Founded in 1992, ISTR is a global community of scholars, policymakers, and third sector leaders dedicated to the creation, discussion, and advancement of knowledge pertaining to the Third Sector and its impact on civil society, the welfare state, and public policy.
The biennial symposium series on Cross Sector Social Interactions (CSSI) brings together scholars and practitioners interested in the intersection of business, government and civil society to share insights from research, teaching and practice.
The 8th ISTR Asia Pacific Regional Conference. The third sector in the Asia Pacific region is very large and dynamic − it is claimed that China and India have 1+ million third sector organizations. The major growth in the third sector in Asia had been in the 1970s and 1980s – during the prodemocracy movements. The third sector activities and organizations, in the recent past, have also been influenced by many tax laws e.g. in Australia, Japan, Korea. Sadly democratization and recent extremist activities have prompted new legislations constricting the third sector in many countries. Laws affecting the third sector in the Asia Pacific region having been in existence for about 150 years have grown rapidly in the last two decades. Is this development for better or for worse? Call for paper until 31th March
The Third Sector - 'broadly defined as the voluntary, charitable, co-operative, religious, health and educational organisations which sit outside the confines of the private (‘profit’) and public sectors - is facing a rapidly changing environment which challenges its efficient management and continuation. This research workshop seeks to examine current influences on the effective operation of these non-profit organisations. We are interested in high quality research papers which address the managerial challenges facing this sector. The organisers are particularly interested in the results of managerial, economic and inter-disciplinary approaches. This workshop organised by the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), will be of interest to researchers active in this area but also to policy-makers, senior managers and practitioners from all disciplines.
Seventh ISTR Asia Pacific Regional Conference Bali 24-26 November 2011. The proposal must be sent by 14 march 2011. Global Business focus on the ‘value chain’ imperatives of maximising value minimising cost, have failed to link people and their needs, creating ever more poverty, social exclusion, and ethnic conflicts. Globalisation has benefitted those people and groups close to political and economic power at the cost of those in the periphery. Third sector organisations (e.g. NGOs, people’s organisations, foundations, religious organisations and co-operatives) are forced to fill in the ‘gap’ through their social entrepreneurship. It is time to take a stock of business social responsibility, its achievements and failures, and to explore issues of social entrepreneurship and other social justice promoting activities of the third sector.
The Third Sector - such as the voluntary, charitable, financial co-operative, religious, health and educational organisations which sit outside the confines of the private (‘profit’) and public sectors - is facing a rapidly changing environment which challenges its efficient management and continuation. This research workshop seeks to examine current influences on the effective operation of these non-profit organisations. We are interested in high quality research papers which address the managerial challenges facing this sector. The organisers are particularly interested in the results of managerial, economic and inter-disciplinary approaches.
This workshop will be of interest to researchers active in this area but also to policy-makers, senior managers and practitioners from all disciplines.
