Challenging The Third Sector

"This valuable new collection, drawing on much empirical evidence, shows how the third sector can be nurtured by active citizenship." Nicholas Deakin, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Birmingham University

"a useful resource both theoretically and empirically for readers interested in the pressures of globalization on the third sector and citizens." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

“Provides a critical, up to date, theoretically informed and globally oriented assessment of the relationship between the third sector and active citizenship, when otherwise conversations in these fields tend to talk past each other.” Journal of Social Policy

"At a time when the Third Sector globally is facing a perfect (political) storm, this world-leading team of writers analyse the pressures facing it and its uneven responses. They demonstrate that there are no easy ways forward." Gary Craig, Durham University

"A broad and pleasantly written approach of the third sector and civil society in an emancipatory perspective. Recommended for both freshmen in the field and practitioners looking for theoretical refreshment." Paul Dekker, Professor of Civil Society, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

Sue Kenny is Emeritus Professor in the community and international development program at Deakin University, Melbourne. Her research includes comparative studies of active citizenship, community development and the third sector.

Marilyn Taylor is Emeritus Professor at the University of the West of England, UK and Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for Voluntary Action Research. Her research covers community development, neighbourhood governance and voluntary sector policy.

Jenny Onyx is Emeritus Professor of community management in the Business School at University of Technology, Sydney. Her research includes social capital, advocacy and community development.

Marjorie Mayo is Emeritus Professor of community development, Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research has included learning for active citizenship, locally, nationally and globally.

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?.