Israel Center for Third Sector Research

Israeli Center for Third Sector Research (ICTR ) was established at the Ben- Gurion University of the Negev in 1997 in order to conduct and promote Academic Research and study on Civil Society, the Third Sector, and related fields in Israel. ICTR is a multi- and inter-disciplinary center serving researchers and students from academic disciplines, universities and colleges. ICTR aims to (1) develop policy-relevant knowledge of the nature, structure and societal role of Israel’s Third Sector; (2) promote the study of the Third Sector and related subjects as a legitimate multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary academic field; (3) engage in policy analysis on the Third Sector and to make Third Sector issues a focus of the public agenda; and (4) create a resource center and database on Israel’s Third Sector and to make it available to researchers, policy makers and professionals in the field.