Membership and citizenship within an embedded theory of democracy

IF 0.8 Q3 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Voluntary Sector Review Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI:10.1332/204080521x16860482701456

C. Balestri

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Abstract

While the main economic theories regarding the third sector argue that nonprofit organisations arise as institutional solutions to government and market failures, their role in influencing public and market outcomes are far less explored in economic research. This gap can be filled by borrowing from the social capital literature that provides a more highly integrated vision of the relationship among the three sectors. From this overturned perspective, the paper suggests an embedded theory of democracy in which civil society organisations play a crucial role in making democratic institutions work, by shaping social relations among citizens through equal and inclusive membership structures.

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嵌入民主理论中的成员资格和公民身份

虽然关于第三部门的主要经济理论认为，非营利组织是作为政府和市场失灵的制度性解决方案而出现的，但它们在影响公共和市场结果方面的作用在经济研究中却很少被探索。这一差距可以通过借鉴社会资本文献来填补，这些文献提供了对三个部门之间关系的更高度整合的视角。从这一被颠覆的观点出发，本文提出了一种嵌入民主的理论，其中公民社会组织通过平等和包容的成员结构塑造公民之间的社会关系，在使民主制度发挥作用方面发挥关键作用。

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Voluntary Sector Review SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

2.00

自引率

40.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： 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.