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The Ages of Voluntarism Matthew Hilton (Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham)

The Ages of Voluntarism von Matthew Hilton (Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham)

The Ages of Voluntarism Matthew Hilton (Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham)

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Zusammenfassung

This book provides the historical background to the rise of the Big Society. Voluntarism has evolved over the last hundred years to adapt to changing circumstances, drawing up new agendas, tackling old problems, and acting as an alternative to state provision and as a catalyst for further government action.

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The Ages of Voluntarism: How we got to the Big Society Matthew Hilton (Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham)

In May 2010, Britain's new Coalition government embarked on its journey to the Big Society. But how did we reach this point? Politicians and commentators have long bemoaned the supposed decline of civic life, fretting about its health and its future. In fact, the real story of voluntarism over the last hundred years has not been decline, but constant evolution and change. Whether we use the terms charity, philanthropy, civil society, non-governmental organisations, the third sector or the Big Society, voluntary endeavour is one of the most vibrant and dynamic areas of British public life. The senior, established and exciting new scholars featured in this collection show how the voluntary sector's role in society, and its relationship with the state, has constantly adapted to its surroundings. They have raised new agendas, tackled old problems in new ways, acted as alternatives to statutory provision and as catalysts for further government action. Voluntary groups have emerged out of citizens' concerns, independent of government and yet willing to work with politicians of all persuasions. By surveying the sheer extent and diversity of the sector since the start of the First World War, this volume demonstrates that voluntarism not only continues to thrive, but is also far larger than any political agenda that may be imposed upon it.

The Ages of Voluntarism Bewertungen

Entirely sensible, engaging and robust, The Ages of Voluntarism is recommended to anyone interested in the history and politics of volunatrism, doubly so for policy makers concerned with voluntary action. * Anjelica Finnegan, Political Studies Review Vol. 11 *
The Ages of Voluntarism is part of an important and growing literature, reminding historians of the continuing existence and relevance of voluntary action in a space somewhere in between histories of the state, society and culture. * Charlotte Clements, History *
fascinating collection of essays ... a very welcome contribution to the suprisingly small number of books on the history of voluntarism. And if it encourages others to explore a fascinating and little known aspect of British history, so much the better. * Simon Fowler, Business History *
[Provides] strong evidence for the continuing vibrancy, dynamism, and diversity of the voluntary sector in twentieth-century Britain and should prove useful not just to historians of twentieth-century British social and political life, but also to social and political scientists, as well as policymakers. * Oliver Blaiklock, Twentieth Century British History *

Über Matthew Hilton (Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham)

Matthew Hilton is Professor of Social History at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of over 50 books and articles including Smoking in British Popular Culture (Manchester, 2000), Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain (Cambridge, 2003), and Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalisation (Cornell, 2009). James McKay is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Birmingham. He is the editor, with Matthew Hilton and Nick Crowson of NGOs in Contemporary Britain: Non-state Actors in Society and Politics since 1945 (Palgrave, 2009). He is currently writing, with Hilton, The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain (Oxford).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Ages of Voluntarism: an Introduction ; 2. Voluntarism and the Impact of the First World War ; 3. Associational Voluntarism in Interwar Britain ; 4. Labour, Charity and Voluntary Action: the Myth of Hostility ; 5. Civil Society, Class and Locality: Tenant Groups in Post-War Britain ; 6. Professionalisationk New Social Movements and Voluntary Action in the 1960s and 1970s ; 7. Faith, Charity and Citizenship: Christianity, Volunarism and the State in the 1980s ; 8. Voluntary Action, New Labour and the 'Third Sector'

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GOR013468570
9780197264829
0197264824
The Ages of Voluntarism: How we got to the Big Society Matthew Hilton (Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham)
Matthew Hilton (Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham)
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