Voluntary Sector Review
ISSN 2040-8056 (Print); ISSN 2040-8064 (Online)
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Voluntary Sector Review publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed, accessible papers on third sector research, policy and practice. It is an invaluable cutting-edge resource for all those researching or working in the fast-growing voluntary, community and wider third sectors.
The journal covers the full range of issues relevant to voluntary sector studies, including: definitional and theoretical debates; management and organisational development; financial and human resources; philanthropy; volunteering and employment; regulation and charity law; service delivery; civic engagement; industry and sub-sector dimensions; relations with other sectors; social enterprise; evaluation and impact. Voluntary Sector Review covers voluntary sector studies from a variety of disciplines, including sociology, social policy, politics, psychology, economics, business studies, social anthropology, philosophy and ethics. The journal includes work from the UK and Europe, and beyond, where cross-national comparisons are illuminating. With dedicated expert policy and practice sections, Voluntary Sector Review also provides an essential forum for the exchange of ideas and new thinking.
Rigorous and stimulating, Voluntary Sector Review is an indispensable tool for everyone who values empirically-grounded, theoretically-informed and policy-relevant reviews of the future direction of the voluntary sector.
Editors: Nick Acheson (Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland), Bernard Harris (University of Strathclyde, UK), Rob Macmillan, (University of Birmingham, UK)
The journal is published in association with the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) and a print copy of the journal is a membership benefit.
Publisher: Policy Press
- Volume 11
- Number 3, November 2020
- Number 2, July 2020 Themed section: Re-reading civil society action for environmental sustainability. Guest edited by Will Eadson
- Number 1, March 2020
- Volume 10
- Number 3, November 2019
- Number 2, July 2019
- Number 1, March 2019
- Volume 9
- Number 3, November 2018
- Number 2, July 2018
- Number 1, March 2018
- Volume 8
- Number 3, November 2017
- Number 2, July 2017
- Number 1, March 2017
- Volume 7
- Number 3, November 2016
- Number 2, July 2016
- Number 1, March 2016
- Volume 6
- Number 3, November 2015
- Number 2, June 2015
- Number 1, March 2015
- Volume 5
- Number 3, November 2014
- Number 2, July 2014 Themed section: Voluntary Action in Ageing Societies
- Number 1, March 2014
- Volume 4
- Number 3, November 2013
- Number 2, July 2013
- Number 1, March 2013
- Volume 3
- Number 3, November 2012
- Number 2, July 2012
- Number 1, March 2012
- Volume 2
- Number 3, November 2011
- Number 2, July 2011
- Number 1, March 2011
- Volume 1
- Number 3, November 2010
- Number 2, July 2010
- Number 1, March 2010