Foundations’ and Grantees’ Perspectives as Two Sides of the Same Coin? Explaining Differing Interpretations of Foundations’ Roles through an Epistemic Injustice Lens, Talk by Antonia Muhr, WU Vienna

While debates on the roles of foundations are ongoing, there is little empirical data on how these roles are actually lived by foundations, or on how they are experienced in practice by actors most affected by foundations’ activities – their grantees. This ongoing research addresses this knowledge gap and explores While debates on the roles of foundations are ongoing, there is little empirical data on how these roles are actually lived by foundations, or on how they are experienced in practice by actors most affected by foundations’ activities – their grantees. This ongoing research addresses this knowledge gap and explores:

How do foundations and grantees experience foundations’ roles and what differences emerge between these perspectives?

How can epistemic injustice help to explain these differences?