The chapter focuses on the sociocultural, political and economic foundations of a key institution of the third sector in Germany. Welfare organizations are outlined in terms of organizational sociology, and volunteer work is described as their constitutive element. Finally, recognizing traditional volunteer-work concepts and the dynamics of sociocultural changes, the authors will point out the facets and dilemmas of volunteer work as an economic resource.
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Backhaus-Maul, H., & Langner, C. (2014). Voluntary involvement in German welfare organizations. In Modernizing Democracy: Associations and Associating in the 21st Century (pp. 111–120). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0485-3_9
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