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Research paper thumbnail of The state of child sponsorship in the UK: REPORT

This report was produced as part of the dissemination of my PhD research. It may be circulated fr... more This report was produced as part of the dissemination of my PhD research. It may be circulated freely, with due acknowledgement of authorship.

Research paper thumbnail of Give and take? Child sponsors and the ethics of giving

Child sponsorship: Exploring pathways to a brighter future

Research paper thumbnail of Child sponsorship, ordinary ethics and the geographies of charity

Thesis by Frances Rabbitts

Research paper thumbnail of "Nothing is whiter than white in this world": Child sponsorship and the geographies of charity

In light of a scant, fragmentary geographical literature attending specifically to charity and ch... more In light of a scant, fragmentary geographical literature attending specifically to charity and charitable giving (cf. Bryson et al, 2002), this research presents an in-depth exploration of one particular (and highly popular) 'charity' mechanism-child sponsorship -by way of delineating a more coherent set of geographical understandings and sensibilities towards the topic. Using research carried out in the UK between 2011 and 2012 with both child sponsorship charities and 'sponsors', and drawing together an array of theoretical and conceptual resources from within geography and beyond, I seek to engage particularly with the ways in which charity is organised, promoted and practised; the spatial, relational ways in which charitable action is configured and performed, and the flows of ethical concern, embodied praxis and power which co-constitute it. As such, and mobilising 'relational' geographical work on networks and assemblages, I present an alternative reading of 'charitable space' which allows for its dynamic complexities to be more fully appreciated.

Research paper thumbnail of The state of child sponsorship in the UK: REPORT

This report was produced as part of the dissemination of my PhD research. It may be circulated fr... more This report was produced as part of the dissemination of my PhD research. It may be circulated freely, with due acknowledgement of authorship.

Research paper thumbnail of Give and take? Child sponsors and the ethics of giving

Child sponsorship: Exploring pathways to a brighter future

Research paper thumbnail of Child sponsorship, ordinary ethics and the geographies of charity

Research paper thumbnail of "Nothing is whiter than white in this world": Child sponsorship and the geographies of charity

In light of a scant, fragmentary geographical literature attending specifically to charity and ch... more In light of a scant, fragmentary geographical literature attending specifically to charity and charitable giving (cf. Bryson et al, 2002), this research presents an in-depth exploration of one particular (and highly popular) 'charity' mechanism-child sponsorship -by way of delineating a more coherent set of geographical understandings and sensibilities towards the topic. Using research carried out in the UK between 2011 and 2012 with both child sponsorship charities and 'sponsors', and drawing together an array of theoretical and conceptual resources from within geography and beyond, I seek to engage particularly with the ways in which charity is organised, promoted and practised; the spatial, relational ways in which charitable action is configured and performed, and the flows of ethical concern, embodied praxis and power which co-constitute it. As such, and mobilising 'relational' geographical work on networks and assemblages, I present an alternative reading of 'charitable space' which allows for its dynamic complexities to be more fully appreciated.

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