Landscapes of voluntarism: New spaces of health, welfare and governance
Christine Milligan and David Conradson
Abstract
This book brings together a collection of new and innovative work by researchers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK - settings where issues of voluntarism and participation have become increasingly important for the development and delivery of social welfare policy. Prefaced by one of the foremost geographers in this field, the book contains empirical and theoretical work from both new and well-established geographers. The chapters explore the interactions between voluntarism and a range of issues including governance, health, community action, faith, ethnicity, counselling, advoca ... More
This book brings together a collection of new and innovative work by researchers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK - settings where issues of voluntarism and participation have become increasingly important for the development and delivery of social welfare policy. Prefaced by one of the foremost geographers in this field, the book contains empirical and theoretical work from both new and well-established geographers. The chapters explore the interactions between voluntarism and a range of issues including governance, health, community action, faith, ethnicity, counselling, advocacy and professionalisation.
Keywords:
voluntarism,
participation,
social welfare policy,
governance,
health,
community action,
faith,
ethnicity,
counselling,
advocacy
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2006 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781861346322 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: March 2012 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781861346322.001.0001 |
