Abstract
Theoretical researches have argued that state–civil society relations differ from one country to another because of different
economic, political, and socio-cultural factors. This article aims to show civil society’s role in the Finnish welfare state
and how the state and the civil society affect each other in Joensuu, a 72,167 populated Finnish city. Joensuu case is analyzed
from the theoretical perspectives of Esping-Andersen (The three worlds of welfare capitalism, 1990), Young (Nonprofit Volunt Sector Q 29:149–172, 2000), and Schofer and Fourcade-Gourinchas (Am Sociol Rev 66: 806–828, 2001) by taking into account interviews with 13 members of voluntary organizations in the city. In the light of the field work,
the argument is based on the negative impact of welfare system’s transformation process on nongovernmental organizations in
Joensuu, Finland.
economic, political, and socio-cultural factors. This article aims to show civil society’s role in the Finnish welfare state
and how the state and the civil society affect each other in Joensuu, a 72,167 populated Finnish city. Joensuu case is analyzed
from the theoretical perspectives of Esping-Andersen (The three worlds of welfare capitalism, 1990), Young (Nonprofit Volunt Sector Q 29:149–172, 2000), and Schofer and Fourcade-Gourinchas (Am Sociol Rev 66: 806–828, 2001) by taking into account interviews with 13 members of voluntary organizations in the city. In the light of the field work,
the argument is based on the negative impact of welfare system’s transformation process on nongovernmental organizations in
Joensuu, Finland.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-22
- DOI 10.1007/s11266-011-9199-z
- Authors
- Zuhal Unalp Cepel, Faculty of Business, International Relations Department, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
- Journal Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
- Online ISSN 1573-7888
- Print ISSN 0957-8765