Third Sector Research
Series editor: John Mohan, University of Birmingham, UK
Published in collaboration with the Third Sector Research Centre, this international series produces, in an accessible form, third/voluntary sector books based on original and timely research findings, with an emphasis on accessible communication between academic teaching and research, and practitioners.
Topics include:
- Youth voluntary action and engagement
- Geographical variations in the distribution of organisations, their resources and activities
- Marketisation and austerity
- Social enterprise
- The boundary between paid and unpaid work
- The contribution of third sector organisations to particular fields of social policy
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Continuity and Change in Voluntary Action
Patterns, Trends and Understandings
Drawing on extensive survey data and written accounts of citizen engagement, this pioneering book charts change and continuity in voluntary activity since 1981. Part of the Third Sector Research Series.
Neoliberalism and the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland
Ciaran Hughes and Markus Ketola explore the consequences of neoliberal policies on the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. They trace the changing relationships between government and voluntary organisations since the Good Friday Agreement and lessons about the impact of neoliberal policies on governance, relationships and the peace process.
Researching Voluntary Action
Innovations and Challenges
With case studies from around the world, this accessible book explores the methodological complexities of research into voluntary action, charitable behaviour and participation in voluntary organisations.
The Third Sector Delivering Public Services
Developments, Innovations and Challenges
This edited collection explores areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value, and charts the historical development of the state-third sector relationship, reviewing the major debates and controversies accompanying recent shifts in that relationship.
Community Groups in Context
Local Activities and Actions
Collates knowledge and examines the role and nature of community groups and activities operating outside of the formal voluntary sector in the UK to develop a coherent understanding about these so-called “below the radar” organisations.