Challenging The Third Sector
Global Prospects For Active Citizenship
By Sue Kenny, Marilyn Taylor, Jenny Onyx and Marjorie Mayo
Published
Dec 14, 2016Page count
256 pagesISBN
978-1447316947Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jun 17, 2015Page count
256 pagesISBN
978-1447316916Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jun 1, 2016Page count
256 pagesISBN
978-1447321422Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Jun 1, 2016Page count
256 pagesISBN
978-1447321439Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressThis is the first book to explore the different relationships between active citizenship and civil society, particularly the third sector within civil society. In what ways can the third sector nurture active citizenship? How have the third sector and active citizenship been constructed and reconstructed both locally and internationally, over recent years? To what extent have new kinds of social connectedness, changing forms of political engagement and increasingly complex social and environmental problems influenced civil society action? Written by experts in the field, this important book draws on a range of theory and empirical studies to explore these questions in different socio-political contexts and will be a useful resource for academics and students as well as practitioners.
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?.