This article begins to fill gaps that currently exist between research on the governance of
nonprofit organizations and research on public governance and focuses on how nonprofit …

It is held that nonprofit and voluntary organizations contribute to democratic governance by
representing the interests of their constituents to the state. Yet little is known about the …

Traditionally, community affairs and administration has been the domain of men. This is
evident from the gender imbalance of leaders and office bearers across community, local …

Public participation is essential to a functioning democracy, as rule by the people presumes
that citizens will take some responsibility for a properly functioning society. This article …

Bu tezin amacı 1990'lı yıllardan itibaren sosyoloji başta olmak üzere iktisat, yönetim bilimleri,
hukuk gibi birçok sosyal bilimin üzerinde çokça durmaya başladıkları ve son yıllarda …

Two features enhance the salience of nonprofit organizations' contemporary roles in public
life. One is their intersect of economic and political structures where they offer a form of …

7he purposes of this chapter are to (I) review why charitable board members in the US. are
unpaid volunteers,(2) describe the scope and extent of board volunteering,(3) consider …

Sage Academic Books - Activist Scholar: Selected Works of Marilyn Gittell - Race and Gender
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Abstract As Community Development Organizations (CDOs) are the primary vehicle for
development in low-income neighborhoods, scholars have begun to examine them in terms …

This dissertation explores the leadership and political influence of women through their
participation in local community development organizations in the US The research follows …