Voluntary Associations Perspectives On The Literature
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Voluntary Associations Perspectives On The Literature
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Author : Constance E. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1972
Voluntary Associations Perspectives On The Literature written by Constance E. Smith and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Business & Economics categories.
This informative bibliographic study provides the most thorough survey available of the literature on voluntary associations. The authors first sketch major theories on the origin, growth, and functions of voluntary associations and discuss the place of associations in political theory, viewing especially the unproven assumption that voluntary associations are beneficial to a democratic society. They then survey the findings on the role of voluntary associations in the political and social structure (abroad as well as in the United States). The specific organizations themselves are covered and the final chapter views a recent development in the field--volunteers in government service, such as the Peace Corps. The final section of each chapter is an annotated bibliography of works cited in the text or related to its subject; over 600 items are listed.
The Global Historical And Contemporary Impacts Of Voluntary Membership Associations On Human Societies
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Author : David Horton Smith
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-07-17
The Global Historical And Contemporary Impacts Of Voluntary Membership Associations On Human Societies written by David Horton Smith and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-17 with Social Science categories.
"Reviewed here is global research on how 13 types of Voluntary Membership Associations (MAs) have significantly or substantially had global impacts on human history, societies, and life. Such outcomes have occurred especially in the past 200+ years since the Industrial Revolution circa 1800 CE, and its accompanying Organizational Revolution. Emphasized are longer-term, historical, and societal or multinational impacts of MAs, rather than more micro-level (individual) or meso-level (organizational) outcomes. MAs are distinctively structured, with power coming from the membership, not top-down. The author has characterized MAs as the dark matter of the nonprofit/third sector, using an astrophysical metaphor. Astrophysicists have shown that most physical matter in the universe is dark in the sense of being unseen, not stars or planets."--Page 4 of cover
Voluntary Associations
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Author : John W. Chapman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-29
Voluntary Associations written by John W. Chapman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-29 with Social Science categories.
A vast and complicated array of subject matter is subjected to analysis, comment, and speculation by fifteen contributors representing three separate but contiguous disciplines. Their approaches are as various as one would expect. One is concerned with the bonds that hold associations together, and another with the tendency for the private to become public. One sees associations as interferences with democratic political processes, while another is more impressed by their positive values. Still another shows that the way in which they operate in the political process depends not only on the kind of association but also upon the political context within which they operate. Pennock and Chapman say that the theorist's job is to speculate and to interpret the facts as he sees them. It is also the theorist's job to suggest hypotheses for testing: to point to lines of inquiry that should be pursued. One cannot read the essays in this volume, without having his eyes opened--or opened wider--both to the paucity of information about the political features of voluntary associations and to the wide variety of aspects from which the subject needs to be approached. The kinds of questions that need to be examined can be grouped in categories. The first focuses on the individual: What kinds of memberships does he have? Even more, what is the effect upon him of membership in each kind of association? The second examines internal composition and workings of organizations. The third focuses on the state as a whole and the effect of organized groups upon it, the political processes of the associational structure of the society, and modes of behavior of these associations. Organized groups play an intermediate role in the polity. At the same time, the state, and those charged at any particular time with the performance of its functions, must look primarily to new associations within it to secure compliance with its law and for guidance in shaping those laws.
International Perspectives On Voluntary Action
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Author : David Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
International Perspectives On Voluntary Action written by David Lewis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Business & Economics categories.
This text presents a perspective on the third sector. Rather than considering non-governmental development organizations and voluntary agencies separately, it explores the similarities, differences and growing connections between them in both northern and southern contexts. Authors in the field consider the differences in scale and priority that exist between different types of third sector organizations in different settings, as well as the common challenges of accountability, legitimacy, effectiveness and governance. Models of learning and communication, including southern ideas such as micro-credit provision, are also examined, as are the continuing barriers.
Membership And Participation In Voluntary Associations In Scandinavia
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Author : Jørgen Goul Andersen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Membership And Participation In Voluntary Associations In Scandinavia written by Jørgen Goul Andersen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.
History Of Transnational Voluntary Associations
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Author : Thomas R. Davies
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-05-23
History Of Transnational Voluntary Associations written by Thomas R. Davies and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Political Science categories.
Davies’ review explores the history of transnational voluntary associations in multiple sectors, including humanitarianism, science, education, environment, feminism, race, health, human rights, labour, business, standards, professions, culture, peace, religion, and youth. It argues that the historical evolution of transnational voluntary associations is longer, less Western in origin and more cyclical than traditionally assumed.
The Commons
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Author : Roger A. Lohmann
language : en
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Release Date : 1992-11-05
The Commons written by Roger A. Lohmann and has been published by Jossey-Bass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-11-05 with Business & Economics categories.
As diverse as the people, purposes, and organizations that compose it, the nonprofit and voluntary sector is known by many names and has emerged in numerous forms in ancient and contemporary societies. Yet the formal study of this sector is relatively new, and until now scholars have struggled along with theories and language patched together from many disciplines. In this ground-breaking book, Roger A. Lohmann offers a fresh, integrated vision of nonprofit organizations and voluntary action, providing a new way for scholars, practitioners, and the public to view and communicate about this complex and dynamic arena of human enterprise. Lohmann's idea of "the commons" encompasses the wide range of organizations in the nonprofit and voluntary action sector - from large formal institutions to small community-based support groups. He reveals how diverse and disparate organizations within the sector, some with seemingly conflicting purposes, all share the basic characteristics of a commons - including free and uncoerced participation, a common purpose and shared resources, and a sense of fairness and mutuality among participants. Based on this insight, Lohmann sets forth a vigorous theoretical framework for understanding and describing the social, economic, and political structures and processes that stimulate the growth of non-profit organizations and encourage voluntary action.
The Palgrave Handbook Of Volunteering Civic Participation And Nonprofit Associations
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Author : David Horton Smith
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-01-18
The Palgrave Handbook Of Volunteering Civic Participation And Nonprofit Associations written by David Horton Smith and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-18 with Social Science categories.
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.
Volunteering In Community Sports Associations
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Author : Geoff Nichols
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-06-01
Volunteering In Community Sports Associations written by Geoff Nichols and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-01 with Social Science categories.
This review paper focuses on volunteers in community sports associations (CSAs). Such associations are a major context of sports volunteering across Europe, Canada and Australia—the countries in which a multitude of sports clubs are represented by governing bodies of sport. Their importance is not only in the large numbers of volunteers involved but also in the benefits of such associations to society.
Gandhi And Voluntary Organizations
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Author : Janardan Pandey
language : en
Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Release Date : 1998
Gandhi And Voluntary Organizations written by Janardan Pandey and has been published by M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
During the Freedom Movement, Gandhi had established a net of voluntary organizations for all-arround development of the Indian citizens so that the Indian freedom Movement could rest on a sound footing. In the post independent india, voluntary organizations started playing constructive and cooperative role in collaboration with the state machinery but the scenario has changed after sixties. This book focuses promenently on the constructive role played by the voluntary agencies and states that if democracy has to sruvive, the role of voluntary organizations will have to be acknowledged both by the governmental agencies and by the various leaders and the public at large.