Voluntary Sector in Transition: Hard Times or New Opportunities?

ISBN-13: 9781847427236 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 224 str.

Linda Milbourne

Opis

As the British government pares back the public sphere, voluntary and community organizations there have moved to center stage in political debates surrounding social services, a process extensively explored by "The Voluntary Sector in Transition." Like similar sectors around the globe, the UK voluntary sector has undergone immense change, as the very ideology surrounding welfare services has been fundamentally transformed. Drawing on contemporary social and organizational theory and policy debates, Linda Milbourne explores the extensive growth and reshaping of the UK voluntary sector following sweeping reforms to the culture and implementation of public services.

Spis treści

The voluntary sector: contested or strategic ground?; The changing face of welfare and roles of voluntary organisations; Researching the voluntary sector ; Dilemmas of market ideology: the impact of growing competition in two urban areas; Performance and shifting accountabilities: from trust-based to regulated inter-organisational relationships; Collaboration in community-based projects: solutions or new organisational challenges?; Community heroes, survivors or casualties? Exploring risk and resilience in the voluntary sector; Advocacy and democratic participation in a changing environment: room for challenge?; Values and visions for a future voluntary sector?.