The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations (Palgrave Handbooks)

Written by over 200 leading experts from over seventy countries, this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic participation and nonprofit membership associations. The first handbook on the subject to be truly multinational and interdisciplinary in its authorship, it represents a major milestone for the discipline. Each chapter follows a rigorous theoretical structure examining definitions, historical background, key analytical issues, usable knowledge, and future trends and required research. The nine parts of the handbook cover the historical and conceptual background of the discipline; special types of volunteering; the major activity areas of volunteering and associations; influences on volunteering and association participation; the internal structures of associations; the internal processes of associations; the external environments of associations; the scope and impacts of volunteering and associations; and conclusions and future prospects. This handbook provides an essential reference work for third-sector research and practice, including a valuable glossary of terms defining over eighty key concepts. Sponsored by the International Council of Voluntarism, Civil Society, and Social Economy Researcher Associations (ICSERA; www.icsera.org), it will appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners, and helps to define the emergent academic discipline of voluntaristics. Front Matter....Pages i-lxxxvi Introduction....Pages 1-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 History of Associations and Volunteering....Pages 23-58 Theories of Associations and Volunteering....Pages 59-89 Typologies of Associations and Volunteering....Pages 90-125 Leisure and Time-Use Perspectives on Volunteering....Pages 126-144 Volunteering as Related to Other Leisure Activities....Pages 145-177 Associations and Social Capital....Pages 178-197 Associations and Social Networks....Pages 198-205 Hybrid Associations and Blurred Sector Boundaries....Pages 206-220 Front Matter....Pages 221-221 Informal, Unorganized Volunteering....Pages 223-241 Stipended Transnational Volunteering....Pages 242-258 Stipended National Service Volunteering....Pages 259-274 Volunteer Tourism and Travel Volunteering....Pages 275-289 Online and Virtual Volunteering....Pages 290-310 Spontaneous Volunteering in Emergencies....Pages 311-329 Formal Volunteer Service Programs....Pages 330-348 Changing Nature of Formal Service Program Volunteering....Pages 349-365 Front Matter....Pages 367-367 Traditional Philanthropic Service Volunteering....Pages 369-392 Self-Help and Mutual Aid Group Volunteering....Pages 393-416 Participation in Trade and Business Associations....Pages 417-435 Front Matter....Pages 367-367 Participation in Worker Cooperatives....Pages 436-453 Volunteering in Consumer and Service Cooperatives....Pages 454-471 Volunteering in Religious Congregations and Faith-Based Associations....Pages 472-494 Political Parties and Political Volunteering/Participation....Pages 495-515 Social Movements and Activist-Protest Volunteering....Pages 516-538 Front Matter....Pages 539-539 Physiological Correlates of Volunteering....Pages 541-579 Conducive Macro-Contexts Influencing Volunteering....Pages 580-606 Conducive Meso- and Micro-Contexts Influencing Volunteering....Pages 607-631 Conducive Social Roles and Demographics Influencing Volunteering....Pages 632-681 Volunteering in Three Life Stages....Pages 682-701 Conducive Motivations and Psychological Influences on Volunteering....Pages 702-751 S-Theory as a Comprehensive, Interdisciplinary Explanation of Volunteering and Pro-Social Behavior....Pages 752-803 Front Matter....Pages 805-805 Local or Grassroots Associations: Micro-Associations....Pages 807-835 National and Other Supra-Local Associations: Meso-Associations....Pages 836-873 Transnational Associations and INGOs: Macro-Associations....Pages 874-893 Governance, Boards, and Internal Structures of Associations....Pages 894-914 Leadership and Management of Associations....Pages 915-949 Life Cycles of Individual Associations....Pages 950-971 Front Matter....Pages 973-973 Member Acquisition and Retention in Associations....Pages 975-991 Resource Attraction and Marketing by Associations....Pages 992-1006 Front Matter....Pages 973-973 Avoiding Bureaucratization and Mission Drift in Associations....Pages 1007-1024 Self-Regulation in Associations....Pages 1025-1044 Accountability and Social Accounting in Associations....Pages 1045-1059 Information and Technology for Associations....Pages 1060-1073 Economics of Associations and Volunteering....Pages 1074-1090 Front Matter....Pages 1091-1091 Civil Liberties and Freedoms as Association Contexts....Pages 1093-1115 Corporatism versus Pluralism and Authoritarianism as Association Contexts....Pages 1116-1138 Legal, Registration, and Taxation Issues of Associations....Pages 1139-1161 Relationships and Collaboration among Associations....Pages 1162-1185 Public Perceptions of and Trust in Associations and Volunteers....Pages 1186-1209 Prevalence Rates of Associations across Territories....Pages 1210-1238 Front Matter....Pages 1239-1239 Scope and Trends of Volunteering and Associations....Pages 1241-1283 Longer-Term Volunteering Impacts on Volunteers and Association Members/Participants....Pages 1284-1311 Volunteering Impacts on Volunteers: Immediate Positive Emotional-Cognitive Effects and Longer-Term Happiness/Well-Being Effects....Pages 1312-1330 Crime, Misconduct, and Dysfunctions in and by Associations....Pages 1331-1359 Front Matter....Pages 1361-1361 Conclusions and Future Prospects....Pages 1363-1388 Front Matter....Pages 1389-1389 Glossary of Key Concepts and Terms....Pages 1391-1414 Written by over 200 leading experts from more than seventy countries, this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic participation and nonprofit membership associations. It is the first book on the third sector to be truly multinational and interdisciplinary in scope. Edited By David Horton Smith, Robert A. Stebbins, Jurgen Grotz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.