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Volontärverksamhetens värden: om kulturella, sociala och ekonomiska värden i volontärarbetet under ASSITEJ Scenkonstfestival och Världskongress 2011

Modig, Hanna LU (2011) KULK10 20111
Division of Cultural Management
Abstract
This paper is about the values within the volunteering work in conjunction with the ASSITEJ Performing Arts Festival and World Congress 2011. Using a questionnaire method amongst the volunteers in Malmoe, I have collected 93 answers on the reasons to why they became volunteers. As a theoretical framework I use Pierre Bourdieu’s declaration of symbolic, social and cultural capital to catch the non-economical values within volunteer labour. But while looking for values in a non-profit context, it is hard not to notice the hidden economical values. The previous research in the field of volunteer values shows this by being divided in to two perspectives, one focusing on the economical values within volunteer labour and one on the sociological... (More)
This paper is about the values within the volunteering work in conjunction with the ASSITEJ Performing Arts Festival and World Congress 2011. Using a questionnaire method amongst the volunteers in Malmoe, I have collected 93 answers on the reasons to why they became volunteers. As a theoretical framework I use Pierre Bourdieu’s declaration of symbolic, social and cultural capital to catch the non-economical values within volunteer labour. But while looking for values in a non-profit context, it is hard not to notice the hidden economical values. The previous research in the field of volunteer values shows this by being divided in to two perspectives, one focusing on the economical values within volunteer labour and one on the sociological values amongst volunteers and non-volunteers. According to Bourdieu, social capital is able to transform into an economical ditto and this is also found to be one of the motivations for the volunteers.

The values that are found in the volunteers’ answers to the questionnaire are otherwise mainly symbolic, in the form of social and cultural values. For example is “connections” a sort of social value and “knowledge” a cultural value. The values presented by the volunteers are significant for ASSITEJ as an organization. Not only do the help to fulfil the festivals goals, but the also live up to the visions presented by the organization. (Less)
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author
Modig, Hanna LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Values within the volunteering work: cultural, social and economical values in conjunction with the ASSITEJ Performing Arts Festival and World Congress 2011
course
KULK10 20111
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Bourdieu, social and cultural capital, symbolic, motivation, values, volunteer, ASSITEJ Performing Arts Festival and World Congress 2011.
language
Swedish
id
2096348
date added to LUP
2011-09-20 14:30:55
date last changed
2014-05-16 14:31:59
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  abstract     = {{This paper is about the values within the volunteering work in conjunction with the ASSITEJ Performing Arts Festival and World Congress 2011. Using a questionnaire method amongst the volunteers in Malmoe, I have collected 93 answers on the reasons to why they became volunteers. As a theoretical framework I use Pierre Bourdieu’s declaration of symbolic, social and cultural capital to catch the non-economical values within volunteer labour. But while looking for values in a non-profit context, it is hard not to notice the hidden economical values. The previous research in the field of volunteer values shows this by being divided in to two perspectives, one focusing on the economical values within volunteer labour and one on the sociological values amongst volunteers and non-volunteers. According to Bourdieu, social capital is able to transform into an economical ditto and this is also found to be one of the motivations for the volunteers. 

The values that are found in the volunteers’ answers to the questionnaire are otherwise mainly symbolic, in the form of social and cultural values. For example is “connections” a sort of social value and “knowledge” a cultural value. The values presented by the volunteers are significant for ASSITEJ as an organization. Not only do the help to fulfil the festivals goals, but the also live up to the visions presented by the organization.}},
  author       = {{Modig, Hanna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Volontärverksamhetens värden: om kulturella, sociala och ekonomiska värden i volontärarbetet under ASSITEJ Scenkonstfestival och Världskongress 2011}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}