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View article: Is Government Policy a Barrier or Facilitator to the Work of Place-Based Community-led Nonprofits?
Is Government Policy a Barrier or Facilitator to the Work of Place-Based Community-led Nonprofits? Open
In this paper we explore whether government policy acts as a barrier or facilitator to the work of nonprofits, and in what ways (if at all) different policy contexts influence the work of place-based community-led nonprofit organizations w…
View article: Stay Home, Sustain Lives: Pandemic Support Networks and Social Reproduction
Stay Home, Sustain Lives: Pandemic Support Networks and Social Reproduction Open
During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–2021, voluntary and community networks in the UK mobilised to provide practical help in neighbourhoods and communities. This article locates these networks within longer-term historical trajectories of …
View article: Unwaged labour intensified: Volunteer management and work targets at a UK charity
Unwaged labour intensified: Volunteer management and work targets at a UK charity Open
Volunteer management is an expert practice which aims to maximise the productivity and efficiency of volunteers’ activities, by adapting Human Resource Management (HRM) approaches to voluntary work settings. Sociological and social anthrop…
View article: Caring Values and the Value of Care: Women, Maternalism and Caring Work in the Czech Republic
Caring Values and the Value of Care: Women, Maternalism and Caring Work in the Czech Republic Open
This article examines maternalism in the Czech Republic by exploring how waged and unwaged forms of caring work were framed through discourses of women's innately caring nature in the late twentieth century. Present-day hospital volunteeri…
View article: What does Brexit mean for the UK social care workforce? Perspectives from the recruitment and retention frontline
What does Brexit mean for the UK social care workforce? Perspectives from the recruitment and retention frontline Open
The UK's departure from the European Union (Brexit) is likely to result in greater immigration and employment restrictions on European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) nationals within the United Kingdom. EU/EEA citizens constitute a …