Third Sector and Third Millennium

Roundtable

Authors

  • Alfio Regis
  • Paola Pozzi Unione Europea delle Cooperative
  • Nadia Liistro University of Milan image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54103/2531-6710/30962

Keywords:

Third Sector, volunteering, social cooperatives, community welfare, university Third Mission

Abstract

This contribution collects the three papers delivered at the
Round Table of the Conference “III Sector in the III Millennium” (Milan, 3 May 2025, Faculty of Law, University of Milan). In the first chapter, Alfio Regis traces the evolution of volunteering in Milan from the 1990s to the present – from the Framework Law No. 266/1991 to the Third Sector Reform of 2017 – outlining the transition from proximity volunteering to community welfare sustained by foundations, social enterprises and intermediate bodies. In the second chapter, Paola Pozzi examines the role of cooperatives as instruments of social inclusion: from Type A and B social cooperatives introduced by Law No. 381/1991, to the cooperative model as a structural response to the fragilities of the socio-economic fabric, with particular attention to the principles of participatory democracy and dignity of labour upheld by UE.COOP. In the third chapter, Nadia Liistro presents the Office for Social Projects and Volunteering and the UNIMI Civic Laboratory of the University of Milan, a programme promoting student volunteering through the recognition of university credits and collaboration with Third Sector entities, within the framework of the university’s Third Mission.

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Published

2026-06-30

How to Cite

Regis, A., Pozzi, P., & Liistro, N. (2026). Third Sector and Third Millennium: Roundtable. Società E Diritti, 11(1), 92–99. https://doi.org/10.54103/2531-6710/30962