The Impact of Neoliberalism and New Managerialism on Development Volunteering

An Australian Case Study

Bibliographic Data

ID6234089
AuthorsNichole Georgeou (0000-0001-7434-025X, University of Wollongong), Susan Engel (0000-0002-4184-6139, University of Wollongong)
Year2011
Volume46
Issue2
Pages297-311
Publication date2011-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2011.567970
OpenAlexW2030978531
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited37

Within the large volume of research on aid and development there has been limited study of international development volunteering generally and the ways in which it has been affected by neoliberalism. Development volunteering has undergone a resurgence over the past decade and some new forms of volunteering have emerged, but state-sponsored development programs are still a key form. These programs were relatively immune from neoliberal ideas and managerial practices until the early 2000s. An interesting puzzle is why neoliberal principles were operationalised in Australia's volunteering program at the same time as it, and other donor states, softened this focus in the rest of their aid program. These shifts in Australia's development volunteering programs have changed the logic, forms and outcomes of development volunteering

Development aid · Development studies · Economic growth · Economics · Managerialism · Neoliberalism (international relations · Political economy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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