PROGRAM FOR ISTR’S 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE July 7-10, 2010 Kadir Has University Istanbul, Turkey and Fine Arts, as well as its several vocational schools, Table of Contents is dedicated to becoming a leader in educational and cultural fields in Turkey, as well as establishing itself as an international center for research and scientific Schedule-at-a-Glance...................................... 5-6 development. Workshops........................................................ 7-9 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Program Schedule Please wear your conference name badge! Wednesday, July 7........................................ 10-16 This will help contribute to increased interaction and spirit, and will assist in your getting acquainted with Thursday, July 8............................................ 16-28 your fellow conference participants. New members Friday, July 9.................................................. 28-41 of the Society are identified by a royal blue ribbon on Saturday, July 10............................................41-46 their conference badge. Please welcome new mem- bers to the conference! ISTR General Meeting.................................... 34 Regional Network Meetings............................. 20 CONFERENCE VENUE Award Presentation and Close of Conference... 46 All sessions will be held at the Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey. Conference check-in and Informa- Conference Themes....................................... 49 tion will be in the Lobby during the entire conference. Poster Presenters........................................... 37-38 Sessions will be held throughout the building. Conference Venue Map................................... 47-48 Registration and Check-In: Check-in will be held Paper and Panel Presenters........................ 50-54 on Wednesday, July 7, beginning at 9:30am in the Session Moderators....................................... 54-55 Lobby. Check-in on Thursday, July 8 and Friday, July 9 will begin at 8:30am. The Conference Registra- tion fee includes all sessions and materials as well as the Wednesday and Friday evening receptions, and CONFERENCE DETAILS lunches on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Welcome to the Ninth International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research Notices regarding Affinity Group Meetings will be (ISTR). posted on the Message Board. Please sign up for any of these meetings which interest you. Affinity Groups We would like to thank our hosts, Third Sector Foun- will meet during lunch on Friday, July 8. dation of Turkey (TUSEV) and Kadir Has University of Istanbul, Turkey. Messages: Messages may be posted on the Message Board in the Lobby. TUSEV was founded in 1993 between Turkey’s lead- ing foundations and associations, and today more EVENING RECEPTIONS than 100 trustees of the foundation work in coopera- An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, tion with TUSEV. Their work includes support for July 7, at 8:30pm, following the opening session. The NGOs to an improved legal and fiscal environment, reception will be at Kadir Has University. providing strategic and effective resources to NGOs to ensure the support of cooperation amongst public, A Turkish Cultural Event will be held at the Military private, and third sector organizations, and support Museum on Friday evening, July 9, at 8:30 pm. The of civil society research projects involved in research Museum (Askeri Müzesi) is located at Harbiye, 1 km activities and programs for the future of civil society. (just over a half mile) north of Taksim Square. Kadir Has University (KHU) was founded in 1997, EXHIBITION HALL in Istanbul. The university, with its six faculties of The Exhibition Hall will be open during the entire Engineering, Sciences and Humanities, Economics conference for publishers and institutions to display and Administrative Sciences, Communication, Law and sell their materials. Please note that all of the 2 materials are FOR DISPLAY ONLY and MUST NOT ronmental crises; major wars, international and inter- be removed from the Exhibition Hall, unless otherwise nal, and the related refugee crises; public health issues; noted. global climate change; and many others. These new challenges exist alongside attempts to limit third sec- BOOK SIGNING tor organizations to largely charitable work and service ISTR authors of recently published books will be delivery; tightening of legal and political controls on available on Friday, July 9, from 4:00 - 5:00pm to third sector organizations; physical threats to NGO sign and sell their books. workers, intellectuals, and others; cuts in funding and donations; viewing the third sector as an adjunct and POSTER PRESENTATIONS conduit for terrorism and the resulting limitations on Posters offer an opportunity to display research about transnational philanthropy; the broader concerns for completed and/or ongoing projects. Posters will be accountability and democracy in the third sector; and displayed throughout the conference and a session is many other issues. scheduled for Friday afternoon, July 9, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm, at which participants will have the opportunity to At the same time, opportunities exist in the climate meet the authors and talk to them about their work. of change in citizen participation around the world, innovative ideas for philanthropy, for volunteering and INTERNET LAB (next to room 107) for giving, and what we know and what we are still An Internet Lab will be available at no charge for far from understanding: the role of foundations, and conference participants. Please note that there is a grant-making, the role of governments and the fine ten-minute limit if other delegates are waiting to use line of citizen/government participation, the role of the computers. the market and corporations and what social responsi- Lab Hours: bility means for all sides. Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 9:00am - 6:00pm After two decades of unprecedented growth in and rec- Saturday: ognition of the third sector and civil society, the 2010 9:00am - Noon ISTR International Conference will take stock of the challenges and opportunities facing the third sector and civil society. 2010 CONFERENCE THEME: ISTR’s Ninth International Conference in Istanbul, FACING CRISES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTU- Turkey offers an excellent opportunity for discussing NITIES CONFRONTING THE THIRD SECTOR these and related questions in an academic environ- AND CIVIL SOCIETY ment of theoretical and empirical rigor and creativity. Without question the role of civil society has expand- ed in many countries throughout the world over the SPECIAL SESSIONS past several decades. Whether in more open or more At this conference the conference committee authoritarian environments, the third sector is playing is pleased to announce the inclusion of five an important role in providing social services, contrib- special sessions. They have been integrated into the uting to policy development, advocating for the rights conference program and are noted with They of poor and oppressed people and for women’s rights, include developmental sessions on research on transna- contributing to livelihoods and re-duction of poverty tional philanthropy and in the Middle East and North when the state and market cannot or will not do so, Africa regions and reflective sessions on publishing, making international aid more effective, growing so- PhD networks and archives. These sessions have been cial capital, contributing to social enterprise and social organized to stimulate research interest and agendas entrepreneurship, and in many other ways. in thematic or geographic areas that have traditionally been under researched or offer new ideas and thinking Yet there are also significant and growing challenges to support members’ efforts to build infrastructure and to the role of civil society as well – challenges posed processes for third sector research. by the economic and financial crisis that has spread The sessions are outside the standard peer review pro- across the world since early 2008, particularly for the cess and the conference committee believes that they poor and for women; ongoing global and local envi- each bring significant value to the conference program. 3 CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTORS ISTR would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support of the 9th International Conference of the International Society for third Sector Research (ISTR). Hosts: Third Sector Foundation of Turkey Kadir Has University Supporters: AIM Alliance (Arizona State University, Indiana University, and Grand Valley State University) Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Ford Foundation Ford Foundation Office for Mexico and Central America Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Prime Minister Fund - TC Basbakanlık Tanıtma Fonu Kurulu Sekreterligi Springer Trugst Africa Turkish Airlines US Consulate General, Istanbul Vodafone Turkey Foundation 4 S CHEDULE AT A G LANCE Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Time and Place Event Page in Program 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Conference Check-In 7 Lobby 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Workshops 7-9 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Paper Session A 10-13 3:00-3:30 p.m. Break 13 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Paper Session B 13-16 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. New Members Reception Rezan Has Museum Exhibition Hall 16 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Conference Opening and Plenary Session Keynote Address: Dr. Thoraya Obaid 16 Haliç Hall 8:30 p.m. Opening Reception 16 Kadir Has University Thursday, July 8, 2010 Time and Place Event Page in Program 8:30 a.m. Conference Check-In 16 Lobby 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. “Seeking to Strengthen Democratic Practice, Participation, and Civil Engagement” 16 Haliç Hall 10:30 – 11:00 Break 16 Lobby 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Paper Session C 16-20 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch 20 Regional Network Meetings 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Paper Session D 20-23 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Break 23 Lobby 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Paper Session E 23-26 5 S CHEDULE AT A G LANCE 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Break 26 Lobby 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Paper Session F 26-28 Evening Free Night 28 Friday, July 9, 2010 Time and Place Event Page in Program 8:30 a.m. Conference Check-In 28 Lobby 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Paper Session G 28-30 10:30 – 11:00 Break Lobby 30 11:00 a.m.