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This book provides a critical account of the third sector and its future in Europe. It offers an original conceptualization of the third sector in its European manifestations alongside an overview of its major contours, including its structure, sources of support, and recent trends. It also assesses the impact of this sector in Europe which considers its contributions to European economic development, citizen well-being and human development. The Third Sector As A Renewable Resource for Europe presents the findings of the Third Sector Impact (TSI) project funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7). It recognises that in a time of social and economic distress, as well as enormous pressures on governmental budgets, the third sector and volunteering represent a unique ‘renewable resource’ for social and economic problem-solving and civic engagement in Europe.

Social sciences. --- Europe --- Social policy. --- Economic sociology. --- Political sociology. --- Social Sciences. --- Social Policy. --- Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology. --- European Politics. --- Political Sociology. --- Mass political behavior --- Political behavior --- Political science --- Sociology --- Economic sociology --- Economics --- Socio-economics --- Socioeconomics --- Sociology of economics --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Politics and government. --- Sociological aspects --- Social aspects --- Europe-Politics and government. --- Politics --- Europe—Politics and government. --- Volunteering --- Third Sector in Europe --- Development in Europe --- Third sector impact --- Political legitimacy --- Third Sector as a Renewable Resource --- European Commission --- Charity --- Obstacles to Third Sector Organisation --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy --- volunteering --- charity --- charities --- Sociological aspects.

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This book addresses the practice of social innovation, which is currently very much in the public eye. New ideas and approaches are needed to tackle the severe and wicked problems with which contemporary societies are struggling. Especially in times of economic crisis, social innovation is regarded as one of the crucial elements needed to move forward. Our knowledge of its dynamics has significantly progressed, thanks to an abundance of studies on social innovation both general and sector-specific. However, despite the valuable research conducted over the past years, the systematic analysis of social innovation is still contested and incomplete. The questions asked in the book are the following: 1. What is the nature of social innovations? 2.What patterns can be identified in social innovations emerging at the local level? 3.How is the emergence and spread of social innovations related to urban governance? More precisely, which conditions and arrangements facilitate and hinders social innovation? We explore these questions using different types of data and methods, and studying different contexts. In particular, we focus on innovations that aim at solving problems of the young unemployed, single parents and migrants. The analysis is based on original research carried out in the period 2010-2014 in the framework of the European project WILCO.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Social policy --- Social geography --- sociologie --- politiek --- sociale wetenschappen --- welzijnsbeleid --- sociaal beleid --- Sociology. --- Social policy. --- Political theory. --- Sociology, general. --- Social Policy. --- Political Theory. --- Sociology, general --- Social Policy --- Political Theory