COVID-19 and the Restructuring Collective Solidarity: The Case of Volunteer Activity in Québec

Drawing on a combination of survey data, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis, this article explores the main forms of restructuring that have taken place within Québec’s voluntary sector in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It centres on three main shifts: the designation of cer...

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Autores principales:	Diane ALALOUF-HALL, David Grant-Poitras
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Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing 2021
Materias:	Volunteering; Covid-19; Québec; Registered charities; Essential services / Bénévolat; Covid- 19; Québec; organisme de bienfaisance; services essentiels Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:926a21b1e60846ca993f78bac544bdcd2021-11-03T18:38:15ZCOVID-19 and the Restructuring Collective Solidarity: The Case of Volunteer Activity in Québec10.29173/cjnser.2021v12nS1a4071920-9355https://doaj.org/article/926a21b1e60846ca993f78bac544bdcd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/407https://doaj.org/toc/1920-9355 Drawing on a combination of survey data, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis, this article explores the main forms of restructuring that have taken place within Québec’s voluntary sector in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It centres on three main shifts: the designation of certain voluntary activities as “essential services” by politicians; the im- plementation of new approaches to soliciting, matching, and retaining volunteers; and the institutionalization of a new health-centric rationality within the supervision of volunteer work. The article concludes by calling for recognition, in theory and practice, of the essential role that volunteering plays with regard to socio-territorial resilience. RÉSUMÉ Mobilisant les données d’un travail de veille portant sur l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur le secteur de bienfai- sance au Québec, cet article explore les principales restructurations qui se sont opérées au sein du secteur bénévole. Nos enquêtes nous ont permis d’en dégager trois : la qualification, par le politique, de certaines activités bénévoles en « services essentiels » ; la mise en œuvre de nouvelles approches en matière de sollicitation, de jumelage et de rétention des bénévoles ; l’obligation pour les organismes d’encadrer le travail des bénévoles en fonction d’une « rationalité sanitaire ». L’article se clore avec une discussion où nous appelons à reconnaître, tant en théorie qu’en pratique, le rôle incontournable du bénévolat en matière de résilience socio-territoriale. Diane ALALOUF-HALLDavid Grant-PoitrasCanadian Centre for Studies in PublishingarticleVolunteering; Covid-19; Québec; Registered charities; Essential services / Bénévolat; Covid- 19; Québec; organisme de bienfaisance; services essentielsSocial SciencesHENFRCanadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, Vol 12, Iss S1 (2021)
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topic	Volunteering; Covid-19; Québec; Registered charities; Essential services / Bénévolat; Covid- 19; Québec; organisme de bienfaisance; services essentiels Social Sciences H
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description	Drawing on a combination of survey data, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis, this article explores the main forms of restructuring that have taken place within Québec’s voluntary sector in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It centres on three main shifts: the designation of certain voluntary activities as “essential services” by politicians; the im- plementation of new approaches to soliciting, matching, and retaining volunteers; and the institutionalization of a new health-centric rationality within the supervision of volunteer work. The article concludes by calling for recognition, in theory and practice, of the essential role that volunteering plays with regard to socio-territorial resilience. RÉSUMÉ Mobilisant les données d’un travail de veille portant sur l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur le secteur de bienfai- sance au Québec, cet article explore les principales restructurations qui se sont opérées au sein du secteur bénévole. Nos enquêtes nous ont permis d’en dégager trois : la qualification, par le politique, de certaines activités bénévoles en « services essentiels » ; la mise en œuvre de nouvelles approches en matière de sollicitation, de jumelage et de rétention des bénévoles ; l’obligation pour les organismes d’encadrer le travail des bénévoles en fonction d’une « rationalité sanitaire ». L’article se clore avec une discussion où nous appelons à reconnaître, tant en théorie qu’en pratique, le rôle incontournable du bénévolat en matière de résilience socio-territoriale.
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COVID-19 and the Restructuring Collective Solidarity: The Case of Volunteer Activity in Québec

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