... embedded, process-based perspective on social capital. Social capital Social networks Voluntary organizations Social ties Sports clubs Social capital remains the locus of fierce debate. On one side, advocates argue that high levels of social capital can lead to a variety of positive...

... of civic activism and also took into account the influence of professionalization and type of CSOs. Volunteering East-central Europe Freelance activism Member activism Voluntary organizations Well-known American sociologist, Robert Putnam et al. (1993) , in the spirit of Alexis...

... This is the first study in Taiwan that uses objective data from the labour insurance records to trace the MEPP participants after they leave the plan. Rosario Laratta can be contacted at: rlaratta@meiji.ac.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Employment Promotion Taiwan Voluntary...

... in either the negotiation or implementation of Working Together[9]. Voluntary organizations Partnership Communities Public policy Australia Non‐governmental organizations In recent decades many governments have reformed their public sectors by outsourcing social service provision...

... effectively in civic participation. Matthew Jackson can be contacted at: matthewjackson@cles.org.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Central government Local government Rhetoric Decision making Voluntary organizations ‘The Third Sector incorporates a huge diversity...

... understandings of the dynamics, characteristics, and potential of the sector itself. This paper begins to address that need. Social policy United Kingdom Voluntary organizations Employment © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Gill Seyfang can be contacted at: g.seyfang@uea.ac.uk...

... to the sociological critique of the one‐sided, positive picture of civic associations. Gunnar Svendsen can be contacted at: glhs@cful.sdu.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Society Social policy Voluntary organizations Denmark After discussing Putnam's argument in section 2, we...

... techniques may inflict. Outlines the recent political influences on society and the individual together with the resulting attitudes to charity. Briefly outlines the local and global perspectives including mass media communication. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Trust Voluntary organizations Charities...