VOLUNTEERING AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE UTILITY Cover Image

ДОБРОВОЛЧЕСТВОТО КАТО ИНДИВИДУАЛНА И КОЛЕКТИВНА ПОЛЕЗНОСТ
VOLUNTEERING AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE UTILITY

Author(s): Simeon Petrov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Economy, National Economy, Political Theory, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Sociology, Politics and society, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: volunteering; volunteers; civil engagement; individualization; reciprocity.

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to problematize the place and role of volunteering in modern societies. Emphasis is placed on the various factors that motivate volunteers and on their role in socio-economic processes. Possibilities for managing and stimulating volunteering at the organizational and national levels are considered. The state of volunteering in Bulgaria and its possible development with a view to the use of its socio-economic potential in the conditions of the growing crisis of the legitimacy of the modern state are also analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 14/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 83-114
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Bulgarian