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Third Sector Research in International Perspective: The Role of ISTR

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The International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2002. Voluntas, now the journal of ISTR, started publishing in 1990. This paper reviews changes in topics, diversity of regions studied, and diversity of authors from ISTR conference papers and Voluntas articles to examine the state of research on the third sector. The findings show that ISTR and Voluntas have increased in the range of content, regions covered, and disciplinary mix. The paper also reviews progress made on third sector research and some challenges that lie ahead.

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  1. Center for the Study of Voluntary Organizations and Service, Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia

    Virginia Hodgkinson (Executive Director, the)

  2. Policy Studies Masters Degree Program, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

    Anne Painter

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Hodgkinson, V., Painter, A. Third Sector Research in International Perspective: The Role of ISTR. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 14, 1–14 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022936820816

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