The article deals with the transformations occurred in the Third Sector and in the debate around its role; and analyses the progressive decrease of conflicted relations that happened in the last decades. The disappearance of conflict as a distinguishing feature of the Third Sector is the central argument expressed by this paper; and it is analysed at three different levels. The first focuses on the category of non-profit as a non conflicted one; whose relevance is agreed even if with different assumptions and objectives; mainly following the reassuring rhetoric of civil society as something intrinsically valuable. The second level of analysis deals with the overcoming of the antagonism against the state; that follows the transformations of the welfare systems and the spread of the governance model. Within this model; third sector organizations are often co-opted in decision-making processes; and therefore tend to prefer the development of cooperative networks. Finally; the third level of analysis focuses on the internal dimension of the non-profit organizations; where the dialectical space is lowered by the process of marketization; with a consistent loss of creative potential.
Una società armoniosa? Il posto del conflitto nelle pratiche e nel discorso sul Terzo Settore
E. Gargiulo
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2017
Abstract
The article deals with the transformations occurred in the Third Sector and in the debate around its role; and analyses the progressive decrease of conflicted relations that happened in the last decades. The disappearance of conflict as a distinguishing feature of the Third Sector is the central argument expressed by this paper; and it is analysed at three different levels. The first focuses on the category of non-profit as a non conflicted one; whose relevance is agreed even if with different assumptions and objectives; mainly following the reassuring rhetoric of civil society as something intrinsically valuable. The second level of analysis deals with the overcoming of the antagonism against the state; that follows the transformations of the welfare systems and the spread of the governance model. Within this model; third sector organizations are often co-opted in decision-making processes; and therefore tend to prefer the development of cooperative networks. Finally; the third level of analysis focuses on the internal dimension of the non-profit organizations; where the dialectical space is lowered by the process of marketization; with a consistent loss of creative potential.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.