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The Meaning of Volunteering: The General and Constant Versus the Differentiating and Shifting

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This comment concerns a two-fold phenomenon, namely differentiations within the wide array of what is called civic engagement, including voluntary action; and shifts that sometimes blur the demarcation lines between the worlds of voluntary action and working life. How do these two developments affect the meaning of volunteering both on an analytical and on a public discourse level?

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  • Evers, A. (2014). Changes in work and human services. On the risks and chances they entail for volunteering. In F. Matthias & H. Thorsten (Eds.), Modernizing democracy? Associations and associating in the 21st century. New York: Springer.

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  1. Justus-Liebig-University Giessen FB 09, Bismarckstr. 37 D, 35390, Giessen, Germany

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Evers, A. The Meaning of Volunteering: The General and Constant Versus the Differentiating and Shifting. Found Sci 21, 339–342 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-014-9394-7

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