scholarly journals Exploring Sociocultural Evolution: Intensive Modality and the Promise of the Third Sector

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matko Mestrovic
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Historical Process ◽  
Economy Model ◽  
The Third ◽  
Francis Fukuyama ◽  
Sociocultural Evolution

Abstract: This paper seeks to articulate some of the frames, conditions, and alternatives for sociocultural evolution in the new millennium. Two frameworks are applied to this task: Francis Fukuyama's interpretation of historical process and Ervin Laszlo's concepts of intensive and extensive evolutionary modalities. In the context of the dynamics of the global economy, the paper considers the need to improve contemporary democracy, the role of artists in this struggle, and the importance of social networks and trust in underlining the functioning of society and economy. It also contemplates the possibilities of the voluntary sector as a realm where fiduciary arrangements give way to community bonds, and considers whether a social economy model could become an alternate institutional framework for civilizations in transition. Résumé: Cet article cherche à articuler certains des cadres, conditions et possibilités d'une évolution socioculturelle au début de ce nouveau millénaire. Pour accomplir cette tâche, il a recours à deux approches théoriques: l'interprétation de processus historiques de Francis Fukuyama et les concepts de modalités évolutionnistes intensives et extensives d'Ervin Laszlo. Dans le contexte de la dynamique de l'économie mondiale, cet article considère le besoin d'améliorer la démocratie contemporaine, le rôle des artistes dans cette tâche, et l'importance de réseaux sociaux et de confiance pour le fonctionnement de la société et de l'économie. L'article contemple aussi les possibilités du bénévolat, qui pourrait remplacer des arrangements fiduciaires par des liens communautaires, et se demande si un modèle d'économie sociale pourrait devenir un cadre institutionnel de remplacement pour les civilisations en transition.

Telework as a Driver of the Third Sector and its Networks

2013 ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Belzunegui-Eraso ◽  
Amaya Erro-Garcés ◽  
Inmaculada Pastor-Gosálbez
Keyword(s):  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Considerable Change ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Transmission Of Information ◽  
Traditional Organization ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Social Economy Organizations

This chapter examines the role of telework as a driving force behind third sector activities and in the creation of networks and links between organizations in that sector. Telework as a tool has generated considerable change in the traditional organization of work. Its effectiveness lies in its ability to respond more quickly to customer requirements and to users and beneficiaries of third sector and social economy organizations. Online connections and services provided by telework have also led to a greater density of contacts between organizations in the third sector, which promotes the transmission of information and collaborative practices in providing services to the public.

The Telework as an Organizational Innovation in the Entities of the Third Sector

2017 ◽  
pp. 570-584
Author(s):  
Ángel Belzunegui ◽  
Amaya Erro-Garcés ◽  
Inma Pastor
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Response Capacity ◽  
Traditional Organization ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Third Sector

This article discusses the role of the telework as an organizational innovation incorporated to the activities of the third sector as well as in the creation of networks and links between these entities. The telework has become a tool that has produced important changes in the traditional organization of the work, and has improved the inter- and intra-organizational communication, in addition to promoting the creation of extensive networks of collaboration in the third sector. The online connection and the provision made in telework mode have also served for the creation of a higher density of contacts between the entities that are grouped in the third sector, done so that it benefits the transmission of information and collaborative practices in providing services to the citizens. Its effectiveness consists in the speed that prints the response capacity of the social economy entities.

Knowledge and Technologies for Learning and Action Network

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Juan de Dios García
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Relational Models ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
The Third ◽  
Great Transformation ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Action Network

The experience gained over the last 20 years of working with the Third Sector (in different organizational, sectoral, and territorial areas), as well as the study of literature, invites us to reflect and analyze, in a world which is complex, uncertain, and with plenty of information and knowledge, on the need to produce a new innovation and transformation strategy. This “Great Transformation” will allow NGOs to have a greater global impact thanks to the development of new approaches, new relational models and the creation of value with their environment and stakeholders. To this end, this chapter analyzes and makes a concrete proposal about the role that technology (especially the Internet) and social networks can play in the co-production and distribution of knowledge and the role of participation in communities to learn and innovate, but in order to move forward in this challenge, requires addressing the difficulties and reluctance in the NGOs, which are not only technological, but conceptual, structural, relational, and cultural. As stated in the conclusion of the chapter, the key to success lies in the purpose and vision of what is to be achieved rather than on the technology used.

The Telework as an Organizational Innovation in the Entities of the Third Sector

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángel Belzunegui ◽  
Amaya Erro ◽  
Inma Pastor
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Response Capacity ◽  
Traditional Organization ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Third Sector

This article discusses the role of the telework as an organizational innovation incorporated to the activities of the third sector as well as in the creation of networks and links between these entities. The telework has become a tool that has produced important changes in the traditional organization of the work, and has improved the inter- and intra-organizational communication, in addition to promoting the creation of extensive networks of collaboration in the third sector. The online connection and the provision made in telework mode have also served for the creation of a higher density of contacts between the entities that are grouped in the third sector, done so that it benefits the transmission of information and collaborative practices in providing services to the citizens. Its effectiveness consists in the speed that prints the response capacity of the social economy entities.

Children's Charities in Crisis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Body
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
The Third ◽  
Intervention Services ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Voluntary Organisations

Following a decade of radical change in policy and funding in children’s early intervention services and with the role of the third sector under increased scrutiny, this timely book assesses the shifting interplay between state provision and voluntary organisations delivering interventions for children, young people and their families. Using one-hundred voices from charities and their partners on the frontline, this book provides vivid accounts of the lived experiences of charitable groups, offering key insights into the impact of recent social policy decisions on their work. Telling the story of how the landscape of children’s early intervention services has changed over the last decade, it provides crucial lessons for future policy whilst demonstrating the immeasurable value of voluntary organisations working in this challenging terrain.

The role of the third sector working with the hard and soft structures of public–private partnerships to promote individual health and reinvigorated, healthier communities

2020 ◽  
pp. 301-318
Author(s):  
Tony Chasteauneuf ◽  
Tony Thornton ◽  
Dean Pallant
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
The Third ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
The Third Sector

This chapter discusses the role of the third sector working with the hard and soft structures of public–private partnerships to promote healthier individuals and communities. It considers how a recommitment to the 'local authority' of citizens and beneficiaries offers the possibility of revitalised and healthier individuals and reinvigorated and healthier communities, which are unachievable through the hard and soft structures of the commissioner/provider statutory approach. The chapter then identifies the pivotal dynamic of one-to-one relationships in these processes and their association with health outcomes (emotional, physical, and spiritual) alongside the opportunities and challenges in agencies engaging/re-engaging with the agency of citizens and beneficiaries. It explores the tension between the 'agency' of citizens and beneficiaries that constitutes bottom-up power and 'agencies' with top-down power. The chapter also looks at the benefits of embracing the expertise and investment of individuals and their communities in their personal and shared lives, how this can be supported and how it can be undermined.

Understanding the Social Economy and the Third Sector

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Bridge ◽  
Brendan Murtagh ◽  
Ken O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Third Sector
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