The Palgrave Handbook Of Volunteering, Civic Participation, And Nonprofit Associations (palgrave Handbooks)
by Robert A. Stebbins /
2016 / English / PDF
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Written by over 200 leading experts from over seventy countries,
this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview
of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic
participation and nonprofit membership associations. The first
handbook on the subject to be truly multinational and
interdisciplinary in its authorship, it represents a major
milestone for the discipline. Each chapter follows a rigorous
theoretical structure examining definitions, historical
background, key analytical issues, usable knowledge, and future
trends and required research. The nine parts of the handbook
cover the historical and conceptual background of the discipline;
special types of volunteering; the major activity areas of
volunteering and associations; influences on volunteering and
association participation; the internal structures of
associations; the internal processes of associations; the
external environments of associations; the scope and impacts of
volunteering and associations; and conclusions and future
prospects.
Written by over 200 leading experts from over seventy countries,
this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview
of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic
participation and nonprofit membership associations. The first
handbook on the subject to be truly multinational and
interdisciplinary in its authorship, it represents a major
milestone for the discipline. Each chapter follows a rigorous
theoretical structure examining definitions, historical
background, key analytical issues, usable knowledge, and future
trends and required research. The nine parts of the handbook
cover the historical and conceptual background of the discipline;
special types of volunteering; the major activity areas of
volunteering and associations; influences on volunteering and
association participation; the internal structures of
associations; the internal processes of associations; the
external environments of associations; the scope and impacts of
volunteering and associations; and conclusions and future
prospects.
This handbook provides an essential reference work for
third-sector research and practice, including a valuable glossary
of terms defining over eighty key concepts. Sponsored by the
International Council of Voluntarism, Civil Society, and Social
Economy Researcher Associations (ICSERA; www.icsera.org), it will
appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners, and helps to
define the emergent academic discipline of voluntaristics.
This handbook provides an essential reference work for
third-sector research and practice, including a valuable glossary
of terms defining over eighty key concepts. Sponsored by the
International Council of Voluntarism, Civil Society, and Social
Economy Researcher Associations (ICSERA; www.icsera.org), it will
appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners, and helps to
define the emergent academic discipline of voluntaristics.