Terzo settore e processi di coproduzione: il contributo del dibattito sociologico

[Autom. eng. transl.] After recalling at the outset some peculiar features of the sociological debate relating to the study of the third sector, with particular attention to the nominal question, the essay will develop an analysis relating to the concept of co-production and its specific applicability to services and interventions carried out by organizations third sector. With reference to the situation of the Italian third sector, the processes will be focused co-productives activated in the country and the possible prospects for future development. If, in fact, from the point of view of practices, the social relevance of the third sector in promoting care actions and processes is now widely documented, the orientation towards collaboration deserves a special observation multiple and synergistic. This collaboration can take place online and in partnership between third sector subjects, public bodies and private bodies, between several third sector organizations, between the latter and families or individual citizens. The path of effective cooperation between multiple stakeholders represents an emerging orientation in offering personalized responses to increasingly complex individual, family and social needs and can sometimes allow for the identification of effective innovative help processes.