The politics of volunteering / Nina Eliasoph.
"Many of us may have participated in grassroots groups, changing the world in small and big ways, from building playgrounds and feeding the homeless, to protesting wars and ending legal segregation. Beyond the obvious fruits of these activities, what are the broader consequences of volunteering...
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Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA :
Polity Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Political sociology series.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : what are civic associations?
- Why do theorists say associations are crucial for democracy?
- Volunteering and political activism
- Civic association, the market, and government : how do different societies balance them differently?
- Neo-liberalism and grassroots organizations
- What happens to civic participation in conditions of vast social inequality?
- Opening up civic participation
- Conclusion : is democracy in our future?