Campaigning for Older People: A Case Study Approach to the Input of Voluntary and Community Organisations in the Policy Process

Wilkinson, Mick

Abstract

Third sector or civil society organisations are seen by many as important routes through which citizens contribute to the development and implementation of public policy and to the democratic process. This contribution has been acknowledged in the UK in the requirement for their participation across a range of new government policies and programmes. But how far are these claims justified? This paper explores, through a case study approach focusing on issues relating to older people, how voluntary and community organisations input to the policy process. It argues for a clearer balance between state and voluntary sector, based around ‘creative tension’.

Citation

Wilkinson, M. (2004). Campaigning for Older People: A Case Study Approach to the Input of Voluntary and Community Organisations in the Policy Process. Social policy and society : a journal of the Social Policy Association, 3(4), 343-352. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746404001976

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Oct 6, 2004
• Publication Date: 2004-10
• Deposit Date: Jul 3, 2024
• Journal: Social Policy and Society
• Print ISSN: 1474-7464
• Electronic ISSN: 1475-3073
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 343-352
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746404001976
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4731881