{"product_id":"politics-of-volunteering-9780745650043","title":"Politics of Volunteering","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A useful book for students on all sorts of courses ... the book is written in a scholarly, informing and engaging style ... The key thing about this book is that it reminds us that volunteering is political.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Social Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Amid the sea of muddled thinking about civil society and social policy, Nina Eliasoph's work shines like a beacon of clarity and rigor. This honest and nuanced account of the politics of volunteering marks a landmark contribution to the field.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMichael Edwards, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Demos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With unerring aim, Nina Eliasoph punctures some of the most cherished myths about volunteerism. Yet, with sensitivity and compassion, she shows volunteers struggling to do good while coping with contradictions not of their own making. The result is a remarkable book that brings the concept of civil society to life in all its moral messiness.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eFrancesca Polletta, University of California, Irvine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Volunteering\u003c\/i\u003e is a pleasure to read. Nina Eliasoph helps us to understand how civic associations based on volunteering are different from but overlap with civic associations devoted to political activism, and how each may be led to cross the boundary between them. In clarifying the landscape of our public life she helps us to see how a deeper look at the total picture can help us to be more effective in our public engagement. This is a valuable book for students but also for the many thousands of volunteers and activists in our midst.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRobert Bellah, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Politics of Volunteering represents the kind of sociological literature that is written with both academics and a larger audience in mind. Eliasoph manages to examine challenging and complex questions with admirable clarity.\" (\u003ci\u003eSosiologia\u003c\/i\u003e 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: What Are Civic Associations?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Why Do Theorists Say Associations Are Crucial for Democracy?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Volunteering and Political Activism \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Civic Association, the Market and Government: How Do Different Societies Balance Them Differently?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Neoliberalism and Grassroots Organizations\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: What Happens to Civic Participation in Conditions of Vast Social Inequality?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Opening Up Civic Participation\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Is Democracy in Our Future?\u003cbr\u003eBibliography","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404395782487,"sku":"9780745650043","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745650043.jpg?v=1730486333","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/politics-of-volunteering-9780745650043","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}