RT Journal Article
T1 Gap Between the ‘Ought’ and the ‘is’ of the Third Sector: A Qualitative Case Study of Andalusia (Spain).
A1 González Portillo, Auxiliadora
A1 Jaraíz Arroyo, Germán
K1 Third sector
K1 Volunteering
K1 Social intervention
K1 Funding
K1 Professionals
K1 Ethics
AB The origin of the Third Sector (TS) in Spain is rooted in the defence of social rights and demands made of the State regarding social transformation. With the development of the Welfare State, the role of the TS has progressively changed, becoming primarily a provider of services to Public Administrations (PAs), and moving away from its roots advocating and demanding social justice. This article examines the distance between the original intentions (‘ought’) and the current day-to-day actions (‘is’) of the TS in the case of the region of Andalusia (Spain), focusing on a three-dimensional analysis: the objectives that mark its action, its funding model, and relations within the organisation. Using a qualitative methodology based on Thematic Content Analysis, the discourses of actors involved in the TS (managers, professionals, volunteers, users, public administration professionals, and other actors) have been analysed and linked, concluding that the gap generated between intention and deed, or ‘ought’ and ‘is’, are the result of external contextual elements, but also of decisions made within the TS.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2022
FD 2022-10-27
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/21519
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/21519
LA en
NO González-Portillo, A., & Jaraíz-Arroyo, G. (2022). Gap Between the ‘Ought’ and the ‘is’ of the Third Sector: A Qualitative Case Study of Andalusia (Spain). Ethics and Social Welfare, 17(1), 67–82. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2022.2137223
NO Departamento de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales
DS RIO
RD May 24, 2026