Narratives of volunteerism and civil society that emerged in Greece in the beginning of the twenty-first century echoed the modernization and Europeanization visions of Greek society that were proliferating in that era. Public discourses as well as state and EU policies endorsed a model of sociality that included volunteerism and was associated with the production of the new European and Greek citizen. Forms of public sociality, such as voluntary associations, thus constituted laboratories that produced subjects. The reformation of sociality and the invention of volunteerism were embedded in various civilizing projects. At the same time, a certain “lack of volunteerism” was broadly attributed to a general understanding of Greek particularity. This article proposes an alternate perspective that considers new and older forms of public sociality in relation to their cultural formation, where the flourishing of solidarity initiatives in contemporary crisis-ridden Greece is not considered a paradox, but rather the expression of the reconfiguration of the social and its potent political content.

Crafting the Volunteer: Voluntary Associations and the Reformation of Sociality

Little research has been done on the role of umbrella organizations in affecting how faith-based organizations (FBOs) relate to their sponsoring faith community. Using interviews, archival historic...

Faith-Based Umbrella Organizations: Implications for Religious Identity

The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP), the March of Dimes, and the Georgia Warm Springs Resort were reflections of Franklin D Roosevelt's (FDR) complicated and personal relationship with polio Between 1934 and 1957, significant advances were made in the care of polio survivors, and new and innovative medical fields gained both public attention and funding The plight of disabled Americans and questions of accessibility also received widespread national attention The NFIP helped establish a new prototype for grassroots philanthropy and personified FDR's vision for national health insurance Drawing upon a variety of archival and primary sources, this article aims to revisit Roosevelt's contribution to the medical field Rather than condone or defend FDR's public persona as a survivor of polio, this article argues that Roosevelt and his affiliated organizations played an important medical role during this period

Dr. Polio: Revisiting FDR's Medical Legacy.

......................................................................................ii Acknowledgements........................................................................iii Chapter 1: Introduction and Literature Review......................................... 1 Chapter 2: Red Cross Women – ―Girls‖ in Name Only..............................28 Chapter 3: Training, Preparation and Daily Life on the Clubmobile................57 Chapter 4: Uniforms – Intent vs. Reality...............................................76 Chapter 5: The Clubmobiles in Combat................................................96 Conclusion.................................................................................134 Bibliography..............................................................................139

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“Girls” in Name Only: A Study of American Red Cross Volunteers On the Frontlines of World War II

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The American School of Classical Studies and the Politics of Volunteerism

From Europe to the United States - origins of the international committee of the Red Cross and the Geneva Convention the Red Cross during the Spanish-American war - Clara Barton seeks to position the Red Cross as America's humanitarian agency with the Spanish-American war as the catalyst expansionist ideals of juvenile nation - American government recognizes the advantage of incorporating the Red Cross as a sponsored humanitarian arm as the US embarks on expansionism Boardman opens the door - Barton is overthrown as president of the American Red Cross by Mabel Boardman, who reforms the ARC into a more bureaucratic philanthropy Will, Mabel and their progeny - the friendship between William H. Taft and Mabel Boardman as possible impetus behind change in leadership at the ARC the price of progressivism - continuing discussion of reform of the ARC to an institutionalized philanthropy a new Red Cross - the origins of ARC headquarters in Washington DC, financial reorganization the test of the 1905 charter - first test as a humanitarian arm of the government in WWI, government-endorsed fund drives, propaganda and censorship, trial of Louis Nagle, transformation of the ARC into a quasi-governmental agency ersatz humanitarianism - ARC at the mercy of policy as developed by the ICRC, government censorship, military - ARC so politicized and bureaucratized by WWII aid to American prisoners of war held in German camps not always effective nor accurately portrayed conclusion appendices.

Gwendolyn C. Shealy

Papers

A Critical History of the American Red Cross, 1882-1945: The End of Noble Humanitarianism