Table of contents - Special Issue: The third sector and the global economic recession
Guest Editors: Jason L. Powell and Sheying Chen
The sustainability and political agency of social cooperatives in Italy during the great recession
Egidio Riva, Emma GaravagliaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which social cooperatives in Italy followed and managed to preserve their core values and principles while withstanding…
Global perspectives on volunteerism: Analysing the role of the state, society and social capital
Jamie Halsall, Ian Cook, Paresh WankhadeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of volunteerism in three different case countries, namely, that of USA, UK and China while highlighting the role of the state…
School-NGO interaction: case studies of Israel and Germany
Netta Sagie, Miri Yemini, Ullrich BauerThe purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction between schools and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Israeli and German education systems from the perspective…
Women’s participations in economic and NGO activities in Bangladesh: An empirical study on the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS)
Hafiz T.A. Khan, Twyeafur RahmanThe purpose of this paper is to examine key factors affecting the economic involvement of women in Bangladesh and women’s involvement with non-governmental organisations (NGOs…
Fighting cultural marginalisation with symbolic power in a Parisian banlieue: Post-colonial culture and the voluntary association les Oranges
Joseph DowningThere exists a significant literature detailing the role of voluntary associations as important actors in mitigating forms of marginalisation under austerity. However, neglected…
Social entrepreneurship in Portugal: Intervention and management models in third sector
Cristina ParenteThis paper provides a reflection about the usefulness of the concept of social entrepreneurship to Portuguese third sector organizations (TSOs) with the purpose of understanding…
Working under pressure: economic recession and third sector development in Europe
Ulla Pape, Rafael Chaves-Ávila, Joachim Benedikt Pahl, Francesca Petrella, Bartosz Pieliński, Teresa Savall-MoreraThe context conditions for third sector organizations (TSOs) in Europe have significantly changed as a result of the global economic crisis, including decreasing levels of public…
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