Overview
- Views compatibility as an essential condition for cooperation between the voluntary and public sectors
- Anaylses the capacity of organisations and its impact on collaboration
- Uses the theory of institutional logic to understand the way co-production is established and often challenged
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research (PSTSR)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theory of the Relation Between the Voluntary and Public Sectors
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Voluntary-Public Sector Collaboration in Different Welfare Areas
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The Democratic Dimension of Voluntary-Public Sector Collaboration
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Co-production in Local Communities and Organizations
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Conclusion and Discussion
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About this book
In thirteen chapters, the contributors to this volume analyse the different dimensions of a new form of collaboration, termed collective co-production, in the Scandinavian countries.
It is a characteristic of the Scandinavian countries – Sweden, Norway and Denmark - that they have both a large public and voluntary sector. For decades, the dominant type of collaboration between the two sectors has consisted of the public sector providing financial support to organisations in the voluntary sector, while the activities are undertaken by the organisation itself. In recent times, however, a new discourse has emerged, with a strong political focus on developing closer collaboration between the two sectors.
The book analyses collective co-production between the voluntary and public sectors, and identifies what distinguishes this form of collaboration from others. It looks at the scope of collective co-production, how and why it differs between welfare areas, as well as the political vision for co-production and the extent to which it lives up to those expectations. This discourse promotes a type of collaboration wherein organisations, associations and volunteers can participate in the implementation of tasks for which public institutions are responsible.
The book is a valuable resource for professionals in voluntary organizations and public welfare units working with co-production and for researchers and students in the fields of civil society, voluntary sector and welfare policy.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Bjarne Ibsen is Professor and Head of the Research Centre for Sports, Health and Civil Society, at the University of Southern Denmark.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Voluntary and Public Sector Collaboration in Scandinavia
Book Subtitle: New Approaches to Co-Production
Editors: Bjarne Ibsen
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72315-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-72314-9Published: 01 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-72317-0Published: 02 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-72315-6Published: 30 September 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-690X
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6918
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 358
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Policy, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Work and Community Development, Comparative Social Policy, Social Sciences, general, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology