International Service

Tiessen, R., Laursen, T., & Lough, B. J. (with Mirza, T.). (2021). Gender-focused social innovation and the role of international development volunteers in promoting women’s economic empowerment. Voluntaris, Special issue, 91–107. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748924951-91

Tiessen, R., Lough, B. J., Laursen, T., & Sadat, K. (Eds.). (2021). Innovations in gender equality and women’s empowerment: Understanding the role of international development volunteers as transnational actors [Special issue]. Voluntaris.

Tiessen, R., & Lough, B. J. (2021). Introduction: Innovations in gender equality and women’s empowerment: Understanding the role of international development volunteers as transnational actors. Voluntaris, Special issue, 7–43. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748924951-7

Tiessen, R., & Lough, B. J. (2021). International development volunteering as alternative public diplomacy. In H. Zafarullah & A. S. Huque (Eds.), Handbook of Development Policy (pp 283–293). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100871.00032

Mati, J. M., Allum, C., Perold, H., Lough, B. J., Tiessen R. (2021). Leadership for volunteering: The COVID-19 experience [Report]. International Association for Volunteer Effort International. https://leadership4vol.iave.org/

Heist, Daniel H., Cnaan, Ram A., & Lough, Benjamin J. (2021). Determinants of serving a mission: Senior volunteering among Latter-day Saints. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 13(2), 147–159. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000246

Tiessen, R., Cadesky, J., Lough, B. J., Delaney, J. (2021). Scholar/practitioner research in international development volunteering: benefits, challenges and future opportunities. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 42(3), 394–415. https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2020.1841606

Lough, Benjamin J. (2021). Decentering social innovation: The value of dispersed institutes in higher education. Social Enterprise Journal, 18(1), 12–27. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-08-2020-0059

Tiessen, Rebecca, Cassin, Katelyn, & Lough, Benjamin J. (2021). International development volunteering as a catalyst for long-term prosocial behaviours of returned Canadian volunteers. Citizenship Teaching & Learning 16(1): 95–114. https://doi.org/10.1386/ctl_00048_1

Tiessen, R., Rao, S., & Lough, B. J. (2021). International development volunteering as transformational feminist practice for gender equality. Journal of Developing Societies, 37(1), 30–56 https://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X20972260

Lough, B. J. (2021). Examining the normative operations of nonprofit academic centers. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 11(1), 87–103. https://doi.org/10.18666/JNEL-2020-9813

Perold, H., Mwathi Mati, J., Alum, C., Lough, B. J., (2021, February). COVID-19 and the future of volunteering for development: Findings from a study conducted for the International Forum for Volunteering in Development [Research Report]. International Forum for Volunteering in Development. https://forum-ids.org/2021/03/covid-19-and-the-future-of-volunteering-for-development-research-report/

Alum, C., Devereux, P., Lough, B. J., & Tiessen, R. (2020, October). Volunteering for climate action. Paper presented at IVCO 2020: Volunteering for Climate Action, the 2020 conference of International Volunteering Cooperation Organisations. Retrieved from International Forum for Volunteering in Development website: https://forum-ids.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Volunteering-for-Climate-Action.pdf

Alum, C., Devereux, P., Lough, B. J., & Tiessen, R. (2020, October). Volunteering for climate action: Perspectives from a survey of volunteer involving organisations (An appendix to Volunteering for Climate Action). Paper presented at IVCO 2020: Volunteering for Climate Action, the 2020 conference of International Volunteering Cooperation Organisations. Retrieved from International Forum for Volunteering in Development website: https://forum-ids.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Volunteering-for-Climate-Action-Perspectives-from-a-Survey-of-VIOs.pdf

Paine, A. E., Allum, C., Beswick, D., & Lough, B. J. (2020). Volunteering and the Sustainable Development Goals: An opportunity to move beyond boundaries. Voluntary Sector Review, 11(2), 251–260. https://doi.org/10.1332/204080520X15884252988018

