All Outputs (32)

Marginalised and excluded: Travellers in York (2008)
Report
Craig, G., Neale, M., & Wilkinson, M. (2008). Marginalised and excluded: Travellers in York

This research was commissioned by York Travellers Trust and funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.  It follows on from other research reports which have described the position of the Traveller community in York and made recommendations for shifts... Read More about Marginalised and excluded: Travellers in York.

Contemporary slavery in the UK : Overview and key issues (2007)
Report
Craig, G., Gaus, A., Wilkinson, M., Skrivankova, K., & McQuade, A. (2007). Contemporary slavery in the UK : Overview and key issues. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This is the first comprehensive review of the current extent of slavery in the UK and the different forms it takes, such as trafficking for sexual or domestic labour, forced labour or debt bondage. It draws on published material and websites, reports... Read More about Contemporary slavery in the UK : Overview and key issues.

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.

From Protest to Partnership? Voluntary and Community Organisations in the Democratic Process (2004)
Book Chapter
Parkes, T., Taylor, M., & Wilkinson, M. (2004). From Protest to Partnership? Voluntary and Community Organisations in the Democratic Process. In M. J. Todd, & G. Taylor (Eds.), Democracy and Participation: Popular protest and new social movements. London: Merlin Press

Co-option or Empowerment? The Changing Relationship between the State and the Voluntary and Community Sectors (2002)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M., & Taylor, M. (2002). Co-option or Empowerment? The Changing Relationship between the State and the Voluntary and Community Sectors. Local governance, 28(1), 1-11

New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working (2002)
Report
Wilkinson, M., & Craig, G. (2002). New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working. Hull: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This study was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, in collaboration with the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), to explore the role of councillors in partnership working. As the original... Read More about New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working.

Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance (2002)
Report
Craig, G., Taylor, M., Bloor, K., Wilkinson, M., Syed, A., & Monro, S. (2002). Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance. Bristol: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The changing nature of the relationship between the state and the voluntary and community sectors (VCS) has been a feature in the development of social welfare in many countries over recent. In the UK, as elsewhere, the move away from state provisio... Read More about Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance.

The Role of NGDOs in EU-South Asia Relations. (2001)
Book Chapter
Wilkinson, M. (2001). The Role of NGDOs in EU-South Asia Relations. In B. Vivekanandan, & D. Giri (Eds.), Contemporary Europe and South Asia (137-161). New Delhi: Concept Publishing

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.

Lobbying for fair trade: Northern NGDOS, the European Community and the GATT Uruguay Round (1996)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. D. (1996). Lobbying for fair trade: Northern NGDOS, the European Community and the GATT Uruguay Round. Third World Quarterly, 17(2), 251-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436599650035671

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.