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Foundations History

Foundations History is a scholarly framework within the academic study of philanthropic history that systematically documents and analyzes the origins, development, and institutionalization of organized philanthropy through the examination of foundational entities, their governance structures, funding mechanisms, and long-term societal impacts.

85

Publications

3.8K

Citations

108

Authors

43

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

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Publications

85

Philanthrocapitalism, past and present: The Rockefeller Foundation, the Gates Foundation, and the setting(s) of the international/global health agenda

Anne‐Emanuelle Birn · Hypothesis · 2014 · 284 citations

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Mesopotamian Civilization: The Material Foundations

Daniel C. Snell, D. T. Potts · The American Historical Review · 1998 · 180 citations

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Foundations of the American century: the Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller Foundations in the rise of American power

Inderjeet Parmar · Choice Reviews Online · 2012 · 170 citations

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The Story of the Rockefeller Foundation.

R. G. Hawtrey, Raymond B. Fosdick · International Affairs · 1953 · 164 citations

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The Role of Philanthropic Foundations in the Reproduction and Production of Hegemony: Rockefeller Foundations and the Social Sciences

Donald Fisher · Sociology · 1983 · 154 citations

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Authors

108

  1. RB
    Raymond B. Fosdick

    3 publications · 295 citations

    3

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  2. MB
    Martin Bulmer

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 165 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. HK
    Helmut K. Anheier

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    3 publications · 124 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. ST
    Stefan Toepler

    George Mason University, United States

    2 publications · 66 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. EC
    Ellen Condliffe Lagemann

    University of Delaware, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

43

  1. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  2. National Research University Higher School of Economics

    Moscow, Russia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    90 citations

  3. University of York

    York, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    94 citations

  4. Western Michigan University

    Kalamazoo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  5. Latin American Institute

    Moscow, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  6. WZB Berlin Social Science Center

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  7. University of Turku

    Turku, Finland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

  8. Academy of Social Sciences

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. American Behavioral Scientist

    ABS · 6 publications · 156 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 536 citations

    5

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 4 publications · 469 citations

    4

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  4. Minerva

    4 publications · 173 citations

    4

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  5. Sociology

    3 publications · 230 citations

    3

    h-index

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