This 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.
Autorentext
Emeritus Professor Sue Kenny, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University Sue Kenny's research interests include the role of third sector organisations in generating and nurturing active citizenship, post-disaster reconstruction, risk society, transnationalism and cosmopolitanism.
Zusammenfassung
Written by experts this important book explores the vital relationships between active citizenship, civil society and the third sector in different socio-political contexts. Drawing on a range of theory and empirical studies the book will be a useful resource for researchers and practitioners.
Inhalt
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?.