Growing Civil Society – From Nonprofit Sector to Third Space de Jon Van Til

Growing Civil Society – From Nonprofit Sector to Third Space

Jon Van Til

Growing Civil Society investigates the role of voluntary action and nonprofit organization in contemporary America. Key to the book is the concept of "third space," which provides an important tool for the construction of civil society. The third space is not independent from society's major institutions, but exists in dynamic interdependence with them, linking individuals in their home bases of family and community to the larger governmental and economic structures within which all citizens, workers, and consumers learn to find their way in modern society.

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Preface; Preface to the Paperback EditionIntroduction: Third Sector, Third SpacePart One: The Uses of the Third Sector 1. Building Blocks for the Third Sector; 2. Mapping the BoundariesPart Two: On the Boundary between Government and the Third Sector 3. The Third Sector as a Political Force; 4. National Service in Theory and in Practice; 5. The Emerging Field of Nonprofit Policy StudyPart Three: On the Boundary between Business and the Third Sector 6. Making Money, Wielding Power, and Other Temptations of Nonprofit Life; 7. The Art and Business of Nonprofit Organization Management; 8. When the Business of Nonprofits Is Increasingly BusinessPart Four: On the Boundary between Culture and the Third Space 9. Civil Education: Moving to Define an Ambiguous Tradition; 10. On the Contemporary Hope for Faith and Charity; 11. Social Entrepreneurship and the End of WorkPart Five: Searching for Meaning and Justice 12. Commission Reports on the Third Sector; 13. Civil Society and the Escape from MadnessPart Six: A Third Space 14. Beyond the Myths of Sector; 15. Growing Civil Society, Using the Third SpaceNotes; References; Index

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"Creatively reframing now-familiar concepts of civil society, third sector, and social capital, Van Til builds a compelling argument for a 'third space,' where individuals and organizations come together to reflect and act to create the community and society they need." Susan Ostrander, Tufts University"Van Til's book is a valuable and refreshing contribution to the increasingly important question of how, and in what ways, the non-market, non-governmental associations of civil society contribute to social goods and goals." Mark Warren, Georgetown University