Heart over profit: unravelling the discourse on the non-profit sector’s added value

Erika Eidslott, Arild Wæraas and Stephen Sirris

Public Management Review, 2025, vol. 27, issue 10, 2407-2423

Abstract: This paper explores Members of Parliament (MPs) perceptions of non-profit sector added value by analysing Norwegian parliamentary debates (2018–2020) through Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). It examines how parliamentarians discursively legitimize non-profit sector organizations in public service delivery, thereby providing a lens through which this sector’s added value can be understood. We find that members of parliament legitimize non-profit sector participation on the basis of their functional and moral added value, relying on various discursive legitimization strategies. The findings offer new methodological and theoretical insights for non-profit research, contributing to discussions on the non-profits’ role and value in welfare state services, emphasizing their added value.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2024.2427010

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