What is it about?
This edited book provides contemporary definitions of the structure and nature of the Third Sector to reflect its hybridity and diversity. It encompasses multi-disciplinary approaches, including sociology, political science, economics, and management. It aims to open new research avenues for the field. The book has five sections which move from “theory” to “definition” and “classification” towards “aggregation” (measurement, counting), plus one section dedicated to the relationship between Third Sector and faith. The sixth and final section synthesizes the scientific conversation developed in the five previous ones and opens new research paths for the future. This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.
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Why is it important?
Seminal work by Helmut Anheier and Lester Salamon, published in the early 1990s set the field of Third Sector research. This book provides necessary updates to ensure further Third Sector research is relevant and impactful. It includes chapters from across the world and different disciplines to encourage future research that recognises the changing landscape of international relations and the way that the Third Sector interacts with the state, corporates, and wider civil society to face the new global challenges: environmental, economic and social.
Perspectives
This was a thoroughly enjoyable project with Andrea Bassi and Mario Aquino Alves. We drew on a range of scholars within the Interantional Society of Third Sector Research (ISTR) and ideas were thoroughly workshopped to ensure that breadth of topics were canvassed.
Adjunct Professor Carolyn J Cordery
Victoria University of Wellington
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This page is a summary of: The Future of Third Sector Research, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-67896-7.
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