Conference on contemporary European perspectives on volunteering, Stockholm, Sweden
10 September 2008 - 10 September 2008
Sweden
A conference on 'Contemporary European perspectives on volunteering: civic virtue vs. social movement activism' is scheduled for 10 to 12 September in Stockholm, Sweden. The event is jointly organised by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation, the EU-funded 'Network of excellence on civil society and new forms of governance in Europe' (CINEFOGO), and Ersta Sköndal University College.
This conference seeks to further investigate the current trends with respect to volunteering and social activism in Europe. Of particular interest is to consider the extent to which these are practices that not only have changed and continue to change in form and structure, in aims and motivations, but also differ in important ways in the many corners of Europe. To further capture what may be distinct about the European patterns and traditions, the conference also aims to make room for perspectives from the United States with its rich and diverse traditions of charity, philanthropy, and social movement activism.
A further theme to be explored concerns the convergences and divergences when it comes to the two strands of volunteering. To what extent is the distinction between social volunteering based on notions of charity and virtue, on the one hand, and political social movement activism, on the other, a valid and useful one?For further information, please click:
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This conference seeks to further investigate the current trends with respect to volunteering and social activism in Europe. Of particular interest is to consider the extent to which these are practices that not only have changed and continue to change in form and structure, in aims and motivations, but also differ in important ways in the many corners of Europe. To further capture what may be distinct about the European patterns and traditions, the conference also aims to make room for perspectives from the United States with its rich and diverse traditions of charity, philanthropy, and social movement activism.
A further theme to be explored concerns the convergences and divergences when it comes to the two strands of volunteering. To what extent is the distinction between social volunteering based on notions of charity and virtue, on the one hand, and political social movement activism, on the other, a valid and useful one?For further information, please click:
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