The Third Sector and Community Development WSE-SO-TSaCD

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INTRODUCTION

Basic concepts: Third Sector - definitions and relations with other sectors, and concepts :
TS–NPO–NGOs –Independent Sector -Civil Society – social economy.
TS as an object of research : an interdisciplinary & comparative perspective – Europe and USA.
Community Development (CD)- the concept of community intersector dynamics

The possible roles of TS in CD – social innovation and well-being
Community Development (CD)
conceptS of community
- a holistic model of local community
- community-based development
- local capital generating strategies
- local risk-reducing strategies
-measuring community development - dual approach /objective-subjective
economic and social indicators
-community cohesion and well-being

Definitional problems (Hillery 1995: 94 definitions of ‘thing’ called community)
„A community is a group of people connected by the physical or virtual locations in which they dwell or congregate, organizations they form, and cultural values and symbols they share”
Communities are affected (and defined) by forces that affect their members and their space.
 maxi-min (Weberian ideal-type) way of dedfining: extension vs. Intention of a concept.

Origin and development of TS in Europe and USA:
The Third Sector in the classical traditions of social, political and economic theories.
Historical trends and contemporary directions of influences on local communities, societies and economies: giving - altruism– and reciprocity – philantropy
The role of TS in contemporary public policies – CD, ‘tertiarization’, ‘hybridization of social services, etc.

The Third Sector’s Role in Community Development: research methodology
different approaches and their implications for local/national and international/global scale:
(i) socio-economic, statistical/descriptive and classification-focused;
(ii) analytical, evaluation and practice –focused (including management, capacity building, leadership, etc.)
Research on civic participation and civic engagement - volunteerism and civicness in a comparative context .

Evaluation of TS effects and performance of TSOs at different contexts and problems/programs :
- types of evaluation strategies and analyzes of TSOs’ influence in the CD process
-- focus on TSOs’ contribution to (community) well-being – individual/subjective and social W-B
Measurement issues - in a comparative (international) context.

Sources for TSOs’ pro-community development activities and their performance and effectiveness
social needs current and future
organizational and managerial forms of different types of TSOs – focus on their role in the context of CD and community well-being
voluntary activity and civic engagement.
A spatial / ecological perspective on the TS&CD research.

(in Polish) E-Learning

Term 2020/21_Z:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

Term 2021/22_Z:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs)

Term 2022/23_Z:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS

ASSIGMENT - PERCENT OF FINAL GARDE Take-home paper 60 percent (topical project) Oral exam” / in-class presentation 20 percent Participation 20 persent

Subject level

elementary

Learning outcome code/codes

enter learning outcome code/codes The Third Sector - also referred to as the nonprofit sector (including also so-called social economy - EU notion), or independent sector (without social economy – in USA), voluntary, civic, philapntropy or charitable sector – is named this way as next to government/public administration, called 1st sector , and the business /for-profit, market-oriented, called 2nd sector. Local Development is about (local) community development process towards better functioning of the community as a whole /as a ‘social and economic unit’  community development indicators, and increased overall quality of life  community well-being , with emphasize put on the role of the TS in this process. Research on such complex topic - TS&LD – requires multidisciplinary/interdiscipplinary approach at both conceptual and methodological level - including sociology (esp. sociology of social change, of local community, of development, etc.), and political science, and elements of economics and statistics. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. To gain theoretically-grounded and methodologically robust comprehension of the complex area of study under the term ‘Third Sector and Community Development’, including nonprofit organisations, civil society, social economy, philanthropy and volunteering. 2. To overview of the research evidence – along with the methods of collection and analysis of the relevant empirical data - concerning the role of the Third Sector organizations in community development processes in Europe (and occasionally, in America); and to analyze the functions, resources and roles they play in societies and economies, focusing on both institutional and community-based development (including Faith-Based Organizations/FBOs). 3. To comprehend the nature and character of the relationships between the different types of TS’ organizations and civil society, from one side, and the relationship between them and the public sector – focusing on public policy and welfare systems – from the other, as well as business sector: public-private partnership (PPP) and sponsorship. 4. To better understand the policy implications at local, national, and international level – including the degree of reliance on TS’ organizations in addressing current and future needs and problems associated with local community development – with special attention paid to local/community-level risk-reducing and development-promoting influence of institutional and voluntary organizations (including local labor market and local welfare state) .

Type of subject

obligatory

Course coordinators

Włodzimierz Okrasa

Learning outcomes

EFFECTS
A student who completes this class should be able to:
Characterize the TS in relation to other sectors, in general and especially in the local context.
Explain the role played by nonprofit organizations, in a society and in the community.
Describe what is meant by community development (CD), along with variety of forms and roles played by the TS organizations in CD.
Analyze some TS- and CD- and TS&CD- related policy issues focusing on tose for which the TS organizations seem to be best suitable.
Incorporate problem of CD into the functioning of nonprofit organizations / civic engamement (at the local level).
Explain the CD as the social process – with TS as its key (local) ‘actor’/agent, including possible multi-stakeholder arrangements.
Describe some of the fundamentals of multidisciplinary policy-oriented studies for CD planning purposes (decision-making), with participation of TS.
Demonstrate the ability to solve CD-related problem(s) and to evaluate the role and contribution of the TS organizations (in an empirical context).

Assessment criteria

ASSIGNMENTS & GRADING

Assignment Due date Percent of final grade

Take-home paper TBA 70 percent

Participation (no more than 3 absences) 30 percent

Additional information

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