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Book SynopsisForeword.- Introduction: JOCV as a State-managed international voluntary service.- Transitions in the 56 years of JOCV: Needs, service and cooperation.- Part I: Contributions of State-Managed International Voluntary Service.- JOCV's contribution to capacity development: Insights from case studies.- The Water Security Action Team (W-SAT) in Africa.- Revisiting the JOCV post in Cameroon.- Hearts, Minds, and Sentiments: The Volunteers Program in the Immunization Program in Bangladesh and the Chagas Diseases Control Project of Honduras.- Shocked and angry volunteers.- Giving Back to Society by Former JOCV.- Sports and Development(tentative).- What Do Volunteers Receive? Interpreting the Reciprocal Feelings of JOCV through Gift Theory.- Part II: Advantages and Disadvantages of State-Managed International Voluntary Service.- Strengths and Weaknesses of the State-Managed International Voluntary Services: The Case of JOCV.- The Long Journey of Development Cooperation across Four Continents.- Country Office as Part of the JICA Volunteer Program: Background and Its Implementation in Bhutan.- Winter Camp for Highland Schoolchildren in Bhutan.- International Volunteering under the Spread of the Covid-19: Insights from Evacuated JOCV.- Roles of JOCVs in School Health Education Program in Ghana: From the Perspective of Host Organizations.- Japanese volunteers in the Philippines: A story of friendship and human connection.- From my experience of working with JOCV in Cameroon.- Delegation of Agriculture and Rural Development of Bangangte, Cameroon.- Part III: Conclusions.- Breaking the iron cage: Understanding legitimacy claims for international development volunteering.- Conclusions.
