(НЕ)подкрепеното доброволчество: законът като стимул и защита на обществената ангажираност
(UN)supported Volunteering: The Law as a Stimulus and Protection of Public Engagement

Author(s): Denitsa Gorchilova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Sociology, Sociology of Politics, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: volunteering; regulatory framework; state policy
Summary/Abstract: This text provides general data on the scale of volunteering globally, as well as its presence in countries of the former socialist bloc. Our country has the lowest indicators for both participation and the volume of volunteer contributions. Volunteering is motivated by a multifaceted set of factors, but its weak development is partly due to the lack of clear and consistent support from the state. Despite the restoration of the civil sector in Bulgaria after 1989 and its increasingly visible presence in a number of public spheres, the regulation of one of its essential components – volunteering – has not yet been settled in our country. An analysis has been made of the draft laws on volunteering known as of autumn 2025 and their compliance with good European and global practices and standards.

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