Handbook of critical perspectives on nonprofit organizing and voluntary action : concepts, applications and future directions / edited by Roseanne M. Mirabella (Associate Professor, College of Business and Public Management, Kean University, US), Tracey M. Coule, (Emeritus Professor, Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, UK) and Angela M. Eikenberry (Professor and Director, School of Public Policy, University of Connecticut, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mirabella, Roseanne M., editor.

Coule, Tracey M., editor.

Eikenberry, Angela M., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Social aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Nonprofit organizations.

Voluntarism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Voluntarism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"This insightful Handbook brings together leading and emerging scholars within the field of nonprofit organization, serving as a call to action for academics to interrogate key contemporary issues such as backsliding and authoritarianism. It meticulously distinguishes traditional, often marginalist perspectives from nuanced counterarguments to balance out the field. The Handbook of Critical Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizing and Voluntary Action illustrates opportunities and challenges for future researchers within the sector and presses the reader to imagine a better, more equitable future. Chapters employ a variety of vital theoretical lenses, for example utilizing postcolonial theory, critical feminist theory, queer theory, critical disability theory and post-structural theory. They provide a timely, inter-contextual narration of the many roles enacted by nonprofit and voluntary organizations today. Approaching nonprofit organizing as an ever-expanding topic, this crucial Handbook will be an important read for scholars of critical management studies, public administration, and public policy. It will additionally benefit researchers within the philanthropic studies field hoping to gain insight into the future of their discipline"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to the handbook of critical perspectives on nonprofit organizing and voluntary action / Angela M. Eikenberry, Tracey M. Coule, and Roseanne M. Mirabella

Part I. Overview of the field: A review of critical civil society research

1. The nature of critical global civil society scholarship: Reviewing the state of the art 1972-2021 / Angela M. Eikenberry, Jennifer Dodge, and Tracey M. Coule

2. Economic democracy through the lenses of the epistemologies of the south / Luciane Lucas dos Santos

3. Oppression, exploitation and possibilities for emancipation under neoliberalism: Nonprofit organizing and voluntary action from the view of critical theory and postmodernism / Billie Sandberg and Andrew Russo

4. The roots of critical nonprofit scholarship: A reflective framework / Ellen Bennett and Beth Patmore

Part II. Critical theoretical approaches to the study of nonprofit organizing and voluntary action

5. Decolonizing nonprofit, ngo and development higher education: Valuing indigenous knowledge in the majority world / Roseanne M. Mirabella, Heather Carpenter and Ibrahim Shafau

6. The racialization of philanthropic and nonprofit organizations: A critical analysis of white supremacy and economic injustice in the sector / Angela R. Logan and Maureen Emerson Feit

7. Feminist care ethics as an alternative to effective altruism: Problems and prospects / Annie Herro and Franklin Obeng-Odoom

8. Burn it to the ground: Queer theory, (hetero)normativities, and binaries in nonprofit organizations / Seth J. Meyer, Elizabeth J. Dale and Kareem K. M. Willis

9. The postmodern public sphere: Ict, misinformation, and simulated civil society / Joel Gehringer

10. Climatic assemblies: The plurality of environmental non-governmental organisations in climate governance / Peili Pey

11. Nonprofit organising and the hybridity thesis: A critical management studies critique / Tracey M. Coule and Carole Bain

12. State maps of the nonprofit sector: A critique (in times of autocratization) / Susan Appe

Part III. Applications of critical nonprofit and voluntary action theoretical perspectives

13. Empowering decolonial knowledge production within international nonprofit research associations / Shariq Siddiqui, Kim Williams-Pulfer, and Tiara Dungy

14. Neocolonialism's perpetuation of institutional life of disabled individuals through the rhetoric of philanthropy and charity / Kate Prendella and Roseanne M. Mirabella

15. Decolonizing fundraising narratives in international nongovernmental organizations / Abhishek Bhati and Angela M. Eikenberry

16. Putting the community back into community land trusts: Community control, collective ownership and a return to radical roots / Jennifer Sumner and Graham Hughes

17. Critical race theory and nonprofits: Rethinking leadership and governance / Brandi Blessett and Stephen Danley

18. Latino critical and critical race theory as drivers of social innovation: Fighting hiv/aids in the texas latino community / J. Brandon Philips

19. 'A real spark': Resistance in nonprofit care work in the context of neoliberalism and a crisis in public health / Donna Baines

20. Pimped for charity: A feminist analysis of sexual harassment in fundraising / Erynn E. Beaton

21. Critical approaches for culture and the arts in a context of eco-social transitions / Rocío Nogales-Muriel

22. Becoming smart: A case study examining the formation of a voluntary and community-sector professional / Daniel King

23. Neoliberalism, legalism and human rights in medium-sized international nongovernmental organizations / Geoffrey C. Upton

24. Critical volunteering studies: Perspectives from theory, society, and uk policy / Jon Dean

25. What do social movements really do? Towards a communicative approach to studying the accomplishments of movement organizing / Shiv Ganesh, Meenakshi Yadav and Mackenzie Schnell

26. Power, democracy and community development in the us: Three cases / Ashley E. Nickels, Zachary D. Wood and Kirk A. Leach

27. Collaboration in hard times: Partnerships, vulnerability and managerialism / Matt Dowse and Martin Parker

28. Neoliberal discourse and environmental justice: Case studies of environmental nonprofit organizations in China / Ming Xie

29. Conclusion: Reimagining nonprofit organizing and voluntary action scholarship / Angela M. Eikenberry, Roseanne M. Mirabella, and Tracey M. Coule.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800371811 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.