NGOS BETWEEN PRIVATE VOLUNTEERS AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT. CASE STUDY IN IASI

Authors

  • Stan DUMITRU "Al.I.Cuza" University, Faculty of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work; Bd. Carol I no. 11, 700506, Iasi, România
  • Adrian NETEDU "Al.I.Cuza" University, Faculty of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work; Bd. Carol I no. 11, 700506, Iasi, România
  • Romeo ASIMINEI "Al.I.Cuza" University, Faculty of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work; Bd. Carol I no. 11, 700506, Iasi, România
  • Camelia MORARIU "Al.I.Cuza" University, Faculty of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work; Bd. Carol I no. 11, 700506, Iasi, România
  • Cătălin LUCA "Al.I.Cuza" University, Faculty of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work; Bd. Carol I no. 11, 700506, Iasi, România
  • Alexandru GULEI "Al.I.Cuza" University, Faculty of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work; Bd. Carol I no. 11, 700506, Iasi, România

Keywords:

NGOs, quantitative and qualitative investigations, collaboration, communication.

Abstract

This article represents an exploratory research about the roles and actions of the active NGOs in the city of Iasi, Romania, related with the local administrative structures. Field research was a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods/techniques preceded by a long period of a sociological documentation. We applied more than 40 questionnaires within the NGOs, interviews with the executives of four NGOs, one focus group, eight interviews with the administrative functionaries that habitually work with local NGOs. The outcomes of the research were to identify some directions of action to improve the quality of NGOs activities related with the local administration, regional media and private economic sector.

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