Civil Society Elites in the Italian Third Sector

A Comparative Perspective
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-71443-6
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research

This open access book unveils the hidden elite of Italy's third sector, offering a rare glimpse into the lives and minds of civil society's most influential leaders. Bridging elite and civil society studies, it presents pioneering research on these powerful yet understudied figures. Through in-depth analysis, the chapters reveal surprising insights about the elite's composition, attitudes, career trajectories, and views on power. Essential reading for scholars of democracy, civil society, and social policy, this volume challenges conventional wisdom about leadership in the nonprofit world. By illuminating the dynamics of Italy's third sector elite, it reshapes our understanding of civil society's role in modern democracies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scaramuzzino, Roberto

Santilli, Cecilia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Civil society and elites in Italy.- 3. A study of civil society elites in Europe.- 4. The organisational landscape.- 5. The profile of the Italian civil society elite.- 6. Professionalisation and elitisation.- 7. Career trajectories and Europeanisation.- 8. The view of power and status.- 9. A kaleidoscope of power, tradition, and transformation.

Über Autor(innen)

Cecilia Santilli is a researcher in Socio-anthropology at the School of Social Work at Lund University, Sweden. Her primary research interests include civil society, politics, and policies from a comparative perspective. She is currently involved in a research project examining the impact of populism on civil society.

Roberto Scaramuzzino is Associate Professor of Social Work at Lund University, Sweden. His main research interests are civil society and its functions in welfare societies and for migrant integration. He is currently leading a research project about civil society and populism, focusing on how the rise to power of populist parties affects state–civil society relations.