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Questing for meaningfulness through narrative identity work: The helpers, the heroes and the hurt (2021)
Journal Article
Weller, S. L., Brown, A. D., & Clarke, C. A. (2023). Questing for meaningfulness through narrative identity work: The helpers, the heroes and the hurt. Human Relations, 76(4), 551–576. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267211043072

What identity narratives do those engaged in dangerous volunteering fabricate and how do they help satisfy their quest for meaningful lives? Based on a three-year ethnographic study of QuakeRescue, a UK-based voluntary, search and rescue charity, we... Read More about Questing for meaningfulness through narrative identity work: The helpers, the heroes and the hurt.

Identity work, meaningfulness and volunteers (2021)
Journal Article
Weller, S. L., Brown, A. D., & Clarke, C. (2021). Identity work, meaningfulness and volunteers. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), Article 12365. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2021.12365abstract

What identity narratives do those engaged in dangerous volunteering work on and how do they help satisfy their quest for meaningful lives? Based on a three-year ethnographic study of QuakeRescue, a UK-based voluntary, search and rescue charity, we sh... Read More about Identity work, meaningfulness and volunteers.