Introduction: The Voluntary Sector in 1980s Britain

Crowson, Nicholas

doi:10.1080/13619462.2011.623861

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“…In the second half of the paper, using a longitudinal dataset spanning nine decades, we apply the model to a case study of Wales. In this way the current study responds to earlier calls to explore the divergent histories and geographies of voluntarism (Crowson 2011). Our core finding is that welfare decentralization is driven by discontinuity at critical junctures related to governance transitions (phases of devolution), national crisis (war) and political shifts (Thatcherite reforms, and the partnership rhetoric of government given expression in the devolution reforms of the 1990s).…”

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confidence: 55%

Exploring the meso-territorialization of third sector administration and welfare delivery in federal and union states: Evidence and theory-building from the UK

Chaney

Sophocleous

Wincott

2020

Regional & Federal Studies

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The international trend of state restructuring and the rise of decentralized welfare systems means a key challenge for social research is to systematically explore the breadth of factors shaping the territorialization of third sector welfare delivery at the meso level in federal and union states. We address this lacuna by synthesizing historical-institutionalism and critical realism with Salamon and Anheier's classic framework on civic infrastructure development to produce an inductive analytical model for wider empirical testing. Its application here to the longitudinal case study data covering Wales shows it to be effective in providing a holistic understanding of the temporal and spatial processes underpinning decentralization. The wider significance of the case study lies in underlining the iterative, reciprocal relationship between governance reforms and territorializationand showing how territorialization can originate in response to national crises and welfare demand caused by state and market failure in the delivery of public goods.

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confidence: 55%

Exploring the meso-territorialization of third sector administration and welfare delivery in federal and union states: Evidence and theory-building from the UK

Chaney

Sophocleous

Wincott

2020

Regional & Federal Studies

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“…A series of reforms curtailed the local discretion over spending with public services; councils were expected to act as contracting authorities [81]. The accompanying neo-liberal reforms positioned volunteering as a desirable substitute for state provision of public services; central government Initiatives such as the Youth Opportunities Programme and Community Programme helped expand the third sector [82]. Funded by these, local groups pursued partnerships with the Bristol City Council (BCC), which also dedicated a large share of its central government funding to supporting local charities.…”

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“…For example, Simon Roberts, later director of the Centre for Sustainable Energy (Box 1), was one such volunteer in the building of UCAT's visiting centre. Nevertheless, most groups were mired in 'chronic insecurities generated by frequent switches of programmes and policy emphasis' [82]. Despite its supportive stance, BCC's leadership and organisational capacity were constrained [80,83].…”

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Unpacking the Formation of Favourable Environments for Urban Experimentation: The Case of the Bristol Energy Scene

2018

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Urban experimentation with sustainability has been gaining prominence in policy and academic discourses about urban transformations, spurring the creation of urban living laboratories and transition arenas. However, the academic literature has only begun examining why experimentation flourishes in particular cities, and why it conforms to place-specific styles. Meanwhile, the strategic niche management (SNM) tradition has extensively explored how protective spaces for experimentation emerge but has dealt only tangentially with why this happens in particular places. In this paper, we develop an approach for unpacking the formation of favourable environments for experimentation in specific places. We adopt an abductive research design to create a dialogue between distinct theoretical positions and one in-depth case study. Our case examines the formation of the Bristol energy scene, which hosts a variety of experimental initiatives concerning civic energy alternatives. Based on our findings, we refine the understanding of the processes shaping this experimental setting. There is value in characterising the 'genealogy' of experimental spaces and acknowledging their antecedents, path-dependencies and place-specificities. Efforts to foster urban transformation demand nuanced accounts of how places become experimental because they are not static backgrounds for experimentation.

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“…In the UK, the community foundation model of philanthropy gained traction in the mid-1980s when the government led by Margaret Thatcher rolled back the boundaries of the state (Crowson, 2011). Local government budget cuts resulted in the withdrawal of financial support to charities.…”

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Bourdieu, strategy and the field of power

Harvey

Yang

Mueller

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Critical Perspectives on Accounting

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Introduction: The Voluntary Sector in 1980s Britain

Abstract: This is an abridged and edited 'witness seminar' that was convened to discuss the voluntary sector in 1980s Britain. Witnesses were drawn from the voluntary sector and the civil service and included

Cited by 10 publications

References 5 publications

Exploring the meso-territorialization of third sector administration and welfare delivery in federal and union states: Evidence and theory-building from the UK

Exploring the meso-territorialization of third sector administration and welfare delivery in federal and union states: Evidence and theory-building from the UK

Unpacking the Formation of Favourable Environments for Urban Experimentation: The Case of the Bristol Energy Scene

Bourdieu, strategy and the field of power

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