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Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2017

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ISBN 978-3-319-39899-0 (e-kniha)

ISBN 978-3-319-39897-6 (print)

Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, An International Multidisciplinary Series, ISSN 1568-2579

This volume overlooks 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 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 and practice on volunteering. Working from the premise that volunteering is universal this collection draws on experiences from Latin America, Africa including Egypt, 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..

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Part I Volunteering: An Introduction and Theoretical Framework // 1 Volunteering: A Complex Social Phenomenon... 3 - Jacqueline Butcher and Christopher J. Einolf // Part II Cross-National Approaches // 2 Closing the Gap? New Perspectives on Volunteering North and South... 29 - Lester M. Salamon, Megan A. Haddock, and S. Wojciech Sokolowski // 3 Perceptions of Volunteering and Their Effect on Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique, Nepal and Kenya... 53 - Elizabeth Hacker, Alexandrea Picken, and Simon Lewis // 4 The Role of Civic Service in Enhancing Youth Employability: Reflections on National Youth Service Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa... 75 - Aislinn Delany and Helene Perold // 5 Corporate Volunteering in the Global South... 99 - Kenn Allen and Monica Galiano // 6 The Value of Volunteers in Community-Based Organisations: Insights from Southern Africa... 115 - Helene Perold and Lauren A. Graham // 7 Models, Developments, and Effects of Transborder Youth Volunteer Exchange Programs in Eastern and Southern Africa... 129 - Jacob Mwathi Mati // Part III Country Studies // 8 Global Solidarity: Learning from Volunteer Frameworks in Peru... 151 - Susan Appe, Nadia Rubali, and Kerry Stamp // 9 Beyond Images and Perceptions: Conceptualizing and Measuring Volunteerism in Buenos Aires... 171 - Mario Roitter // 10 Solidarity and Volunteering: A View from Mexico... 195 - Gustavo Verduzco // 11 Volunteerism and the State: Understanding the Development of Volunteering in China... 213 - Ying Xu // 12 Volunteering in Armenia: Leaving the Soviet Legacy Behind?... 227 - Yevgeny a Jenny Paturyan and Valentina Gevorgyan // 13 The Current State of Volunteering in Türkey... 245 - Sema Akboga // Part IV Conclusion // 14 Conclusion... 265 - Christopher J. Einolf and Jacqueline Butcher // Index... 279