The Third Sector As a Renewable Resource for Europe : : Concepts, Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities.

• Author: Enjolras, Bernard.
• TeilnehmendeR: Salamon, Lester M.; Sivesind, Karl Henrik.; Zimmer, Annette.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1: Introduction
• References
• 2: Beyond Nonprofits: In Search of the Third Sector
• 1 The Challenge
• 1.1 A Diverse and Contested Terrain
• 1.2 A Sector Hidden in Plain Sight
• 1.3 Why Address this Challenge? The Case for Better Conceptualization and Data
• 2 Overcoming the Challenges: The Approach
• 2.1 Establishing the Criteria for an Acceptable Conceptualization
• 2.2 The Concept of a "Common Core"
• 2.3 Retention of Component Identities
• 2.4 Building on Existing Progress
• 2.4.1 Institutional Components
• 2.4.2 Individual-Action Component
• 2.5 A Bottom-up Strategy
• 3 Key Findings and Implications
• 3.1 Enormous Diversity
• 3.2 Considerable Underlying Consensus
• 3.2.1 Wide Agreement on Three Underlying Common Conceptual Features
• 3.2.2 NPIs are in
• 3.2.3 More than NPIs: Cooperatives and Mutuals
• 3.2.4 More than NPIs: Social Enterprises
• 3.2.5 More than Institutions: The Individual Component
• 3.2.6 Conclusion: Portraying the Third Sector Conceptually
• 4 Toward a Consensus Operational Conception of the TSE Sector
• 4.1 Institutional Components
• 4.1.1 The Organization Feature
• 4.1.2 The Private Feature
• 4.1.3 The Self-governing Feature
• 4.1.4 The Noncompulsory Feature
• 4.1.5 The Totally or Significantly Limited Profit-distribution Feature
• 4.2 Informal and Individual Components
• 5 Conclusion and Next Steps
• References
• 3: The Size and Composition of the European Third Sector
• 1 The Contours of the European TSE Sector: The Aggregate View
• 1.1 An Enormous Economic Engine
• 1.2 Volunteer Engagement
• 1.3 What does the European TSE Sector Do?
• 1.4 Revenue Structure
• 1.5 Institutional Structure
• 1.6 Longitudinal Changes
• 2 A Diverse Sector: Regional Variations.
• 2.1 Regional Variations in Overall TSE Sector Scale
• 2.2 Regional Variations in the Institutional Composition of the TSE Sector Workforce
• 2.3 Regional Variations in European TSE Sector Functions and Revenue Patterns
• 2.4 Summary
• 3 Explaining Cross-national Variations in TSE Sector Dimensions
• Appendix 1: Estimates of TSE Sector FTE workforce in EU and Norway, by Component, 2014
• Appendix 2: Methodology for Estimating the Size of the Third Sector in Europe
• Nonprofit Institutions (NPIs)
• Cooperatives and Mutual Societies
• Social Enterprises
• Direct Volunteering
• Estimation of the TSE Sector Size
• Estimation of Service and Expressive Shares of the Workforce
• Estimation of TSE Sector Revenue Shares
• Summary of Sources of Data on TSE Sector Average Annual Employment Changes by Country
• References
• 4: The Roles and Impacts of the Third Sector in Europe
• 1 Impact Areas
• 2 Selected Evidence of TSIs
• 2.1 Some Methodological Challenges
• 2.2 Impact on Civic Engagement, Empowerment, Advocacy and Community Building
• 2.3 Impact on Well-being and Quality of Life
• 2.4 Impact on Human Resources
• 2.5 Impact on Social Innovation
• 3 Can the TSE Sector Expand Civil Liberties and the Public Sphere?
• 4 Does the European Third Sector make a Socioeconomic Impact?
• References
• 5: Barriers to Third Sector Development
• 1 Introduction: A Success Story and a Clouded Horizon
• 2 Third Sector Impact Country Clusters
• 3 Third Sector Environment
• 3.1 Societal and Economic Trends
• 3.2 European Union as a Key Actor?
• 4 Barriers to Third Sector Development
• 4.1 Common Barriers
• 4.2 Regional Diversity and Regime-specific Barriers to TSO Development
• 4.2.1 From Liberal to Welfare Partnership to Liberal Again-The UK.
• 4.2.2 Welfare Partnership Countries: Adjustment to a Changed Social Policy Environment-Germany, the Netherlands, Austria
• 4.2.3 The Social-Democratic Model on the Retreat
• 4.2.4 Struggling with the Past and Catching up on the Edge: Croatia and Poland
• 4.2.5 In between Statism and Welfare Partnership: France and Spain
• Appendix
• Stakeholder Survey
• References
• 6: The Road Ahead: A Policy Agenda for the Third Sector in Europe
• 1 Three Scenarios
• 2 The Civic Economy Strategy: A Policy Agenda for Europe
• 2.1 Improving the Legitimacy and Visibility of the Third Sector in Europe
• 2.1.1 Improvement of the Sector's Knowledge Base
• 2.1.2 Enhance Visibility through European Statutes for TSOs
• 2.1.3 Make the Voice of the Sector Heard
• 2.1.4 Help TSOs to Market Themselves
• 2.1.5 Get the Public Back In-Provide Space for Third Sector Activities
• 2.2 Improving Third Sector Finances and Government-Third Sector Partnership
• 2.2.1 Get Structural Funds Back In
• 2.2.2 Lift up the Burden of Procurement Procedures
• 2.2.3 Facilitate Access to Capital Markets and to Alternative Sources of Financing
• 3 Fostering Foundations' Supportive Role of the Third Sector in Europe
• 4 Improving the Attractiveness of TSOs
• 4.1 Renewing the Third Sector's Values
• 4.2 Increase the Attractiveness of TSOs as Employers
• 4.3 Increase the Attractiveness of TSOs for Volunteers
• 4.4 Increase the Attractiveness of TSOs for Honorary Board Members
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• References
• Index.