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Keynote: Die dunklen Seiten freiwilligen Engagements und das Ende der Kontroverse (?)
Abstract
In a research project by the SI (Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut), which started in 2018, civil society engagement in the context of the refugee crisis was studied with regard to the motives, world views, attitudes, goals and self-conceptions of the people involved. The project’s findings, in conjunction with the results of the ‘Refugee Surveys’ conducted annually since 2015, were presented at a conference and were commented on from the perspectives of engagement, religion, movement and democracy research. The contributions to the conference that are published here provide impetus for answering the question of how this controversy can be taken up in political, public and ecclesiastical discussions. With contributions by Petra-Angela Ahrens, Yasemin El-Menouar, Georg Lämmlin, Matthias Quent, Roland Roth, Julia Simonson and Maria Sinnemann.
Social inequality is also reflected in civic engagement. Who is involved and how, and whose involvement is regarded as such, is closely linked to the social position in which people find themselves. This special volume brings together findings from various research projects that deal with structural characteristics such as class and migration as well as with institutional conditions that create exclusion and participation. One focus is the exploration of informal engagement, which is often not evaluated as such. The results show that institutional logic needs to be reconsidered and adapted on the road to greater participation in engagement. With contributions by Prof. Dr. Alexandra Engel; Christian Funk; Prof. Dr. Christoph Gille; Martina Haßelbusch, M.A.; Prof. Dr. Emra Ilgün-Birhimeoğlu; Katja Jepkens; Dr. Andreas Kewes; Dr. Tuuli-Marja Kleiner; Dr. Thorsten Merl; Moritz Müller; Prof. Dr. Chantal Munsch; David Rüger, M.A.; Lisa Scholten and Prof. Dr. Anne van Rießen.
Social inequality is also reflected in civic engagement. Who is involved and how, and whose involvement is regarded as such, is closely linked to the social position in which people find themselves. This special volume brings together findings from various research projects that deal with structural characteristics such as class and migration as well as with institutional conditions that create exclusion and participation. One focus is the exploration of informal engagement, which is often not evaluated as such. The results show that institutional logic needs to be reconsidered and adapted on the road to greater participation in engagement. With contributions by Prof. Dr. Alexandra Engel; Christian Funk; Prof. Dr. Christoph Gille; Martina Haßelbusch, M.A.; Prof. Dr. Emra Ilgün-Birhimeoğlu; Katja Jepkens; Dr. Andreas Kewes; Dr. Tuuli-Marja Kleiner; Dr. Thorsten Merl; Moritz Müller; Prof. Dr. Chantal Munsch; David Rüger, M.A.; Lisa Scholten and Prof. Dr. Anne van Rießen.
What kind of benefits does volunteering (not) entail from a volunteer’s point of view? What barriers to their involvement do potential volunteers face? The project ‘Ehrenamt der Zukunft’ (Voluntary Work of the Future) explores these questions empirically from the users’ perspective. Neighbourhood assistance for older people serves as the field of investigation.
Based on the results of this study’s empirical analyses, a conceptual model for the structure of future volunteering opportunities is developed. This shows how flexible and, at the same time, reliable ‘voluntary work of the future’ for the promotion of elderly people’s social participation can be achieved. Thus, volunteering should not only have a value and be flexible for (potential) volunteers, but should also be effective and reliable for service users.
What kind of benefits does volunteering (not) entail from a volunteer’s point of view? What barriers to their involvement do potential volunteers face? The project ‘Ehrenamt der Zukunft’ (Voluntary Work of the Future) explores these questions empirically from the users’ perspective. Neighbourhood assistance for older people serves as the field of investigation.
Based on the results of this study’s empirical analyses, a conceptual model for the structure of future volunteering opportunities is developed. This shows how flexible and, at the same time, reliable ‘voluntary work of the future’ for the promotion of elderly people’s social participation can be achieved. Thus, volunteering should not only have a value and be flexible for (potential) volunteers, but should also be effective and reliable for service users.
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