"Transforming Civil Society, Citizenship and
Governance: The Third Sector in an Era of Global
(Dis)Order"
Graduate School in Humanities,
University of Cape Town, South
Africa
July 7-10, 2002
ISTR Fifth International Conference
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ISTR Conference Working Papers
Volume III
Cape Town Conference 2002
Salahuddin Aminuzzaman (BANGLADESH), Harald Baldersheim (NORWAY), and Ishtiaq Jamil (BANGLADESH/NORWAY), Talking Back! Empowerment and Mobile Phones in Rural Bangladesh
Alex Asiedu (GHANA), Poverty Reduction among the Urban Poor in Accra, Ghana -- A Comparative Study of the Roles of Two Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
Derek Bacon (NORTHERN IRELAND), Revitalising Civil Society through Social Capital Formation in Faith Based Organisations: Research Findings from Northern Ireland
Analía Bettoni (URUGUAY) and Anabel Cruz (URUGUAY), Voluntariado en América del Sur: Perfiles, Impacto y Desafíos
Angela Bies (USA), Self-regulation in Poland's Non-governmental Sector: Internal and External Dynamics, Mandatory and Discretionary Approaches
Mónica Bifarello (ARGENTINA), From Delegation to Participation. The Third Sector and the State in Associative Networks
Su Braden (UNITED KINGDOM), 'Whose media?' Action Research for Participatory Representation: Some Thoughts on Work in Progress
Kathy Brock (CANADA), A New Way of Governing: State Promotion of the Third Sector and the Corporate World
Govert Buijs (NETHERLANDS), Sources of Inspiration: Moral Frameworks Supporting the Emergence of a Civil Society
Jacqueline Butcher de Rivas (MEXICO), A New Perspective of Voluntarism and Citizen Participation in Mexico: Recreating Civil Society/Government Relationships
Phiroshaw Camay (SOUTH AFRICA) and Anne Gordon (SOUTH AFRICA), Civil Society as Advocate of Social Change in Pre- and Post-transition Societies: Building Sound Governance in South Africa
Helen Cameron (UNITED KINGDOM) with Phillip Escott (UNITED KINGDOM), The Community Involvement of Church Attenders: Findings from the English 2001 Church Life Profile with Appendices
Joseph J. Capuno (PHILIPPINES), Maria Melody Garcia (PHILIPPINES), Janette S. Sardalla (PHILIPPINES) and Lorna G. Villamil (PHILIPPINES), The Development Payoffs of Good Governance: Emerging Results of a Social Experiment in Two Philippine Provinces
Paul Chaney (WALES), Social Capital and the Participation of Marginalized Groups in Government: A Study of the Statutory Partnership between the Third Sector and Devolved Government in Wales
Kathryn Chinnock (USA) and Lester M. Salamon (USA), Determinants of Nonprofit Impact: A Preliminary Analysis
Evelina Dagnino (BRAZIL), Civil Society and Public Sphere in Brazil. Limits and Possibilities
Irina Dezhina (RUSSIA), American Science Foundations in Russia as Driving Forces of International Transfer in Knowledge and Professional Skills
Freda Donoghue (IRELAND), Nonprofit Organisations as Builders of Social Capital and Channels of Expression: The Case of Ireland
Kyle Farmbry (USA), Border Regionalism and the Nonprofit Sector: The Case of San Diego - Tijuana Twin Cities
Ramon Fernan III (PHILIPPINES), Giving and Volunteering among Filipinos
Alan Fowler (SOUTH AFRICA), Njuguna Ng'ethe (KENYA) and Jeremiah Owiti (KENYA), Determinants of Civic Leadership in Africa: An Exploratory Study of NGDOs in Kenya. A Search for Relevant Theory
Alan Fowler (SOUTH AFRICA), Mapping Civil Society: Facing Problems of Research Bias and Operational Complexity
Sisay Gebre-Egziabher (ETHIOPIA), The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Democratisation Process in Ethiopia
Margaret Gibelman (USA) and Sheldon Gelman (USA), Preventive Medicine: Scientific Conduct in Third Sector Research
Paola Grenier (UNITED KINGDOM), The Function of Social Entrepreneurship in the UK
Daniel Gropper (ARGENTINA), El Sector Religión en Argentina: Su Importancia como Empleador y como Generador de Actividad Económica
Radka (Langhammerova) Havlova (CZECH REPUBLIC), The Role of Civil Society in Overcoming Cultural Differences and Promoting Intercultural Awareness and Tolerance in the Czech Republic
Volkhart Finn Heinrich (GERMANY/SOUTH AFRICA), Managing Trade-offs. Challenges Faced in Designing the Implementation Approach of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index
Eva Hollerweger (AUSTRIA), Hyun-Joo Nam (AUSTRIA) and Birgit Trukeschitz (AUSTRIA), Employment in the Third Sector in Austria. The Relative Role of Nonprofit Employment Within Child Care Facilities
Steven Howlett (UNITED KINGDOM) and Angela Ellis (UNITED KINGDOM), Theory versus Practice: Exploring the Role of Volunteering in Engendering Citizenship
Lesley Hustinx (BELGIUM) and Frans Lammertyn (BELGIUM), Explaining Differences in Styles of Volunteering: The Case of the Flemish Red Cross Volunteers
