Kontrollprojekte – neue Organisationsstrukturen der Freiwilligenarbeit

Voluntary work is society-wide encountered and generally desired. It takes place in the local vicinity, on a global level or in the worlds of the networked computer. A significant proportion of voluntary work occurs in the context of formal organizations. Yet despite these observations the extent of geographical studies about the different forms of voluntary work is limited. Furthermore the question what difference organizational structures make with regard to voluntary work has received little attention. The paper advocates a socio-geographical and organizational perspective on organizations of voluntary work. On the empirical basis of a program of voluntary work it will be claimed, that organizational structures which might be labelled as control projects are new and notable.