Name of Center
Legacy of MISP. Research Center of the Master in International Studies in Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship
Hosted at the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Bologna – Alma Mater Studiorum
Italy
www.misp.it
Contact: Deborah Bolognesi, redazione@misp.it
About the Center
The research center is directed by Professor Giuliana Gemelli. Its main goal is to produce and coordinate international research projects related to the activity of the masters programme in order to create an integrate framework of educational activities and research activities. The center has created a special collection for its publication, with the publishing house Baskerville. The center is now launching "Giving. Thematic Issue in Philanthropy and Social Innovation" the International Journal published by Bononia University Press.
The Center has also a web site which works both for the research activities and the educational programmes: www.misp.it. Many documents have been punctually collected on the MISP website, which became steadily a remarkable archive.
The Center has recently created an integrated network of masters programmes and research institutions, denominated Memphis. The members of this network, which has received recently the quality certification for international programs by the Italian Ministry of Education, are: The Center on Philanthropy of the University of Indiana, Oxford Brookes University, the CNAM in Paris and the Center for Civil Society of the KwaZulu-Natal University in South Africa.
Major Education Initiatives:
- Masters in International Studies in Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship
- Indiana-Bologna Joint Programme
- Memphis network
Major Research Projects:
- BENPHE - "Benchmarking Nonprofit Organizations and Philanthropy Educational Programs" in the field of EU/US Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training, Policy Oriented Measures approved by the European Commission
- Partnership with South Africa teaching and research
- International Journal Giving. Thematic Issues in Philanthropy and Social Innovation