Perspectives on Volunteering

Part I. Volunteering: An Introduction and Theoretical Framework

1. Volunteering: A Complex Social Phenomenon
Jacqueline Butcher, Christopher J. Einolf

Part II. Cross-National Approaches

2. Closing the Gap? New Perspectives on Volunteering North and South
Lester M. Salamon, Megan A. Haddock, S. Wojciech Sokolowski

3. Perceptions of Volunteering and Their Effect on Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique, Nepal and Kenya
Elizabeth Hacker, Alexandrea Picken, Simon Lewis

4. The Role of Civic Service in Enhancing Youth Employability: Reflections on National Youth Service Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aislinn Delany, Helene Perold

5. Corporate Volunteering in the Global South
Kenn Allen, Monica Galiano

6. The Value of Volunteers in Community-Based Organisations: Insights from Southern Africa
Helene Perold, Lauren A. Graham

7. Models, Developments, and Effects of Transborder Youth Volunteer Exchange Programs in Eastern and Southern Africa
Jacob Mwathi Mati

Part III. Country Studies

8. Global Solidarity: Learning from Volunteer Frameworks in Peru
Susan Appe, Nadia Rubaii, Kerry Stamp

9. Beyond Images and Perceptions: Conceptualizing and Measuring Volunteerism in Buenos Aires
Mario Roitter

10. Solidarity and Volunteering: A View from Mexico
Gustavo Verduzco

11. Volunteerism and the State: Understanding the Development of Volunteering in China
Ying Xu

12. Volunteering in Armenia: Leaving the Soviet Legacy Behind?
Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan

13. The Current State of Volunteering in Turkey
Sema Akboga

Part IV. Conclusion

14. Conclusion
Christopher J. Einolf, Jacqueline Butcher

Keywords: Social Sciences, Sociology, general, Regional and Cultural Studies, Business Ethics