Lough, B. J. (2020, June). International volunteer service. In C. Franklin et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.959

Sherraden, M., Lough, B. J., Sherraden, M. S., Williams Shanks, T. R., & Huang, J. (2019). Applied social research: Aiming for impact. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 10(4), 545–570. https://doi.org/10.1086/706153

Lough, B. J. (2021). Voluntary “organic” leadership for community resilience. Voluntary Sector Review, 12(1), 81–98. https://doi.org/10.1332/204080519X15694108231812

Tiessen, R., & Lough, B. J. (2019). The effects of international volunteering on community-based engagement in Canada [Report]. Employment and Social Development Canada. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28100.17287

Lough, B. J. (2019, July). Volunteering and measures of human development (CSD Research Brief No. 19-28). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/k92h-8h77

Lough, B. J., Allum, C., Devereux, P., & Tiessen, R. (2018). The global research agenda on volunteering for peace and development (CSD Research Brief No. 18-50). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. doi:10.7936/xe2f-5p62

Tiessen, R., & Lough, B. J. (2019). International volunteering capacity development: Volunteer partner organization experiences of mitigating factors for effective practice. Forum for Development Studies, 46(2), 299–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2018.1529701

UN Volunteers [United Nations Volunteers Programme]. (2018). The thread that binds: Volunteerism and community resilience (2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report). Retrieved from https://www.unv.org/sites/default/files/2018%20The%20thread%20that%20binds%20final.pdf

Grandi, F., Lough, B. J., & Bannister, T. (2018). Global trends in volunteering infrastructure [Report]. Bonn, Germany: United Nations Volunteers.

Lough, B. J., & Tiessen, R. (2018). How do international volunteering characteristics influence outcomes? Perspectives from partner organizations. Voluntas, 29(1), 104–118. doi:10.1007/s11266-017-9902-9

Tiessen, R., Lough, B. J., & Grantham, K. E. (Eds.). (2018). Insights on international volunteering: Perspectives from the Global South. [Special issue]. Voluntaris: Journal of Volunteer Services. doi:10.5771/9783845283920

Lough, B. J., & Toms, C. (2018). Global service-learning in institutions of higher education: Concerns from a community of practice. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 16(1), 66–77. doi:10.1080/14767724.2017.1356705

Grantham, K. E., Tiessen, R., & Lough, B. J. (2018). Conclusion: A theoretical and methodological commitment to transnational research collaborations: Lessons learned in international volunteerism. Voluntaris: Journal of Volunteer Services, 2018, 134–142. doi:10.5771/9783845283920-134

Tiessen, R., Lough, B. J., & Cheung, S. (2018). Introduction: A theoretical and methodological case for examining agency and power relations in North-South volunteering research collaborations. Voluntaris: Journal of Volunteer Services, 2018, 7–22. doi:10.5771/9783845283920-7

Lough, B. J., Tiessen, R., & Lasker, J. N. (2018). Effective practices of international volunteering for health: Perspectives from partner organizations. Globalization and Health, 14(1), 1–12. doi:10.1186/s12992-018-0329-x

Mays, D. C., O’Neil, E. J., Mworozi, E. A., Lough, B. J., Tabb, Z. J., Whitlock, A. E., … Talib, Z. M. (2017). Supporting and retaining village health teams: An assessment of a community health worker program in two Ugandan Districts. International Journal for Equity in Health, 16, article 129. doi:10.1186/s12939-017-0619-6

Matthew, L. E., & Lough, B. J. (2017). Challenges social work students encounter in international field placements and recommendations for responsible management. Journal of Social Work Education 53(1): 18–36. doi:10.1080/10437797.2016.1246268

Barton, S., Tucker, B., & Lough, B. J. (2017). Host organisation perspectives of volunteer traits: Implications for selection and training. In N. T. Tan, S. Chan, K. Mehta, & D. Androff (Eds.), Transforming society: Strategies for social development from Singapore, Asia and around the world (pp 214–228). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Reynolds, N. P., Hartman, E., Lough, B. J., & Toms, C. (2017). Assessing global learning: Global Engagement Survey [Report]. Haverford, PA: Haverford College, Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, GLOBALSL.

