Philanthronationalism
Junctures at the Business-Charity Nexus in Post-war Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4906493 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Widger (0000-0002-4573-1814, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-50 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/dech.12185 |
| OpenAlex | W1522466611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 30 |
Over the past few years, the role of private sector organizations as actors and investors in development processes has received increased attention. This article explores the rise of 'philanthronationalism' in Sri Lanka: the co-development of business and philanthropy methods as a response to patronage, nationalization and militarization in the post-war environment. Drawing on ethnographic research into indigenous forms of corporate social responsibility (CSR), the article identifies four kinds of philanthronationalist practice - passive, assimilative, reactive and collaborative - that provide a logic, mechanism and ethic for private sector development initiatives in the island whilst promoting a vision of the 'Sinhala Buddhist' nation state. Noting the emergence of similar philanthronationalist practices in Myanmar, the article concludes by arguing that the Sri Lankan case is unlikely to be unique and calls for further research into the partnerships that emerge between private philanthropy and nationalist movements in conflict/post-conflict processes around the world
Buddhism · Corporate social responsibility · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnography · Government (linguistics · Indigenous · Militarization · Nationalism · Nexus (standard · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Public relations · Sociology · South asia · Sri lanka · State (computer science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
The Sovereign Poison
In the Wreckage of Isis
The Worlds of European and South Asian Poisoncraft
Religious Nationalism, Strategic Detachment and the Politics of Vernacular Humanitarianism in Post-War Sri Lanka
Vernacular Humanitarianisms
Friends, partners, and orphans
Screening Charity Recipients
Visions of philanthronationalism
Local virtue and global vision
LGBT Advocacy and Transnational Funding in Singapore and Malaysia
MarketizingHindutva
You Can Give Even if You Only Have Ten Rupees
Charity and Philanthropy in South Asia
Kin, friends, philanthronationalists
Hidden Hands in the Market
Stitching Identities in a Free Trade Zone
Militarizing Sri Lanka
In Good Company
Is Merit in the Milk Powder? Pursuing Puñña in contemporary Sri Lanka
The Development Gift
Functions of violence revisited
Dining with Devils? Ethnographic Enquiries into the Conflict–Development Nexus in Sri Lanka
Writing Within
From compassion to the will to improve
Shifting Tides in South Asia
Symbolic Gestures
A Nationalism without Politics?The illiberal consequences of liberal institutions in Sri Lanka
The camp' and 'the lesser evil
The gift of disaster
Guest editor's introduction
Corporate social responsibility
Dynamics of multi-local gifts
Economic Liberalization versus Political Pluralism in Sri Lanka
Where ethics and politics meet
The Work of Kings
Millennial Capitalism
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |