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VOLUNTARY SECTOR REVIEW
Volume 3, Issue 3, Pages 299-328Publisher
POLICY PRESS
DOI: 10.1332/204080512X658036
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associational democracy; civil society; intermediate organisations; third sector research
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In this article I argue that 'third sector and 'civil society' represent two different, but mutually enhancing, research paradigms: one addressing decentralisation of public administration, the other the delegation of power from citizens to their state in a system of representative governance. Shifting back and forth between the two paradigms can provide a fuller understanding of intermediate organisations and induce a more encompassing managerial practice. If terms such as third sector and 'civil society' are, however, used as interchangeable labels, paradigm shift turns into paradigm confusion.The blurring of boundaries will reduce the capacity of recognised scientific achievements to provide model solutions for management and policy.
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