Mobilising the voluntary sector: critical reflections from across the four UK nations

Nick Acheson, Laura Crawford, Jurgen Grotz, Irene Hardill, Denise Hayward, Eddy Hogg, Rhys Dafydd Jones, Matthew Linning, Sally Rees, Alasdair C. Rutherford, Ewen Speed, Amy McGarvey, Catherine Goodall, Joanna Stuart, Debbie Maltman

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Abstract

Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had extraordinary effects on the voluntary sector across the four nations of the UK. The advent of the pandemic was preceded by a renegotiation of social policy, and this has played out differently in the four UK nations, which is reflected in variations in relations between the state and the voluntary sector. In this chapter, we draw on the findings of an ESRC-funded project co-produced by a UK-wide team of academics and practitioners. During the pandemic, the work of some volunteer-involving organisations had to be paused, the delivery of some projects reconfigured and new groups and organisations have been established to alleviate the economic and social consequences of the crisis. The chapter focuses on the challenges facing the voluntary sector across the four nations as they move to recovery and reflects on the policy adjustments that would strengthen voluntary sector responses.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCOVID-19 and the Voluntary and Community Sector in the UK
Subtitle of host publicationResponses, Impacts and Adaptation
EditorsJames Rees, Rob Macmillan, Chris Dayson, Chris Damm, Claire Bynner
PublisherPolicy Press
Chapter2
Pages17–29
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781447365525, 9781447365532
ISBN (Print)9781447365501, 9781447365518
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2022

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