Third Sector Research Book

Introduction: Reviewing Third Sector Research.- Defining and Theorizing the Third Sector.- Normative Origins of the Third Sector.- Social Origins of the Third Sector.- The Civicus Civil Society Index.- Economie Sociale.- The Third Sector, the State, and Democracy.- New Styles of Volunteering.- Volunteering in Developing Countries.- Participation in the Third Sector.- New Trends in Philanthropy.- Leadership and Governance.- Nonprofit Marketing.- Towards a Social Accounting for Nonprofits.- Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Third Sector.- Understanding Third Sector Partnerships.- Social Capital and the Third Sector.- The Dark Side of the Third Sector.- The Third Sector and the Question of the Poor.- The Third Sector and Global Environmental Politics.- The Emergence of Global Civil Society.- Does Global Civil Society Exist?- The World Social Forum.- Conclusion: Overall Assessment.