Kırklareli University

Post-Disaster Volunteer Work: An In-Depth Review of 2023

Adem Başpınar
Assoc. Prof. Dr., Kırklareli University, Department of Sociology
Merve Güntürkün
Kırklareli University, Department of Sociology

Volunteer efforts are given the most airtime immediately following a disaster. This heightened attention, along with compelling images of human suffering, drives a surge in individuals volunteering their own services to help their fellow man. Communities in disaster-stricken areas are particularly vulnerable and require urgent assistance. This acute need sparks a powerful sense of responsibility…

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The Future of Volunteerism in the Age of the Coronavirus

Adem Başpınar
Prof., Kırklareli University, Department of Sociology
Murat Şentürk
Assoc. Prof., İstanbul University, Department of Sociology

We humans establish sophisticated connections with each other in terms of being social beings. With billions of people having become isolated due to the coronavirus, some of us have started to create new volunteer opportunities using innovative methods: masked volunteers. Some of us supplied food to our elderly neighbors, some of us provided pilates lessons…

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