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International
Volunteering and Service
In
an era of increasing globalization, international volunteering and
service (IVS) may have significant potential to contribute to international
peace, cooperation, and development. The challenge in the first decades
of the 21st century is to create avenues for participation in international
service and to ensure that it provides meaningful and long-lasting
value to both sending and hosting communities.
Research
indicates that International volunteering is increasing in scope and
significance around the world, yet is the least studied form of civic
service. CSD has initiated a global research agenda on IVS that will:
- Assess
the nature and scope of international service
- Conduct
impact research to inform effective practices
- Develop
capacity and global networks
Definition.
International volunteering and service (IVS) is defined as service
across borders. It includes unilateral service (volunteers from one
country serve in another country), multi-lateral (volunteers serve
in each others' countries), as well as more complex arrangements in
which volunteers serve in more than one country.
CSD
Research Projects
Brookings
Institution Initiative on International Volunteering and Service
Benchmarking on US volunteering abroad as well as research on the
impact of international volunteering and service on cross-cultural
understanding and development, which is part of the large-scale Brookings
Initiative to promote and build capacity of international volunteering
and service by US volunteers.
Global
Assessment of Civic Service
Assessment of the range of civic service programs worldwide, including
their incidence and prevalence, forms, purposes, activities, servers,
and operations.
North
American Community Service
Analysis of the transnational features and impacts of an innovative
pilot project in cross-national community service involving Canada,
Mexico, and the United States.
CSD
Fellows Research Projects
Transnational
Youth Voluntary Service in the European Union
Comparative research study analysing national policies and programmes
of youth civic service in France, Italy, the Czech Republic and Poland
as well as at the European level.
The
Paradoxes of International Service and Civic Nationalism
Study of the Technical Aids Corps (TAC) Scheme established by Nigeria
in 1987 to provide (human) development assistance to African, Caribbean
and Pacific (ACP) countries as a ‘”practical demonstration
of South-South Cooperation”.
Assessing
Intercultural Competence in International Service
Assessment of the impact on participants engaged in intercultural civic
service programs on volunteers from Switzerland and the UK in Ecuador.
International
Volunteers in Community Science for Sustainable Development
Investigation of the work of international volunteers engaged in civic
science and their interaction with local or indigenous knowledge.
Publications
Sherraden, M.S., Lough, B.J., McBride, A.M. (2008). Impacts of international volunteering and service: Individual and institutional predictors (CSD Working Paper 08-06). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Lough, B.J., Spring, K.A. (2007). National and international volunteerism among volunteers in the United States, 2005 (CSD Working Paper 07-31). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Lough, B.J., McBride, A.M., Sherraden, M.S. (2007). The estimated economic value of a US volunteer abroad (CSD Working Paper 07-29). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
McBride
A.M., Sherraden M.S., and Lough B.J. (2007, May 24). Inclusion and
effectiveness in international volunteering and service (CSD Perspective
07-13). U.S. Congressional Briefing on Global Service Fellowships.
St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Fantini,
A. (2007). Exploring and assessing intercultural competence (CSD Research
Paper 07-01). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social
Development.
McBride,
A. M. & Sherraden, M. (eds.). (2007). Civic service worldwide:
Impacts and inquiry. Amonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. Chapters 9, 10,
11, & 12.
Lough,
B.J. (2006). International volunteerism in the United States, 2005
(CSD Working Paper 06-18). St. Louis: Washington University, Center
for Social Development.
Sherraden,
M.S., Stringham, J., Sow, S.C. & McBride, A.M. (2006). The forms
and structure of international voluntary service. Voluntas: International
Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 17(2), 156-173.
McBride,
A.M., Lombe, M., Tang, F., Sherraden, M., & Benitez, C. (2003).
The knowledge base on civic service: Status and directions (CSD Working
Paper 03-20). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
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