# Researching Voluntary Action: Innovations and Challenges 

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/researching-voluntary-action-innovations-and-challenges/
- Published: 2022-01-27T07:25:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**In the first book of its kind this volume brings together a range of experts to
review key methodological issues in the study of voluntary action, charitable behaviour
and participation in voluntary organisations.**

Using case studies from around the world – from ethnography to media analysis and
surveys to peer research – chapters illustrate the challenges of researching altruistic
actions and our conceptualisations of them. Across different fields and methods,
authors unpick the methodological innovations and challenges in their own research
to help guide future study.

Demystifying research and deepening our ability to understand the role of the third
sector, this accessible book is suitable for social researchers at all levels.

## About the editors

**Jon Dean** is Associate Professor of Politics and Sociology at Sheffield Hallam
University. His research examines inequalities within the charity sector and charity’s
role in wider society and culture.

**Eddy Hogg** is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Kent. His
research focuses on volunteering, particularly the role of voluntary action in the
delivery of public services.