasing. their precariousness and forces them to adapt to the best, one may wonder what role international philanthropy can play. This book examines the role of American philanthropic foundations and the emerging trends emerging from this historical context, the conditions under which philanthropy can be effective, the dead ends that foundations face regularly, and the contexts in which global philanthropy actors operate today. The book profiles the main foundations investing in African higher education, those with long experience in the sector, and the most recent ones looking for a place. Rather than presenting these foundations as benefactors who have saved higher education on the continent, this study proposes a nuanced vision that seeks to measure their real impact on universities, as well as the "unequal" partnerships that arise when partners have more resources than the other.
Published on February 13, 2018
Edition First Edition
Publisher Editions of the House of Sciences of Man, Paris
Paperback Support
184 pages
ISBN-10 2-7351-2400-2
ISBN-13 978-2-7351-2400-8
GTIN13 (EAN13) 9782735124008
Summary
Foreword | Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Introduction: American philanthropy and the renaissance of African higher education
Part I: Ecology of American Foundations in Africa
Chapter 1: A Centennial Philanthropic Interest in African Higher Education
Chapter 2: Educational Philanthropists and Developers of Higher Education
Part II: Commonalities between Philanthropic Foundations
Chapter 3: Foundations of Institutional Culture
Chapter 4: When Foundations Work Together
Chapter 5: Authority of Presidents of Foundations
Part III: Foundations and the question of their legitimacy
Chapter 6: The Legitimacy of American Foundations
Chapter 7: The Speech on Donor Priorities
Chapter 8: Legitimacy in an Unequal Partnership
Conclusion: The Challenges of Philanthropy in Higher Education
Appendices: Grants from American Foundations to the African University Sector