Challenging the third sector : global prospects for active citizenship /

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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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kenny, Susan, 1946- (Autor), Taylor, Marilyn, 1946- (Autor), Onyx, Jenny, 1941- (Autor), Mayo, Marjorie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.
Temas:
Nonprofit organizations.
Civil society.
Political participation.
Citizenship.
Associations sans but lucratif.
Société civile.
Participation politique.
nonprofit organizations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Volunteer Work.
Citizenship
Civil society
Nonprofit organizations
Political participation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Active citizenship
  • Civil society and the third sector
  • 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?

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