Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social
Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book explores the relationships between wellbeing and place in …

The profile of volunteering in English Higher Education [HE] has been enhanced in recent
years through various initiatives that have not only funded activities, but have sought to …

The Arab Spring, chat forums, political leaders tweeting, online petitions, and protestors in
the Occupy Movement-new media public spheres have without doubt radically altered social …

Initiatives around 'public participation'and 'community involvement'have become
increasingly central to UK government policy programmes, particularly within interventions …

This article focuses on the importance of the community context for voluntarism within
shifting discourses of localism in England and Scotland. Mobilising communities through the …

Across welfare states, rights-based conceptions of citizenship are losing ground to
obligation-centred notions. Drawing on in-depth longitudinal interviews with lone mothers …

Drawing on a detailed case study of Scotland's National Health Service, this book argues
that debates about citizen participation in health systems are disproportionately dominated …

This paper addresses student volunteering as an important socio‐cultural trend which is
generally taken for granted and un‐interrogated. We explore tensions inherent in the …

Many voluntary organizations depend greatly on the unpaid services of older volunteers, a
significant number of whom are women. At the same time, shifts in welfare policy have been …