Seminar: Introduction to nonprofit sector studies - Details

General information

Course name	Seminar: Introduction to nonprofit sector studies
Semester	SoSe 2026
Current number of participants	23
Home institute	VWL, insb. Wirtschaftsethik
participating institutes	Juristische und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät: Fakultäts-/Dekanatsverwaltung
Courses type	Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Next date	Friday, 03.07.2026 10:15 - 11:45, Room: (IAMO Konferenzraum 1)
Type/Form	Vorlesung
Lehrsprache(n)	Englisch
ECTS points	5

Lehrende

• PD Dr. Vladislav Valentinov

Rooms and times

(IAMO Konferenzraum 1)

Friday: 10:15 - 11:45, weekly (11x)

Fields of study

• Juristische und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät > Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Bereich - School of Economics and Business > Bachelor > Fundamentals of Economics
• Lectures and Courses in English (International Studies)
• Lectures and Courses in English (International Studies) > Faculty of Law, Economics and Business

Module assignments

• Betriebswirtschaftslehre BWL (Business Studies)180, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2020/21 > Wahlpflichtbereich > WIW.06825.02 - Introduction to Nonprofit Sector Studies, valid from SS 2020 > LV 1: Seminar (Seminar)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswiss60, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2020/21 > 2. Erweiterungen > WIW.06825.02 - Introduction to Nonprofit Sector Studies, valid from SS 2020 > LV 1: Seminar (Seminar)
• Betriebswirtschaftslehre BusinessEconomics180, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2020/21 > Wahlpflichtbereich > WIW.06825.02 - Introduction to Nonprofit Sector Studies, valid from SS 2020 > LV 1: Seminar (Seminar)
• Volkswirtschaftslehre VWL (Economics)180, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2020/21 > Wahlpflichtbereich > WIW.06825.02 - Introduction to Nonprofit Sector Studies, valid from SS 2020 > LV 1: Seminar (Seminar)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswiss120, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2020/21 > 2. Erweiterungen > WIW.06825.02 - Introduction to Nonprofit Sector Studies, valid from SS 2020 > LV 1: Seminar (Seminar)

Comment/Description

Nonprofit organizations are gaining increasing recognition from policy-makers, practitioners, and academics. Located in the contested arena between the market and the state, they combine private initiative with the pursuit of public interest. This lecture will introduce the basic economic theories of the nonprofit sector, outline new theoretical debates in the field of nonprofit economics, and provide background on selected types of nonprofit organizations and activities. The objective of the lecture is to make students more aware of the growing societal role of nonprofit organizations as well as more knowledgeable about tensions and challenges these organizations face. The focus of the lecture is on conceptual and theoretical issues.