Contents: Volunteerism is universal: Volunteerism and traditional values -- Volunteerism flying under the radar -- What is volunteerism? -- How is volunteerism expressed? -- Common misperceptions about volunteerism -- Conclusions and discussions -- Taking the measure of volunteering: Why take the measure of volunteerism? -- Diverse measures of volunteering -- National volunteer studies -- Pursuing a global measure: highlighting international measuring initiatives: European community study -- The Gallup world poll (GWP) -- World values survey (WVS) -- The Johns hopkins comparative nonprofit sector project(CNP) -- Civicus civil society(CSI) -- The Manual on the measurement of volunteer work -- Conclusions and discussions -- Volunteerism in the twenty-first century: Introduction -- Volunteerism and technology -- International volunteerism -- Volunteerism and the private sector -- Conclusions and discussions -- Sustainable livelihoods: Introduction -- What are sustainable livelihoods? -- Volunteerism and social capital -- Volunteerism and human capital -- Volunteerism and natural capital -- Volunteerism and physical capital -- Volunteerism and financial assets -- Volunteerism and political assets -- Conclusions and discussions -- Volunteering as a force for social inclusion: What is social inclusion? -- The Levels of social inclusion -- Social inclusion of groups through volunteerism -- Conclusions and discussions -- Volunteerism, cohesion and conflict management: Introduction -- Social cohesion and violent conflict -- Volunteerism in the prevention of conflict -- Volunteerism during conflict -- Volunteerism in the aftermath of conflict -- Volunteerism and the promotion of peace -- Conclusions and discussions -- Volunteerism and disasters: Introduction -- Disasters and development -- Multiple roles of volunteerism and recovery -- Conclusions and discussions -- Volunteering and well-being: Introduction -- Volunteering and individual well-being -- Volunteering and community well-being -- Well-being and policy -- Conclusions and discussions -- The Way forward: Introduction -- The Time is right.