Civil Society in the Nordic Countries: Between Displacement and Vitality

Sivesind, Karl Henrik; Selle, Per

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“…The institution of volunteering has gradually been transferred to the field of culture and recreation, as a modern leisure society emerged in the sixties (Sivesind and Selle 2010). Thus, both countries have a high level of volunteering, in particular in the sports, culture, and recreation, that is particularly beneficial for social trust, according to Putnam. An important difference between the two countries, however, is that the communist regime disrupted the development of the voluntary sector in the Czech Republic.…”

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Does Volunteering Cause Trust?

2013

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Social capital theory expects volunteering to generate general social trust, while critics point out that there is little evidence to support this claim. The purpose of this article is to show that volunteering can cause trust, depending on the institutional context and the types of organizations for which people volunteer. The data are from representative population surveys conducted in Norway and the Czech Republic in 2009. The analysis shows that in institutional contexts with impartial and reliable institutions, as in the case of Norway, general social trust is very high in comparative perspective, and the experience of volunteering has little additional effect. However, volunteering boosts institutional trust because volunteers get in touch with a political and administrative system that supports and interacts with the voluntary sector. This applies particularly to voluntary organizations in culture, sports, and recreation. In contrast, in an institutional context with elements of clientelism and corruption, as in the case of the Czech Republic, there is no positive effect on institutional trust. However, the level of general social trust is low and the collaborative experience of volunteering can generate social trust. This applies particularly to voluntary organizations that are not associated with the established political culture.

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“…By contrast, the state has been more heavily involved in social service provision in Norway (Sivesind and Selle, 2010). The level of paid employment in the voluntary sector is low in Norway, whilst per capita spending on public welfare is high (Sivesind and Selle, 2010). The expenses of the charity sector were estimated to be 44 billion NOK in 2004 (about £3.8 billion) (St.Meld.nr.39, 2006 (Salamon and Anheier, 1998).…”

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“…It has also been found to be an important factor in charity ethical investment (Kreander et al, 2009;Schaefer, 2004). Norway is a Lutheran country with a long tradition of voluntary community effort (Sivesind and Selle, 2010). The UK by contrast is more diverse.…”

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“…the bank DNB and KLP) have imitated the GPF ethical policy. In the case of Norway, Sivesind and Selle (2010) have also noted how popular movements and charities in Norway often imitated (mimesis) the organization of political parties and highlighted a political culture that emphasised "one norm for all" (Sivesind and Selle, 2010). Because of the differences between Norway and the UK we expect different degrees and types of isomorphism within the two countries (DiMaggio and Powell, 1983;Clegg, 2010;Souitaris et al, 2012)[20].…”

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Charity ethical investments in Norway and the UK

Kreander

McPhail

Beattie

2015

Accounting, Auditing &Amp; Accountability Journal

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Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emeraldsrm:198285 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to explore whether, how and why ethical investment practices of charities differ between two countries with quite different ideological and institutional frameworks -Norway and the UK. Design/methodology/approach -The paper uses mixed methods and a cross-sectional field study design to explore the ethical investment practices of 300 of the largest charities by investments in the UK and Norway. Practices are theorized using the dual lens of institutional theory and social origins theory. Findings -The paper provides evidence on why charities established the practice of ethical investment. The results show that large charities were more likely to have an ethical policy; that charities with moderate public sector funding were more likely to have an ethical policy. In line with institutional theory some Norwegian charities with public sector funding mimic the policy of the Government Pension Fund, and the ethical investment policy of Norwegian charities was more influenced by donors. Institutional entrepreneurs (charity founders) had a more prominent influence in UK charities.Research limitations/implications -The paper highlights that more research is needed on sovereign wealth funds, their investment practices and how they affect charities. Practical implications -The findings of this paper highlight the potential role that the ethical investment practices of sovereign can play a soft regulatory function in changing the behaviour of other investors. Social implications -To the extent that ethical investment practices are construed as having a positive social impact, then this study shows how a government sovereign wealth fund can influence the spread of ethical investment practices. Originality/value -This paper, which sits at the nexus of the charity and corporate social responsibility (CSR) literatures, contributes by responding to calls for more research on charity practices in different countries and CSR practices in different countries. This comparison also contributes to the development of institutional theory by shedding ...

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“…In the early 90s, Sweden probably had the highest proportion of public welfare service employment of any of the West European countries. The nonprofit share was just 2% (Lundström and Wijkström 1997;Sivesind and Selle 2010). This was a result of a huge political project to fight poverty and inequality by building the most modern welfare state in the world.…”

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