It's not all tied up with bureaucrats and funding”
Autonomous volunteer participation in the rural resettlement of refugees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228107 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Sawtell (corresponding author), Virginia Dickson-Swift (0000-0002-7728-2101), Virginia Dickson‐Swift, Glenda Verrinder (0000-0002-2447-9429) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 543-558 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2010.tb00197.x |
| OpenAlex | W1933165210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper reports on a study that explored the experiences, perceptions and motivations of a new type of autonomous volunteer emerging in modern society, in particular, those working to assist in the rural resettlement of refugees in Australia. The volunteers filled a gap left by under resourced government and community services. In‐depth semi structured interviews revealed that their motivation was due in part, to the lack of bureaucratic' red tape'. Their drive to address social issues was based also in part on values to see social justice expressed in their community. Some challenges and tensions due to cultural differences were identified. Questions for community development and social capital are raised. Implications are raised for volunteer groups' and resettlement organisations' policy and practice to enhance the resettlement process for both the host community and those with a refugee background
Bureaucracy · Economic growth · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Refugee · Social capital · Sociology · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Social Work Education and Practice · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Pursuing a Deep Ecology of Rural Volunteerism
The Emotional Costs of Solidarity
Beyond Despair
Understanding rural resettlement paths under the increasing versus decreasing balance land use policy in China
Personal care as political activism
Promoting healthy futures in a rural refugee resettlement location
Refugee Settlement in New Brunswick
Nomads of the present
Whatever happened to qualitative description?
Bowling alone
Social Research
From White Australia to Woomera
Ethnography
Habermas, Critical Theory, and Health
What Motivates Which Volunteers? Psychographic Heterogeneity Among Volunteers in Australia
The Octagon Model of Volunteer Motivation
The Volunteer Citizen After Welfare Reform in the United States
Who participates? Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Women's Participation in Voluntary Groups
A Tale of Two Communities
Recognition Struggles and Social Movements
Afghan Hazara Refugees in Australia
Integration and How We Facilitate it
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |