Perspectives on volunteering : voices from the South / Jacqueline Butcher, Christopher J. Einolf, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Butcher, Jacqueline, editor.

Einolf, Christopher J., 1969- editor.

Series:

Nonprofit and civil society studies

Nonprofit and civil society studies : an international multidisciplinary series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voluntarism--Cross-cultural studies.

Voluntarism.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 280 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Switzerland : Springer Nature, [2017]

Summary:

This volume surveys the distinct expressions and awareness of volunteering in the lived reality of people from different regions of the world. By casting the net widely this book not only expands the geographic reach of experiences, models and case studies but also transcends the conventional focus on formal volunteering. It highlights institutional forms of volunteering specific to developing nations and also describes volunteering that is more loosely institutionalized, informal, and a part of solidarity and the collective spirit. As a result this book provides a different look at the values, meaning, acts and expressions of volunteering. The chapters in this book consist of essays and case studies that present recent academic research, thinking nad practice on volunteering. Working from the premise that volunteering is universal this collection draws on experiences from Latin America, Africa and Asia. This book focuses on developing countries and countries in transition in order to provide a fresh set of experiences and perspectives on volunteering. While developing countries and countries in transition are in the spotlight for this volume, the developed country experience is not ignored. Rather the essays use it as a critical reference point for comparisons, allowing points of convergence, disconnect and intersection to emerge.

Contents:

Part I. Volunteering: an introduction and theoretical framework

Volunteering: a complex social phenomenon / Jacqueline Butcher and Christopher J. Einolf

Part II. Cross-national approaches

Closing the gap? New perspectives on volunteering north and south / Lester M. Salamon, Megan A. Haddock, and S. Wojciech Sokolowski

Perceptions of volunteering and their effect on sustainable development and poverty alleviation in Mozambique, Nepal and Kenya / Elizabeth Hacker, Alexandrea Picken, and Simon Lewis

The role of civic service in enhancing youth employability: reflections on national youth service programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa / Aislinn Delany and Helene Perold

Corporate volunteering in the global south / Kenn Allen and Monica Galiano

The value of volunteers in community-based organisations: Insights from southern Africa / Helene Perold and Lauren A. Graham

Models, developments, and effects of transborder youth volunteer exchange programs in eastern and southern Africa / Jacob Mwathi Mati

Part III. Country studies

Global solidarity: learning from volunteer frameworks in Peru / Susan Appe, Nadia Rubaii, and Kerry Stamp

Beyond images and perceptions: conceptualizing and measuring volunteerism in Buenos Aires / Mario Roitter

Solidarity and volunteering: a view from Mexico / Gustavo Verduzco

Volunteerism and the state: understanding the development of volunteering in China / Ying Xu

Volunteering in Armenia: leaving the Soviet legacy behind? / Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan and Valentina Gevorgyan

The current state of volunteering in Turkey / Sema Akboga

Part IV. Conclusion

Conclusion / Christopher J. Einolf and Jacqueline Butcher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319398976

3319398970

OCLC:

960446361