Lough, B. J. (2016). Global partners for sustainable development: The added value of Singapore International Foundation volunteers [Report]. Singapore: Singapore International Foundation.

Lough, B. J., & Xiang, X. (2016). Skills-based international volunteering among older adults from the United States. Administration & Society, 48(9): 1085–1100. doi:10.1177/0095399714528179

Hartman, E., Lough, B. J. Toms, C., & Reynolds, N. P. (2016). Fair trade learning: Sustainable development values [Video]. Available from https://vimeo.com/153249405

Lough, B. J. (2015, October). The evolution of international volunteering. Paper presented at the International Volunteer Service Exchange Conference, Beijing, China. doi:10.7936/N2XQ-FN17

Seelig, V. J., & Lough, B. J. (2015). Strategic directions for global research on volunteering for peace and sustainable development: Workshop report. (CSD Workshop Report No. 15-45). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Hartman, E., Lough, B. J. Toms, C., & Reynolds, N. P. (2015). Research insights for best practice international volunteering [Video]. Available from https://vimeo.com/133662301

Lough, B. J. (2015, March). A decade of international volunteering from the United States, 2004 to 2014 (CSD Research Brief No. 15-18). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Sherraden, M. S., Bopp, A., & Lough, B. J. (2013). Students serving abroad: A framework for inquiry. Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement, 17(2), 7–42.

Mlyn, E., & McBride, A. M. (2013). From the guest editors’ desk. Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement, 17(2), 1–4.

Mlyn, E., & McBride, A. M. (Eds.). (2013). Special issue on international service and higher education. Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement, 17(2).

Lough, B. J. (2013, June). International volunteering from the United States between 2004 and 2012 (CSD Research Brief No. 13-14). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Perold, H., Graham, L. A., Mavungu, E. M., Cronin, K., Muchemwa, L., & Lough, B. J. (2013). The colonial legacy of international voluntary service. Community Development Journal, 48(2), 179–196. doi:10.1093/cdj/bss037

Lough, B. J., & Mwathi Mati, J. (2012). Volunteerism for peace in East Africa (CSD Working Paper No. 12-29). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Lough, B. J., & Sherraden, M. S. (2012). Civic service and asset building in generating livelihoods among youth in Africa (CSD Working Paper No. 12-28). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Lough, B. J. (2012, February). International volunteerism in the United States, 2004–2010 (CSD Research Brief No. 12-08). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Graham, L. A., Mavungu, E. M., & Perold, H. (with Cronin, K., Muchemwa, L., & Lough, B. J.). (2012). International volunteers and the development of host organisations in Africa: Lessons from Tanzania and Mozambique. In SAGE Net (Ed.), International volunteering in Southern Africa: Potential for change? (pp. 31–59). Bonn, Germany: Scientia Bonnensis.

Lough, B. J. (with VOSESA [Volunteer and Service Enquiry Southern Africa]). (2011). International service perspectives from Weltwärts and Intercultural Youth Exchange volunteers (VOSESA Working Paper). Johannesburg: Volunteer and Service Enquiry Southern Africa.

McBride, A. M., & Mlyn, E. (2011). International service and higher education: Toward a vision for the field (CSD Report No. 11-19). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Brassard, C., Sherraden, M. S., & Lough, B. J. (2011, February). International volunteerism in Asia. Humaneity Magazine, 37–39.

Lough, B. J., McBride, A. M., Sherraden, M. S., & O’Hara, K. (2010). Capacity building contributions of short-term international volunteers (CSD Working Paper No. 10-26). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Brassard, C., Sherraden, M. S., & Lough, B. J. (2010, October). Emerging perspectives on international volunteerism in Asia. Slides from the Forum Research 2010 presentation given at the 2010 annual conference of International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations, Singapore.

