Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Philip Balsiger (University of Neuchâtel) ,  Daniel Burnier (University of Neuchâtel) ,  Noé Kabouche (University of Neuchâtel and Sciences Po Paris)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529252569

ISBN 10:   1529252563
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   22 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

1. The Pursuit of Impact in the Specificities of Place and Time – Philip Balsiger, Daniel Burnier and Noé Kabouche 2. Impact and ‘Impact’: Labelling and Identity in Finance – Marc Brightman and Aneil Tripathy Part 1: Translating the Impact Label into National and Transnational Contexts 3. Socio-genesis of the Impact Investing World in France – Eve Chiapello and Camille Roth 4. The Regional Development of an International Phenomenon: How the Geneva Financial Field Framed Impact Investing – Noé Kabouche, Philip Balsiger and Daniel Burnier 5. Impact Investing at the Aga Khan Development Network: Origins of Innovative Financing Mechanisms – Farwa Sial and Jessica Sklair 6. Leverage as a Political Tactic: The Case of Social Impact Investing in Britain – Philipp Golka 7. Social Impact Investing in Italy: A Case of Weak Financialization? – Davide Caselli 8. Top-down Plus Bottom-up: Building the Market for Impact Investing in Spain – Lisa Hehenberger and Guillermo Casanovas Part 2: Enacting Impact in Investment Practices 9. Defining and Implementing ‘Impact’: Negotiating Meanings and Shifting Interpretations – Claudia Campisano 10. Social Impact as a Negotiated and Collective Process – Guillaume Dumont 11. The Social Structures of Impact: A Case Study of French Impact Startups – Vincent Himmer 12. Market Exchange and Power Cornerstones: Local Understandings of Impact Investing in Nigeria – Elena Christodoulou and Shonali Banerjee 13. ‘Low-hanging Mangoes’: On Social Impact Bonds in Colombia – Natalia Gómez Muñoz 14. Blockchain as an ‘Anti-politics Machine’: Web3-based Impact Investing and the Reproduction of Inequalities – Riccardo De Cristano 15. Conclusion – Emily Barman

Reviews

‘Social scientists need to analyze problems with a critical mind. Only then can we inspire change. I recommend academics, practitioners and policymakers interested in impact investing to read this book!’ Lisa Hehenberger, ESADE Business School Barcelona ‘As claims made for finance’s role to contribute to public goods continue to grow, this collection of detailed case studies critically interrogates the ‘impact investing’ label, affording nuanced insights into this contradictory and still-emerging field.' Marc Andrew Brightman, University of Bologna

Author Information

Philip Balsiger is Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland. Daniel Burnier Lecturer at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Noé Kabouche is a postdoctoral researcher in Sociology at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, France.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions