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International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)

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International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

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559 Wyman Park Building 3400 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218-2688 USA www.istr.org

Introduction

The International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) is an international association registered as a nonprofit organization in the United States. ISTR is dedicated to promoting research and education in and about civil society, philanthropy, and the nongovernmental sector. ISTR brings together scholars and others to exchange and advance knowledge on a global as well as local level about the third sector, human well being and international development. As of 2008, ISTR was comprised of 748 members from around the world.

Brief History

The International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) was founded in 1992, and from its establishment, has been housed in the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies. ISTR also became the home of the scholarly journal, Voluntas: the International Journal of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations, which had...

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  • Hodgkinson, V., & Painter, A. (2003). Third sector research in international perspective: The role of ISTR. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 14(1), 1–14.

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  • Salamon, L. M. (1994). The rise of the nonprofit sector. Foreign Affairs, 73(4), 109–122.

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  • Salamon, L. M., & Anheier, H. K. (1998). Social origins of civil society: Explaining the nonprofit sector cross-nationally. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 9(3), 213–248.

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  1. The New School, 58 Cambridge Rd., Montclair, NJ, 07042, USA

    Elizabeth Levi

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  1. University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Helmut K. Anheier

  2. Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany

    Helmut K. Anheier

  3. George Mason University, Arlington, VA, USA

    Stefan Toepler

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Levi, E. (2010). International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR). In: Anheier, H.K., Toepler, S. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_408

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