From Informal to Formal: Features of Volunteering in Arab Countries
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From Informal to Formal: Features of Volunteering in Arab Countries
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Ivanov, V. A.
El Eryan, E. S. |
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INFORMAL VOLUNTEERING
FORMAL VOLUNTEERING HELPING BEHAVIOR SOCIAL TRUST SOCIAL PROBLEMS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARAB NATIONS |
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Received 1 November 2023. Accepted 15 March 2024. Published online 5 April 2024.
The authors are thankful to Dr. Irina V. Mersianova, Dr. Natalya V. Ivanova, and Ms. Aleksandra S. Briukhno from the Centre for Studies of Civil Society and Nonprofit Sector for their valuable comments on earlier and final versions of the article, as well as Mr. Kessad Abdelhadi from Algeria, CEO of the Nonprofit Association International Organization for Volunteerism, for his assistance in translating the questionnaire into Arabic and testing the online survey. The paper examines the potential of Arab volunteers in solving social problems in their communities. Conceptually, volunteering is viewed as both part of social participation and a form of helping behavior. The research is based on the analysis of data from an online survey conducted among adult volunteers from 20 countries in the North Africa, Middle East, and Gulf regions. These countries include Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the Palestinian territories. The study identifies distinctive features of Arab volunteers engaged in diverse forms of helping behavior, including their social, demographic, and other characteristics. Remarkably, Arab volunteers showed the same level of trust at both near and far social distances, which distinguishes them from Russian volunteers. The findings suggest that there is a positive environment for the further development of formal volunteering in the Arab world. It has been found that targeted government support has significantly contributed to the development of the culture of volunteering and building its infrastructure in countries of the Arab region. This work was supported by the Program for Basic Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. |
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2024-05-31T12:19:24Z
2024-05-31T12:19:24Z 2024 |
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Ivanov V. A. From Informal to Formal: Features of Volunteering in Arab Countries / V. A. Ivanov, El Sayed El Eryan // Changing Societies & Personalities. — 2024. — Vol. 8. Iss. 1 : Social Participation as a Factor That Changes Societies and Personalities. — P. 93–107.
2587-6104 2587-8964 http://elar.urfu.ru/handle/10995/135734 https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=67317575 10.15826/csp.2024.8.1.265 |
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en
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Changing Societies & Personalities. 2024. Vol. 8. Iss. 1 : Social Participation as a Factor That Changes Societies and Personalities
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Уральский федеральный университет
Ural Federal University |
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