Leon Irish (USA) and Karla Simon (USA), Legal Issues Affecting Volunteers
Nihal Jain (INDIA) and Kalpana Jain (INDIA), Social Capital in Community-based Institutions: Trends and Emerging Lessons from Western India
Diane Johnson (USA) and Pamela Zappardino (USA), Community Organizing: Innovation & Effectiveness in Building Community Capacities, Leveraging Community Resources and Facilitating Civic Engagement
Kiyoko Kamimura (JAPAN) and Naoto Yamauchi (JAPAN), The Nonprofit Labor Market in Japan: Findings from New Survey Data
Hisayo Katsui (JAPAN/FINLAND), Disability NGOs and International Perspectives. Political, Economical and International Explanation for the Need of 'Directly Applicable Aid and Advice'
Pankaja Kulabkar (INDIA), NGOs and Urban Planning in India: The Case of Pune's Development Plan
Laís Vanessa C. de Figueirêdo Lopes (BRAZIL), Compendium of Third Sector Legislation -- Analysis of the Existing Laws and Regulation in Brazil
James Loveday Laghi (PERU), Ciudadanía y Trabajo Voluntario en el Perú: Facetas de una Práctica Heterogénea
Mark Lyons (AUSTRALIA) and Susan Hocking (AUSTRALIA), Asian Philanthropy. A Four-Country Study
Qiusha Ma (CHINA/USA), Classification, Regulation and Managerial Structure: A Preliminary Enquiry on NGO Governance in China
Manzurul Mannan (BANGLADESH), Cooperative Antagonism: A Southern Perspective on Problematic Dialogue between Programers and Researchers in Development
Yoshiho Matsunaga (JAPAN) and Naoto Yamauchi (JAPAN), What Determines the Size of the Nonprofit Sector? A Cross-country Analysis of the Government Failure Theory and the Interdependence Theory
Agnes Meinhard (CANADA) and Mary Foster (CANADA), Responses of Canada's Voluntary Organizations to Shifts in Social Policy: A Provincial Perspective
Gabriela Moreira Pereira (PORTUGAL), The Portuguese Misericórdias: General Characterisation and Some Insights into Non-profit Governance
Nitza Nachmias (ISRAEL), The Israel Government Control of NGOs: The Use of Inducements and Sanctions in Regulating the Third Sector
Kerry O'Halloran (NORTHERN IRELAND), Charity Law Review and Civil Society: Paving the Way from Alienation to Social Inclusion in Northern Ireland; the Resonance with Experience in Australia
Kerry O'Halloran (NORTHERN IRELAND), Charities, from a Muting of Dissent to Advocates for Social Change: The Particular Experience in Northern Ireland and the General Lessons from the Common Law Charity Law Reviews
Jenny Onyx (AUSTRALIA) and Rosemary Leonard (AUSTRALIA), The Relationship between Formal and Informal Volunteering: A Social Capital Framework
Jeremaiah Opiniano (PHILIPPINES), The Dynamics of Transnational Philanthropy by Migrant Workers to their Communities of Origin: The Case of Pozorrubio, Philippines
Cathy Pharoah (UNITED KINGDOM) and Duncan Scott (UNITED KINGDOM), Social Enterprise in the Voluntary and Community Sectors: Challenges for Policy and Practice
Steven Robins (SOUTH AFRICA), Grounding 'Globalization from Below': 'Global Citizens' in Local Spaces
Wladyslaw Roczniak (POLAND/USA), Civic or Religious? The Issues of Governance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Hospitals: The Case of Poland
Andréa Leite Rodrigues (BRAZIL) and Mario Aquino Alves (BRAZIL), Fairy Tale Organizations: Myth and Reality in Brazilian Third Sector Organizations
Mario Roitter (ARGENTINA), Apuntes para Contribuir a (Des)Cifrar el Sector no Lucrativo Argentino en el Contexto Latinoamericano
Adrian Sargeant (UNITED KINGDOM) and Stephen Lee (UNITED KINGDOM), Trust in the Voluntary Sector: A Relationship to Giving?
Christina Stecker (GERMANY), Gendering Work and Social Commitment
Soledad Teixidó (CHILE), Reinalina Chavarri (CHILE) and Andrea Castro (CHILE), Responsabilidad Social Empresarial en Chile: Perspectivas para una Matriz de Análisis
Fletcher Tembo (UNITED KINGDOM), Revealing the Impact of Interface Representations, Identities and Use-Values on the Poor: A Research Agenda for NGDOs
Usha Thakkar (INDIA), Engendering Politics for Good Governance: Advocacy by Women for Social and Political Change
Maria Tysiachniouk (RUSSIA), Citizen Involvement in Watershed Protection in Russia and the USA
Michael Vilain (GERMANY), Nonprofit-Management: Current Challenges for Personnel Management in German Welfare Organisations
Fredrick Wanyama (KENYA), The Third Sector and the Transformation of Governance in Africa: The Case of Community-based Organizations in Kenya
David Worth (AUSTRALIA), The Construction of Political Effectiveness -- Insights from Australian Advocacy Organisations
Susanne Ziemek (GERMANY), Economic Theories on Motivations for Volunteering -- A Cross-Country Analysis
Annette Zimmer (GERMANY) and Thorsten Hallmann (GERMANY), Trapped in an Identity Gap? Self-Perception and Self-Esteem of Nonprofit-Organizations in Changing Environments