Abstract:

The concept of volunteerism explains that individuals act with their spiritual pleasure in order to realize the public benefit without expecting any provision, and so this analysis is carried out by such variables as age, gender, religion or sect affiliated, marital and economic status for the profile of volunteering. In this analysis, while it is stated that membership and volunteering should be evaluated differently, the most emphasized issue in this profile is the variable of religion and sect. Although it is stated that volunteering through religious structures opens a door for relations with other networks, the researches on this issue differ rather than reaching a single conclusion. On the other hand, the concept of participation, which is an indispensable element of democracy, has recently begun to be stated side by side with the aim of better service delivery in modern societies and citizens’ participation in the managerial process. However, the combination of these two concepts has the place in different ways in the countries where depend on the thought of civil society and managerial culture. When the issue is considered in terms of Turkey, the lack of a clear definition of volunteerism, the absence of the development expected in the thought of civil society, and the existence of participation in the official texts briefly explain the relationship of volunteerism-participation-managerial culture.

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