This paper presents a theory-guided examination of the (changing) nature of volunteering
through the lens of sociological modernization theories. Existing accounts of qualitative …

Scholars have devoted substantial attention to developing conditional models of volunteer
administration and management, but no consensus surrounds the criteria underlying the …

Volunteers are the cornerstone of the voluntary sector. While we are accustomed to this
assumption, too little systematic work has been carried out to define the term “volunteer.” …

The contribution of volunteers in terms of time and expertise is integral to sport development
and delivery from 'sport for all'to elite levels. Good volunteer management and a clear …

Utilizing innovative ethnographic research, Swept Up Lives? challenges conventional
accounts of urban homelessness to trace the complex and varied attempts to care for …

This article investigates spontaneous volunteering during the social crisis referred to as the
“European 2015 refugee crisis.” The situation was politically controversial and the vacuum in …

Recent years have seen an explosion in research on tourism volunteering. Volunteers are
an essential part of tourism, whether they are volunteering in their local museum, at a …

This article presents a new conceptualization of volunteerism as a natural resource. The
authors propose that volunteer energy can be understood as a human-made, renewable …

This study considers the thesis that volunteering is gaining a fundamentally new quality as a
result of broader social and cultural transformations. Whereas existing research has focused …

Several trends are leading to increased and broader involvement of volunteers in social
work practice. As a consequence, social workers need to be able to manage volunteers in …