Overview
- Presents a tribute to Helmut K. Anheier, pioneer of nonprofit and civil society studies
- Provides a unique combination of nonprofit and civil society perspectives
- Discusses the role and place of civil society in democracies
Part of the book series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies (NCSS)
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Table of contents (30 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Developing Concepts and Theoretical Frames
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Charting Global Challenges
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Keywords
About this book
This volume is a collection of original essays prepared by colleagues, collaborators, and former students on the occasion of Helmut K. Anheier’s 65th birthday and retirement from the University of Heidelberg. An internationally recognized pioneer of nonprofit and civil society studies, Anheier focused his work on providing clarity around (1) civil society, local and global, observing its origins and trajectory and developing theories to explain it; (2) the nonprofit sector and institutions within and extending from it, including nonprofit organizations, philanthropy and social investment; and (3) culture as it relates to democracy and back to civil society. The essays in this volume refer to these concepts and position them in the context of developments over the last two to three decades.
The volume is arranged in three sections. The first section comprises essays that elucidate concepts and probe theories in the field. The second section presents chapters discussing current global challenges and trends in the focal areas. The third and final section then comprises country and regional case studies illustrating important aspects of the global challenges or theoretical issues of the two preceding sections.A fascinating and up-to-date overview of key issues and trends in civil society and nonprofit research by an international collection of eminent scholars in these fields, this book will be attractive to civil society and nonprofit sector researchers as well as a broader academic community of political scientists, sociologists, economists, and cultural experts.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Michael Hoelscher is Professor of Higher Education and Research Management at the University of Speyer, Germany.
Regina A. List is an independent writer, editor and consultant based in Hamburg, Germany.
Alexander Ruser is Professor of Sociology at University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway.
Stefan Toepler is Professor of Nonprofit Studies in the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University in Virginia, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Civil Society: Concepts, Challenges, Contexts
Book Subtitle: Essays in Honor of Helmut K. Anheier
Editors: Michael Hoelscher, Regina A. List, Alexander Ruser, Stefan Toepler
Series Title: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98008-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-98007-8Published: 11 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-98010-8Published: 12 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-98008-5Published: 10 May 2022
Series ISSN: 1568-2579
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 494
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Social Policy, Non-Profit Organizations and Public Enterprises, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Policy