International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

The sustainability and political agency of social cooperatives in Italy during the great recession

Egidio Riva, Emma Garavaglia

The 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…

Global perspectives on volunteerism: Analysing the role of the state, society and social capital

Jamie Halsall, Ian Cook, Paresh Wankhade

The 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…

School-NGO interaction: case studies of Israel and Germany

Netta Sagie, Miri Yemini, Ullrich Bauer

The 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…

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 Rahman

The 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…

Fighting cultural marginalisation with symbolic power in a Parisian banlieue: Post-colonial culture and the voluntary association les Oranges

Joseph Downing

There exists a significant literature detailing the role of voluntary associations as important actors in mitigating forms of marginalisation under austerity. However…

Social entrepreneurship in Portugal: Intervention and management models in third sector

Cristina Parente

This paper provides a reflection about the usefulness of the concept of social entrepreneurship to Portuguese third sector organizations (TSOs) with the purpose of…

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-Morera

The context conditions for third sector organizations (TSOs) in Europe have significantly changed as a result of the global economic crisis, including decreasing levels of…

The third sector and the global economic recession

Jason L. Powell, Sheying Chen