Why do Peace Corps volunteers often return having lost their idealism? In The Death of Idealism, Meghan Elizabeth Kallman details the combination of social forces and organizational pressures that depoliticizes Peace Corps volunteers, channels their idealism toward professionalization, and leads to cynicism or disengagement.
Why do Peace Corps volunteers often return having lost their idealism? In The Death of Idealism, Meghan Elizabeth Kallman details the combination of social forces and organizational pressures that depoliticizes Peace Corps volunteers, channels their idealism toward professionalization, and leads to cynicism or disengagement.
Meghan Elizabeth Kallman is an assistant professor at the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is coauthor of The Third Sector: Community Organizations, NGOs, and Nonprofits (2016) and an elected official in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Peace Corps and Its Volunteers 2. The Development of Development: The Peace Corps and USAID 3. Ethical and Procedural Professionalization Among Peace Corps Staff 4. Volunteers in the Field 5. Home Again: Political, Civic, and Occupational Consequences of Volunteering Conclusion Appendix: Book Methodology Notes Index
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Peace Corps and Its Volunteers 2. The Development of Development: The Peace Corps and USAID 3. Ethical and Procedural Professionalization Among Peace Corps Staff 4. Volunteers in the Field 5. Home Again: Political, Civic, and Occupational Consequences of Volunteering Conclusion Appendix: Book Methodology Notes Index
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