Brassard, C., Sherraden, M. S., & Lough, B. J. (2010). Emerging perspectives on international volunteerism in Asia (Forum Research Paper). Leicester, United Kingdom: International Forum on Development Service.

Sherraden, M. S. (2010). Forum Research 2010 presentation given at the 2010 annual conference of International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations, Singapore [Video]. Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrC2BQf7pP0

McBride, A. M., Lough, B. J., & Sherraden, M. S. (2010). Perceived impacts of international service on volunteers: Interim results from a quasi-experimental study (CSD Research Report No. 10-22). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Lough, B. J. (2010, March). International volunteerism in the United States, 2008 (CSD Research Brief No. 10-11). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Lough, B. J., McBride, A. M., & Sherraden, M. S. (2009). Measuring volunteer outcomes: Development of the International Volunteer Impacts Survey (CSD Working Paper No. 09-31). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Lough, B. J., McBride, A. M., & Sherraden, M. S. (2009). Perceived effects of international volunteering: Reports from alumni (CSD Research Report No. 09-10). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7B27TSX

Sherraden, M. S., Lough, B., & McBride, A. M. (2008). Effects of international volunteering and service: Individual and institutional predictors. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 19(4), 395-421. doi:10.1007/s11266-008-9072-x

McBride, A. M., & Lough, B. J. (2008). Access to international volunteering (CSD Working Paper No. 08-30). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

McBride A. M., Sherraden M. S., & Lough B. (2007, May 24). Inclusion and effectiveness in international volunteering and service: U.S. Congressional briefing on global service fellowships (CSD Perspective No. 07-13). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Center for Social Development. (2007, July). Understanding civic service: International research & application (CSD Research Brief No. 07-40). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Lough, B. J., & Spring, K. A. (2007). National and international volunteerism among volunteers in the United States, 2005 (CSD Working Paper No. 07-31). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Lough, B. J., McBride, A. M., & Sherraden, M. S. (2007). The estimated economic value of a US volunteer abroad (CSD Working Paper No. 07-29). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Patel, L., Perold, H., Mohamed, S. E., & Carapinha, R. (2007). Five-country study on service and volunteering in southern Africa (CSD Research Report No. 07-19). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Fantini, A. (2007). Exploring and assessing intercultural competence (CSD Research Paper No. 07-01). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Lough, B. J. (2006). International volunteerism in the United States, 2005 (CSD Working Paper No. 06-18). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Sherraden, M. S., Stringham, J., Sow, S. C., & McBride, A. M. (2006). The forms and structure of international voluntary service (CSD Working Paper No. 06-07). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. Subsequently published: Sherraden, M.S., Stringham, J., Costanza Sow, S., & McBride, A.M. (2006). Forms of international voluntary service: A sector of global civil society. Voluntas, 17(2), 156–173. doi:10.1007/s11266-006-9011-7

Center for Social Development. (2006, December). International volunteer service research and trends (CSD Research Brief No. 06-29). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

McBride, A. M., Sherraden, M., Paine, A. E., & Smith, J. D. (Eds.). (2005). International service and volunteering: Developments, impacts and challenges [Special issue]. Voluntary Action: The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research, 7(2).

McBride, A. M., Sherraden, M. S., Ellis, A., Brewis, G., & Smith, J. D. (2005, July). International service in the context of globalization: Research conference summary report (CSD Conference Report). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

McBride, A. M., & Daftary, D. (2005). International service: History and forms, pitfalls and potential (CSD Working Paper No. 05-10).  St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Sherraden, M. S., & Benítez, C. (2003). North American Community Service pilot project (CSD Report No. 03-30). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Sherraden, M. S. (2001). Developing transnational social policy: A North American community service program (CSD Working Paper No. 01-10). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.