Challenging the Third Sector: Global Prospects for Active Citizenship

ISBN-13: 9781447316947 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 256 str.

Sue Kenny; Marilyn Taylor; Jenny Onyx

Opis

Written by experts this important book explores the vital relationships between active citizenship, civil society and the third sector in different socio-political contexts. Drawing on a range of theory and empirical studies the book will be a useful resource for researchers and practitioners.

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?.