The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations [electronic resource] /
Smith, David Horton.editor.
Stebbins, Robert A.editor.
Grotz, Jurgen.editor.
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.
Part I. Historical and Conceptual Background -- 1. History of Associations and Volunteering -- 2. Theories of Associations and Volunteering -- 3. Typologies of Associations and Volunteering -- 4. Leisure and Time-Use Perspectives on Volunteering -- 5. Volunteering as Related to Other Leisure Activities -- 6. Associations and Social Capital -- 7. Associations and Social Networks -- 8. Hybrid Associations and Blurred Sector Boundaries -- Part II. Special Types of Volunteering -- 9. Informal, Unorganized Volunteering -- 10. Stipended Transnational Volunteering -- 11. Stipended National Service Volunteering -- 12. Volunteer Tourism and Travel Volunteering -- 13. Online and Virtual Volunteering -- 14. Spontaneous Volunteering in Emergencies -- 15. Formal Volunteer Service Programs -- 16. Changing Nature of Formal Service Program Volunteering -- Part III. Major Activity Areas of Volunteering and Associations -- 17. Traditional Philanthropic Service Volunteering -- 18. Self-Help and Mutual Aid Group Volunteering -- 19. Participation in Trade and Business Associations -- 20. Participation in Worker Cooperatives -- 21. Volunteering in Consumer and Service Cooperatives -- 22. Volunteering in Religious Congregations and Faith-Based Associations -- 23. Political Parties and Political Volunteering/Participation -- 24. Social Movements and Activist-Protest Volunteering -- Part IV. Influences on Volunteering and Association Participation --
25. Physiological Correlates of Volunteering -- 26. Conducive Macro-Contexts Influencing Volunteering -- 27. Conducive Meso- and Micro-Contexts Influencing Volunteering -- 28. Conducive Social Roles and Demographics Influencing Volunteering -- 29. Volunteering in Three Life Stages -- 30. Conducive Motivations and Psychological Influences on Volunteering -- 31. S-Theory as a Comprehensive, Interdisciplinary Explanation of Volunteering and Pro-Social Behavior -- Part V. Internal Structures of Associations -- 32. Local or Grassroots Associations: Micro-Associations -- 33. National and Other Supra-Local Associations: Meso-Associations -- 34. Transnational Associations and INGOs: Macro-Associations -- 35. Governance, Boards, Internal Structures of Associations -- 36. Leadership and Management of Associations -- 37. Life Cycles of Individual Associations -- Part VI. Internal Processes of Associations -- 38. Member Acquisition and Retention in Associations -- 39. Resource Attraction and Marketing by Associations -- 40. Avoiding Bureaucratization and Mission Drift in Associations -- 41. Self-Regulation in Associations -- 42. Accountability and Social Accounting in Associations -- 43. Information and Technology for Associations -- 44. Economics of Associations and Volunteering -- Part VII. External Environments of Associations -- 45. Civil Liberties and Freedoms as Association Contexts -- 46. Corporatism versus Pluralism and Authoritarianism as Association Contexts -- 47. Legal, Registration, Taxation Issues of Associations --
48. Relationships and Collaboration among Associations -- 49. Public Perceptions of and Trust in Associations and Volunteers -- 50. Prevalence Rates of Associations across Territories -- Part VIII. Scope and Impacts of Volunteering and Associations -- 51. Scope and Trends of Volunteering and Associations -- 52. Longer-Term Volunteering Impacts on Volunteers and Association Members/Participants -- 53. Volunteering Impacts on Volunteers: Immediate Positive Emotional-Cognitive Effects and Longer-Term Happiness/Well-Being Effects -- 54. Crime, Misconduct, Dysfunctions in and by Associations -- Part IX. Conclusions and Future Prospects -- 55. Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Part X. Appendix.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
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