A Historical Guide to NGOs in Britain

Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector Since 1945
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-30444-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 399 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 862 g

Aiming to furnish the reader with the historical data to engage with the debates surrounding the Cameron government's 'Big Society' and civil society, this book gives the reader a greater and more informed historical consciousness of how the NGO sector has grown and influenced.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hilton, M.

Crowson, N.

Mouhot, J.

McKay, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface List of Abbreviations Definitions The Scale and Growth of NGOs, Charities and Voluntary Organisations Key Sectors Profiles Since 1945 Leading Campaign Groups and NGOs in the UK Key Players Membership and Volunteering NGO Income Streams and Giving The Impact of NGOs Governance and Professionalism International Comparisons Further Reading and Guide to Further Information

Über Autor(innen)

MATTHEW HILTON Professor of Social History at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of (Manchester, 2000),  (Cambridge, 2003), and  (Cornell, 2009). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Nicholas Crowson, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of  (Oxford, 2012). 

NICK CROWSON Reader in Contemporary British History at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of  (London, 1997),  (Abingdon, 2006), and (Abingdon, 2010). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of  (Oxford, 2012).

JAMES MCKAY Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the co-editor of two volumes on NGOs and the voluntary sector: with Matthew Hilton and Nick Crowson, NGOs in  (Palgrave, 2009); and, with Matthew Hilton,  (Oxford, 2011). Along with Matthew Hilton, Nicholas Crowson and Jean-Francois Mouhot, he is the co-author of (Oxford, 2012). 

JEAN-FRANCOIS MOUHOT was a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK, until May 2011. He is currently a Marie Curie Research Fellow at Georgetown University and the EHESS in Paris. He is the author of  (1758-1785):  (Québec: Septentrion, 2009),  (Seysel, Champ Vallon, 2011) andco-editor (with Charles-François Mathis) of  (XIXe-XXe siècles) (Seysel: Champ Vallon, forthcoming 2012). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton Nicholas Crowson, & James McKay, of  (Oxford, 2012).