The third sector and conceptual univocality: necessity and essential elements

Authors

  • Julio Jiménez Escobar ETEA - Córdoba - Espanha
  • Alfonso Carlos Morales Gutiérrez ETEA - Córdoba - Espanha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/%25x

Abstract

This study emphasizes the importance of a univocal concept of the third sector. It first justifies the conceptual importance of univocality from a epistemological perspective and for the study of social facts (as an object of knowledge). Secondly, it argues the need for univocality since the concept is relevant to various public policies, and because it influences the integration of agents who contribute to social change. Finally, it looks at the divisions that can both confine social space and characterize the particularities of the entities that operate within it.

Author Biographies

Julio Jiménez Escobar, ETEA - Córdoba - Espanha

Doctor en Derecho. Profesor titular de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de Córdoba.

Alfonso Carlos Morales Gutiérrez, ETEA - Córdoba - Espanha

Doctor en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales. Profesor titular de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de Córdoba.

Published

2008-01-01