Civil society in an age of uncertainty : institutions, governance and existential challenges /

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This book explores how the uncertainties of the 21st century present existential challenges to civil society. Presenting original empirical findings, it highlights transferable lessons that will inform policy and practice in today's age of uncertainty.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chaney, Paul (editor. .), Jones, Ian (Author of Driving public service transformation and innovation through the Invest to Save Fund) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2022.
Colección:Civil Society and Social Change Ser.
Temas:
Civil society.
Public institutions.
Sociology.
Political planning.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Series
  • Civil Society in an age of Uncertainty: Institutions, Governance and Existential Challenges
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of tables and figures
  • Notes on contributors
  • Cydnabyddiaethau/ Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction: Locating civil society
  • Conceptualising civil society
  • Civil society in the nations of the UK
  • Notes
  • References
  • 2 Existential challenges
  • The structure of this book
  • Note
  • References
  • 3 Civil society and the governance of city region economic development
  • City region 'growth machine'?
  • Civil society (re)positioning
  • New scalar relations
  • Accountability
  • Opportunities?
  • Conclusions
  • Note
  • References
  • 4 Civil society, pandemic and the crisis of welfare: exploring mixed economy models of welfare in domiciliary adult social care in a devolved UK
  • Research context
  • Legal and policy frameworks: exploring the mixed economies of welfare in ASC in a devolved UK
  • Wales
  • Scotland
  • England
  • Northern Ireland
  • Policy actors' views of the strengths and limitations of the different territorial approaches to welfare pluralism in ASC
  • Wales: pre-pandemic
  • Wales: pandemic response
  • Scotland: pre-pandemic
  • Scotland: pandemic response.
  • England: pre-pandemic
  • England: pandemic response
  • Northern Ireland: pre-pandemic
  • Northern Ireland: pandemic response
  • Discussion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 5 The contemporary threat to minority languages and cultures: civil society, young people and Celtic language use in Scotland and Wales
  • Introduction
  • National festivals and minority language use in social contexts
  • Cross-national comparison, data and methods
  • The Welsh language and the Eisteddfod
  • Scottish Gaelic and the Mòd
  • Discussion and recommendations
  • Note
  • References
  • 6 Digital threat or opportunity? Local civil society in an age of global inter-connectivity
  • Introduction
  • Digital technology and civil society: perspectives from the international literature
  • Case studies and methods
  • Digital media, global consciousness and local civil society engagement
  • Use of digital technologies by local civil society groups
  • The external reach of local civil society
  • Limitations of digital technologies in local civil society
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
  • 7 Democratic decline? Civil society and trust in government
  • Defining trust and co-production
  • The decline of trust? Comparing the UK, France and Germany
  • A role for civil society?
  • Conclusion: building back better or plus ça change?
  • References
  • 8 Xenophobia, hostility and austerity: European migrants and civil society in Wales
  • Turbulence, precarity and liquid migration
  • Methodology
  • Migrants' participation in civil society
  • Anxiety, xenophobia and hate crime motivation
  • Austerity, precarity and participation
  • Conclusions
  • References

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