State-Managed International Voluntary Service
This open access book addresses two issues of state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS)—its contributions and advantages/disadvantages—by the case study of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV). Until now, the literature has given little attention to SMIVS and Asian international...
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| description | This open access book addresses two issues of state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS)—its contributions and advantages/disadvantages—by the case study of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV). Until now, the literature has given little attention to SMIVS and Asian international voluntary service (IVS). Proposing the concept of SMIVS, this is the first book in English to focus on JOCV and IVS managed by the Japanese government. The book is organized into two parts. In Part I, the authors, including scholars, former volunteers, and practitioners, explore the contributions of JOCV to the development in host communities, personal and professional development of volunteers, and Japanese civil society. In Part II, the authors analyze how JOCV creates advantages such as multilevel support by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a Japanese government aid agency, and disadvantages such as the weak expertise of volunteers. The authors’ theoretical approaches cover capacity development, social capital, gift theory, and institutional theory, and their methodologies include statistical analysis of survey data, interview-based anthropological interpretation, and single/comparative case study. This combination of multiple approaches and methodologies is a strong feature of the study reported here. Thanks to state management, as the book demonstrates, JOCV can facilitate mutual benefits between volunteers and host communities, enhancing the human capital of the former and contributing to the socioeconomic development of the latter. It also shows that Japanese volunteers blend into host communities well, respecting and learning their social values and perspectives. This achievement is accomplished to the extent that collaborative and equal interpersonal relationships are nurtured between the volunteers and local people, including counterparts. Thus, this book helps to reduce inequality and stereotypes in IVS, with implications for other state-managed IVS. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1464092024-10-23T04:19:13Z State-Managed International Voluntary Service Okabe, Yasunobu Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) International volunteering International voluntary service state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS) JICA Development cooperation thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJM Management and management techniques::KJMV Management of specific areas::KJMV2 Personnel and human resources management thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations This open access book addresses two issues of state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS)—its contributions and advantages/disadvantages—by the case study of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV). Until now, the literature has given little attention to SMIVS and Asian international voluntary service (IVS). Proposing the concept of SMIVS, this is the first book in English to focus on JOCV and IVS managed by the Japanese government. The book is organized into two parts. In Part I, the authors, including scholars, former volunteers, and practitioners, explore the contributions of JOCV to the development in host communities, personal and professional development of volunteers, and Japanese civil society. In Part II, the authors analyze how JOCV creates advantages such as multilevel support by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a Japanese government aid agency, and disadvantages such as the weak expertise of volunteers. The authors’ theoretical approaches cover capacity development, social capital, gift theory, and institutional theory, and their methodologies include statistical analysis of survey data, interview-based anthropological interpretation, and single/comparative case study. This combination of multiple approaches and methodologies is a strong feature of the study reported here. Thanks to state management, as the book demonstrates, JOCV can facilitate mutual benefits between volunteers and host communities, enhancing the human capital of the former and contributing to the socioeconomic development of the latter. It also shows that Japanese volunteers blend into host communities well, respecting and learning their social values and perspectives. This achievement is accomplished to the extent that collaborative and equal interpersonal relationships are nurtured between the volunteers and local people, including counterparts. Thus, this book helps to reduce inequality and stereotypes in IVS, with implications for other state-managed IVS. 2024-10-23T04:19:12Z 2024-10-23T04:19:12Z 2024-10-21T15:27:24Z 2024 book ONIX_20241021_9789819736157_34 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/93876 9789819736157 9789819736140 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/146409 eng open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/93876/1/978-981-97-3615-7.pdf Springer Nature Springer Nature Singapore 10.1007/978-981-97-3615-7 10.1007/978-981-97-3615-7 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a 62025314-cdec-46dd-aad1-eabe3ad643e4 9789819736157 9789819736140 Springer Nature Singapore 277 Singapore [...] open access |
| spellingShingle | Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) International volunteering International voluntary service state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS) JICA Development cooperation thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJM Management and management techniques::KJMV Management of specific areas::KJMV2 Personnel and human resources management thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations State-Managed International Voluntary Service |
| title | State-Managed International Voluntary Service |
| title_full | State-Managed International Voluntary Service |
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| title_full_unstemmed | State-Managed International Voluntary Service |
| title_short | State-Managed International Voluntary Service |
| title_sort | state managed international voluntary service |
| topic | Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) International volunteering International voluntary service state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS) JICA Development cooperation thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJM Management and management techniques::KJMV Management of specific areas::KJMV2 Personnel and human resources management thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations |
| topic_facet | Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) International volunteering International voluntary service state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS) JICA Development cooperation thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJM Management and management techniques::KJMV Management of specific areas::KJMV2 Personnel and human resources management thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations |
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