Required Readings

Review Heins, Ch. 2

Clemens, E.S. (2006). The constitution of citizens: political theories of nonprofit organizations. In W.W. Powell & R. Steinberg (Eds.), The nonprofit sector handbook (pp. 207-220). Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.

Hirsch, J. (2003) The state's new clothes: NGOs and the internationalization of state. Rethinking Marxism 15(2), 237-262.

Morris, S. (2000). Defining the nonprofit sector: Some lessons from history. Voluntas 11(1), 25-43.

Steinberg, R. (1997). Overall evaluation of economic theories. Voluntas 8(2), 179-204.

Class Preparation

Please remember to submit your e-mail indicating the Feher selection on which you will comment today. This is due every week. You need a different selection each week.

Additional Resources -- I will post some of these every week. Use them for your Topical Analysis and for your Semester Project. They do NOT cover all of the literature -- but they are a good starting point for your exploration of the literature. There is clearly overlap in our topical areas -- do not assume that a particular reference is only applicable to a single topic, or even necessarily most applicable to the topic under discussion for the week where I have listed it.

Anheier, H. & Ben-ner, A. (1997). Shifting boundaries: long-term changes in the size of the for-profit, nonprofit, cooperative and government sectors. Annals of Public & Cooperative Economics 68(3), 335-353.

Anheier, H. & Kendall, J. (2002). Interpersonal trust and voluntary associations: Examining three approaches. British Journal of Sociology 53(3), 343-362.

Babiak, K. & Thibault, L. (2009). Challenges in multiple cross-sector partnerships. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 38(1), 117-143.

Badelt, C. (1997). Entrepreneurship theories of the non-profit sector. Voluntas 8(2), 162-178.

Bilodeau, M. & Slivinski, A. (1997). Rival charities. Journal of Public Economics 66 (3), 449-467.

Boli, J. & Thomas, G.M. (1997). World culture in the world polity: A century of international non-governmental organization. American Sociological Review 62 (2), 171-190

Curtis, J.E., Baer, D.E. & Grabb, E.G. (2001). Nations of joiners: Explaining voluntary association membership in democratic societies. American Sociological Review 66 (6), 783-850.

Glaeser, E.L. & Schleifer, A. (2001). Not-for-profit entrepreneurs. Journal of Public Economics 81(1), 99-115..

Kingma, B.R. (1997). Public good theories of the non-profit sector: Weisbrod revisited. Voluntas 8(2), 135-148.

Krashinsky, M. (1997) Stakeholder theories of the non-profit sector: one cut at the economic literature. Voluntas 8(2), 149-161.

Minkoff, D.C. (1994). From service provision to institutional advocacy: The shifting legitimacy of organizational forms. Social Forces 72 (4), 943-969.

Ortmann, A. & Schlesinger, M. (1997). Trust, repute and the role of the non-profit enterprise. Voluntas 8(2), 97-119.

Rose-Ackerman, S. (1996) Altruism, nonprofits and economic theory. Journal of Economic Literature 34 (2), 701-728.

Schofer, E. & Fourcade-Gourinchas, M. (2001). The structural contexts of civic engagement: Voluntary association membership in comparative perspective. American Sociological Review 66 (6) 806-828.

Wagner, A. (2000). Reframing "social origins" theory: The structural transformation of the public sphere. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 29 (4), 541-553.

Warren, M.E. (2003). The political role of nonprofits in a democracy. Society 40(4), 46-51.