Challenging the Third Sector: Global Prospects for Active Citizenship

ISBN-13: 9781447316916 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 256 str.

Sue Kenny

Opis

The third sector, or the voluntary, civic sector of society, is taking on increasing prominence in the face of retrenchment, austerity, and decreasing confidence in government. This book is the first to offer an up-close look at the relationship between active citizenship and civil society and how that relates to third-sector activities. Drawing on a wide range of theory and case studies, the book explores questions of social connectedness, changing forms of political engagement, and the increasing complexity of the social and environmental problems that the third sector confronts. It will be invaluable for theorists, scholars, and organizers.

Spis treści

Introduction; Civil Society and the Third Sector; Active Citizenship; Third Sector Organisations Nurturing Active Citizenship: The Claims; The Third Sector in Context; Active Citizenship as Civil Commitment; Active Citizenship as Civil Commitment: Cultural Considerations; Active Citizenship as Activism: Political Engagement Through the Third Sector; Active Citizens, Social Movements and Social Transformation; Active Citizenship and the Emergence of Networks; Shifting Paradigms; W(h)ither the Third Sector?.