Third Sector Research

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ISBN: 1441957065
ISBN 13: 9781441957061
Herausgeber: Rupert Taylor
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: XIV, 342 S., 30 s/w Illustr., 342 p. 30 illus.
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.03.2010
Auflage: 1/2010
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

To mark the 20th Anniversary of Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations the editor has compiled a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates in third sector scholarship, comprised of all original research by leaders in the field. This work offers a critical review of the central and innovative themes that have come to form the core of third sector debate and research with an international focus.The first global compendium of third sector research, this contributions to this work provide an international, multi-disciplinary, and state-of-the-art overview of the field. The contributions not only examine and review the existing scholarship, but introduce new perspectives and thinking on the third sector-especially in terms of future implications around the world. Topics covered include: History and Development of the Field New Trends in Volunteering and Philanthropy Volunteering and Participation in Developing Countries Leadership and Governance Corporate Responsibility Social Capital Global Civil SocietyWith a broad and comprehensive look at the field of Third Sector Research, this work will be of primary interest to researchers in political science, sociology, development studies, and nonprofit leadership programs.

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Beschreibung

InhaltsangabeMoving Beyond Empirical Theory.- Defining and Theorizing the Third Sector.- Sector Labels.- Social Origins.- The Civil Society Index.- Social Economy.- Volunteering.- Volunteering in Developing Countries.- Participation.- Philanthropy.- Leadership and Governance.- Nonprofit Marketing.- Social Accounting.- Corporate Social Responsibility.- Third Sector-Government Partnerships.- Social Capital.- Transforming Democracy?.- The Dark Side.- Philanthropy in an Era of Global Governance.- The Question of the Poor.- Global Environmental Engagement.- Global Civil Society.- The World Social Forum.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Reviewing Third Sector Research.- Defining and Theorizing the Third Sector.- Normative Origins of the Third Sector.- Social Origins of the Third Sector.- The Civicus Civil Society Index.- Economie Sociale.- The Third Sector, the State, and Democracy.- New Styles of Volunteering.- Volunteering in Developing Countries.- Participation in the Third Sector.- New Trends in Philanthropy.- Leadership and Governance.- Nonprofit Marketing.- Towards a Social Accounting for Nonprofits.- Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Third Sector.- Understanding Third Sector Partnerships.- Social Capital and the Third Sector.- The Dark Side of the Third Sector.- The Third Sector and the Question of the Poor.- The Third Sector and Global Environmental Politics.- The Emergence of Global Civil Society.- Does Global Civil Society Exist?- The World Social Forum.- Conclusion: Overall Assessment.

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