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Value for money and the commodification of higher education: front-line narratives (2020)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, L. C., & Wilkinson, M. D. (in press). Value for money and the commodification of higher education: front-line narratives. Teaching in higher education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2020.1819226

This paper provides a critical interrogation of government-led reform of higher education (HE) in England. Its focus is marketisation, and in particular, the concepts of ‘value for money’ (VFM), teaching excellence, and students as educational consum... Read More about Value for money and the commodification of higher education: front-line narratives.

Operating in the dark: The identification of forced labour in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Shepherd, R., & Wilkinson, M. (in press). Operating in the dark: The identification of forced labour in the UK. Critical social policy : CSP, https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018320921540

Presented here are the findings of a research study undertaken between 2015 and 2018 that focused on existing arrangements and mechanisms for front-line identification of the victims of forced labour in the UK. The study drew upon interviews with ser... Read More about Operating in the dark: The identification of forced labour in the UK.

Towards effective mobilization of social participation: from an instrumental approach to a value-oriented approach in China (2019)
Journal Article
Yang, Y., Xu, Y., & Wilkinson, M. (in press). Towards effective mobilization of social participation: from an instrumental approach to a value-oriented approach in China. Policy studies : the journal of the Policy Studies Institute, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2019.1667966

State mobilization is crucial for promoting social participation in mainland China. Due to its historically weak roots, social participation’s limited popularity reflects the failure of China’s current instrumental mobilization approach which focuses... Read More about Towards effective mobilization of social participation: from an instrumental approach to a value-oriented approach in China.

Modern slavery: The neoliberal UK model (2018)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (2018). Modern slavery: The neoliberal UK model. The Socialist Correspondent, 31(18), 15-17

Despite having ratified a range of international conventions prohibiting forced labour and modern slavery, and committing to protect their victims, successive UK governments have failed to adequately meet their responsibilities in these regards. That... Read More about Modern slavery: The neoliberal UK model.

Value similarity: The key to building public trust in charitable organisations (2016)
Journal Article
Yang, Y., Brennan, I., & Wilkinson, M. (2016). Value similarity: The key to building public trust in charitable organisations. Voluntary Sector Review, 7(1), 47-66. https://doi.org/10.1332/204080516X14555532383091

© Policy Press 2016. This article explores the relationship between value similarity and public trust in charitable organisations. Through a focus group interview and an empirical study based on a sample in the United Kingdom, findings show that valu... Read More about Value similarity: The key to building public trust in charitable organisations.

The abolition of dual administration of NGOs in China: Imperatives and challenges (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, Y., Zhang, X., Tang, D., & Wilkinson, M. (2015). The abolition of dual administration of NGOs in China: Imperatives and challenges. International journal of social science and humanity, 5(6), 546-552. https://doi.org/10.7763/ijssh.2015.v5.515

The abolition of dual administration of NGOs in China has brought it with many challenges for development and governance of NGOs. In the context of China, the decisive role the government plays in NGOs development, which is criticized by many scholar... Read More about The abolition of dual administration of NGOs in China: Imperatives and challenges.

Beyond the abolition of dual administration: The challenges to NGO governance in 21st century China (2014)
Journal Article
Yang, Y., Wilkinson, M., & Zhang, X. (2016). Beyond the abolition of dual administration: The challenges to NGO governance in 21st century China. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 27(5), 2292-2310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9521-7

The abolition of dual administration of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in China is an inexorable and essential trend toward a genuine civil society. This article seeks to examine the challenges that come with the abolition of the dual administ... Read More about Beyond the abolition of dual administration: The challenges to NGO governance in 21st century China.

Demonising 'the other': British Government complicity in the exploitation, social exclusion and vilification of new migrant workers (2014)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (2014). Demonising 'the other': British Government complicity in the exploitation, social exclusion and vilification of new migrant workers. Citizenship Studies, 18(5), 499-515. https://doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2014.923702

This article demonstrates the close and complex connection between the demonisation, exploitation and exclusion of new migrant workers. In so doing, it testifies to the blurred boundaries between the categories of severe labour exploitation, forced l... Read More about Demonising 'the other': British Government complicity in the exploitation, social exclusion and vilification of new migrant workers.

Public trust and performance measurement in charitable organizations (2014)
Journal Article
Yang, Y., Brennan, I., & Wilkinson, M. (2014). Public trust and performance measurement in charitable organizations. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 63(6), 779-796. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-09-2013-0159

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to seek to investigate public trust as an important factor of performance in the charitable sector, and explain the necessity of including public trust assessment in charity performance measurement. Design/methodo... Read More about Public trust and performance measurement in charitable organizations.

Out of sight, out of mind: the exploitation of migrant workers in 21st-century Britain (2012)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (2012). Out of sight, out of mind: the exploitation of migrant workers in 21st-century Britain. The journal of poverty and social justice, 20(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982712X626734

Over the past decade a team at the University of Hull has undertaken four separate but linked research projects investigating the working and living conditions of migrant workers in the UK.  This paper is based on those four studies.  The findings ar... Read More about Out of sight, out of mind: the exploitation of migrant workers in 21st-century Britain.

The service needs of migrant workers in the Humber sub-region (2008)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (2008). The service needs of migrant workers in the Humber sub-region. The Yorkshire &. Humber Regional Review, 23 - 25

The Humber Improvement Partnership Commissioned research from the University of Hull into the servicec needs of migrant workers in the Humber sub-region (Adamson et al., 2008).  This is a companion to the quantitative analysis published by Sue Adamso... Read More about The service needs of migrant workers in the Humber sub-region.

Campaigning for Older People: A Case Study Approach to the Input of Voluntary and Community Organisations in the Policy Process (2004)
Journal Article
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

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

A sea-change or a swamp? New spaces for voluntary sector engagement in governance in the UK (2004)
Journal Article
Taylor, M., Craig, G., Monro, S., Parkes, T., Warburton, D., & Wilkinson, M. (2004). A sea-change or a swamp? New spaces for voluntary sector engagement in governance in the UK. IDS Bulletin, 35(2), 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2004.tb00123.x

In recent years, the emphasis of the New Labour government on partnership and civil renewal has opened up new govemance spaces in the UK. These spaces have provided new opportunities for voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) but also posed new... Read More about A sea-change or a swamp? New spaces for voluntary sector engagement in governance in the UK.

Meeting Disadvantaged Young People’s Needs: An integrated approach (2001)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (2001). Meeting Disadvantaged Young People’s Needs: An integrated approach. Research, policy and planning : the journal of the Social Services Research Group, 19(3), 11-22

The growth of young homelessness throughout the 1980s and 1990s has been a worrying social phenomenon within the UK. Responses to this trend have varied and some have been more effective than others. In the 1990s, the idea of Foyers – initially dev... Read More about Meeting Disadvantaged Young People’s Needs: An integrated approach.

The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990 (1992)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (1992). The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990. European Review of Latin America and the Caribbean, 19

On 11th September 1973 the democratic Popular Unity government of Dr Salvador Allende was overthrown by a US-backed military coup, thus ending 160 years of almost unbroken democracy. The Junta embarked upon the neutralization of all opposition, a pro... Read More about The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990.