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Celebrity Philanthropy in China: Reconfiguring Government and Non-Government Roles in National Development
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 December 2018
Abstract
This article provides the first comprehensive analysis of the development of, and public responses to, celebrity-fronted philanthropy in the People's Republic of China. It explores the extent and nature of celebrity philanthropy with reference to a sample of mainland Chinese celebrities in entertainment and sports. It then draws on interviews conducted with employees of large charities to examine the kinds of links that are being forged between China's not-for-profit sector and commercial organizations managing the work of celebrities. Finally, it analyses the responses to a national survey on celebrity and philanthropy. We conclude that the relationship between China's government, not-for-profit and celebrity sectors is becoming more professionalized and organized. This development reveals how the roles and capacities of government are being reconfigured and expanded, even as it also enhances the scope for action and the influence of new social actors and organizations to address government-led national development issues.
摘要
本文首次对中国名人慈善的公众响应进行了系统分析。论文以大陆文体明星为样本,探讨了名人慈善的发展和属性。随后,基于对大型慈善机构员工的访谈,论文对中国的非营利部门和管理名人慈善工作的商业机构之间的联系进行了分类。最后,对一项关于名人和慈善的全国调查的结果进行了分析。结论认为,中国政府、非营利部门和名人之间的关系越来越专业化和组织化。这一发展揭示了政府的角色和能力是如何被再塑造和扩大的,同时它也增强了新的社会行动者和组织在解决政府主导的国家发展问题方面的活动范围及影响。
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The online version of this article has been updated since original publication. A notice detailing the change has been published at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741022000881.
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