Gap Between the ‘Ought’ and the ‘is’ of the Third Sector
A Qualitative Case Study of Andalusia (Spain)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12901943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Auxiliadora González-Portillo (0000-0003-1943-6122, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, corresponding author), Germán Jaraíz-Arroyo (0000-0001-9944-6536, Universidad Pablo de Olavide) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-82 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17496535.2022.2137223 |
| OpenAlex | W4307516098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
The origin of the Third Sector (TS) in Spain is rooted in the defence of social rights and demands made of the State regarding social transformation. With the development of the Welfare State, the role of the TS has progressively changed, becoming primarily a provider of services to Public Administrations (PAs), and moving away from its roots advocating and demanding social justice. This article examines the distance between the original intentions (‘ought’) and the current day-to-day actions (‘is’) of the TS in the case of the region of Andalusia (Spain), focusing on a three-dimensional analysis: the objectives that mark its action, its funding model, and relations within the organisation. Using a qualitative methodology based on Thematic Content Analysis, the discourses of actors involved in the TS (managers, professionals, volunteers, users, public administration professionals, and other actors) have been analysed and linked, concluding that the gap generated between intention and deed, or ‘ought’ and ‘is’, are the result of external contextual elements, but also of decisions made within the TS
Action (physics · Deed · Human rights · Political science · Public relations · Public sector · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Social rights · Social science · Social Welfare · Sociology · State (computer science · Thematic analysis · Community Development and Social Impact · Community Health and Development · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |