Third Sector Research

1. Front Matter

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2. Moving Beyond Empirical Theory

   • Rupert Taylor

   Pages 1-9

3. Defining and Theorizing the Third Sector

   • Olaf Corry

   Pages 11-20

4. Sector Labels

   • Håkon Lorentzen

   Pages 21-35

5. Social Origins

   • Freda Donoghue

   Pages 37-48

6. The Civil Society Index

   • Alan Fowler

   Pages 49-59

7. Social Economy

   • Isabel Vidal

   Pages 61-71

8. Volunteering

   • Lesley Hustinx, Femida Handy, Ram A. Cnaan

   Pages 73-89

9. Volunteering in Developing Countries

   • Jacqueline Butcher

   Pages 91-103

10. Participation

    • Stephen Elstub

    Pages 105-119

11. Philanthropy

    • Jenny Harrow

    Pages 121-137

12. Leadership and Governance

    • Vicky Lambert, Irvine Lapsley

    Pages 139-149

13. Nonprofit Marketing

    • Bernd Helmig, Julia Thaler

    Pages 151-169

14. Social Accounting

    • Laurie Mook

    Pages 171-185

15. Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Brenda Gainer

    Pages 187-200

16. Third Sector–Government Partnerships

    • Annette Zimmer

    Pages 201-217

17. Social Capital

    • Dag Wollebæk, Per Selle

    Pages 219-233

18. Transforming Democracy?

    • Marilyn Taylor

    Pages 235-251

19. The Dark Side

    • Jonathan Murphy

    Pages 253-268

20. Philanthropy in an Era of Global Governance

    • Patricia Mooney Nickel, Angela M. Eikenberry

    Pages 269-279

To mark the 20^th 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. The volume will offer 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 volume provides a 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 Society

This seminal volume provides a broad and comprehensive look at the field of Third Sector Research, of primary interest to researchers in political science, sociology, development studies, and nonprofit leadership programs.

• Civil Society
• Development Studies
• Global Governance
• ISTR
• Nonprofit Research
• Organizational Studies
• Philanthropy
• Social Capital
• Voluntas
• Volunteering
• organizations
• politics

From the reviews:

"most chapters admirably reflect on the state of third sector research in different fields, showing that is has grown into a vivid research domain, clearly stimulated by high quality research outlets such as Voluntas...this book presents a plethora of challenging and sometimes critical thoughts, which should inspire all kinds of third sector researchers to refine and advance third sector knowledge".--Silva Ferreira, book reviews editor, Voluntas

“A significant contribution to the understanding of phenomena that have often not been characterized in such a richly international way, and the breadth and depth of topical coverage is commendable. This book is appropriate as a source of supplemental readings for graduate-level courses about the nature of the voluntary sector, and especially for inserting a comparative perspective in courses that might otherwise emphasize third sector activities in a single country. … a must-have resource for anybody who teaches or studies third sector activities.” (Murat Onder, International Review of Public Administration, Vol. 17 (1), April, 2012)

• Department of Political Studies, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

  Rupert Taylor

Rupert Taylor (b. 1958) is Associate Professor of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He completed a BA degree in Politics and Government at the University of Kent in 1980, followed by an MSc at the London School of Economics in 1981 and a PhD in Sociology at Kent, completed in 1986.[1] He was formerly a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the New School for Social Research in New York, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University and a Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Politics, Queen's University Belfast. Taylor's research interests include political violence, transitions to democracy and non-governmental organisations. Taylor has written widely in the areas of South African politics and the Northern Ireland conflict. His publications include articles in African Affairs, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Peace and Change, The Political Quarterly, Race and Class, The Round Table, and TELOS. He is currently editor of Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.

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