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National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the
United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world.
However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact
of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This
condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer
programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not
investing sufficiently from the start. This book brings together a
selection of diverse chapters written by a combination of
academicians, students, and practitioners from three countries and
across multiple states in the United States. Each chapter
approaches its topic uniquely but links with all others in
identifying the impacts of service and volunteerism for volunteers,
for beneficiaries of service, for the institution of volunteering,
and/or for whole communities. The book is divided in five sections:
(1) developing volunteer initiatives to achieve impact, (2) impact
for and by youth volunteers, (3) impact in social or policy areas,
specifically economy and financial success, education, and
emergency response, (4) international perspectives with focus on
Chile, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the post-communist states
of Lithuania and Romania, and (5) conclusion with summary and
suggestions for future research and practice.
Participatory democracy has become an unshakable norm and its
practice is widespread. Nowadays, public professionals and citizens
regularly encounter each other in participatory practice to address
shared problems. But while the frequency, pace and diversity of
their public encounters has increased, communicating in
participatory practice remains a challenging, fragile and demanding
undertaking that often runs astray. This unique book explores how
citizens and public professionals communicate, why this is so
difficult and what could lead to more productive conversations.
Using timely, original empirical research to make a thorough
comparative analysis of cases in the United Kingdom, the
Netherlands and Italy it shows policy makers, practitioners,
students and academics the value of communicative capacity.
National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the
United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world.
However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact
of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This
condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer
programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not
investing sufficiently from the start. This book brings together a
selection of diverse chapters written by a combination of
academicians, students, and practitioners from three countries and
across multiple states in the United States. Each chapter
approaches its topic uniquely but links with all others in
identifying the impacts of service and volunteerism for volunteers,
for beneficiaries of service, for the institution of volunteering,
and/or for whole communities. The book is divided in five sections:
(1) developing volunteer initiatives to achieve impact, (2) impact
for and by youth volunteers, (3) impact in social or policy areas,
specifically economy and financial success, education, and
emergency response, (4) international perspectives with focus on
Chile, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the post-communist states
of Lithuania and Romania, and (5) conclusion with summary and
suggestions for future research and practice.
Today's pressing political, social, economic, and environmental
crises urgently ask for effective policy responses and fundamental
transitions towards sustainability supported by a sound knowledge
base and developed in collaboration between all stakeholders. This
book explores how action research forms a valuable methodology for
producing such collaborative knowledge and action. It outlines the
recent uptake of action research in policy analysis and transition
research and develops a distinct and novel approach that is both
critical and relational. By sharing action research experiences in
a variety of settings, the book seeks to explicate ambitions,
challenges, and practices involved with fostering policy changes
and sustainability transitions. As such it provides crucial
guidance and encouragement for future action research in policy
analysis and transition research. This text will be of key interest
to scholars and students of policy analysis and transition research
and more broadly to public administration and policy, urban and
regional studies, political science, research and innovation,
sustainability science, and science and technology studies. It will
also speak to practitioners, policymakers and philanthropic funders
aiming to engage in or fund action research.
Today's pressing political, social, economic, and environmental
crises urgently ask for effective policy responses and fundamental
transitions towards sustainability supported by a sound knowledge
base and developed in collaboration between all stakeholders. This
book explores how action research forms a valuable methodology for
producing such collaborative knowledge and action. It outlines the
recent uptake of action research in policy analysis and transition
research and develops a distinct and novel approach that is both
critical and relational. By sharing action research experiences in
a variety of settings, the book seeks to explicate ambitions,
challenges, and practices involved with fostering policy changes
and sustainability transitions. As such it provides crucial
guidance and encouragement for future action research in policy
analysis and transition research. This text will be of key interest
to scholars and students of policy analysis and transition research
and more broadly to public administration and policy, urban and
regional studies, political science, research and innovation,
sustainability science, and science and technology studies. It will
also speak to practitioners, policymakers and philanthropic funders
aiming to engage in or fund action research.
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