Community-led broadband initiatives represent a relatively recent shift in rural broadband
provision. They are locally-led organisations that voluntarily spring up to respond to the lack …

Against a backdrop of scant scholarly evidence regarding the effectiveness of E-
Participation (EP) in enabling broader macro-level outcomes, we posit that electronic …

Hva er det som får folk til å delta i frivillig arbeid, hva motiveres frivillige av–og hvorfor slutter
de? I denne rapporten presenteres omfattende analyser av betingelser for frivillig innsats …

Despite the practical need to cultivate individuals' engagement with nonprofit organizations
and theoretical interest in volunteerism across multiple disciplines and perspectives, the …

This paper explores the role of local volunteers in demonstrating transformational and
transactional leadership in rural communities. Applying the lens of the Full Range …

Urban agriculture (UA) has been receiving significant attention from researchers in
agricultural production, yet there has been less attention focused on volunteering intention …

Inclusive deliberative democracy requires greater public participation than what seems to
exist in the United States as of 2019. E-participation, facilitating public participation through …

In light of high unemployment and declining volunteer rates, this study examines the
complex relationship between time, employment, and volunteering. Are unemployed people …

While community participation may serve as a vehicle to improve health and socioeconomic
outcomes for residents in poor communities, little research exists on the individual factors …

Since the 1980s, neoliberal policies have downsized or closed rural and small-town
services. In response, voluntary groups have played an increasing role to retain basic …