Offers a challenging new interpretation of politics in contemporary Britain through an examination of non-governmental organisations. Demonstrate how politics and political activism has changed over the last half century.
Offers a challenging new interpretation of politics in contemporary Britain through an examination of non-governmental organisations. Demonstrate how politics and political activism has changed over the last half century.
Matthew Hilton is the author of Smoking in British Popular Culture (2000), Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain (2003), and Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalisation (2009). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Nicholas Crowson, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of A History of NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (2012). James McKay is the co-editor of two volumes on NGOs and the voluntary sector: with Matthew Hilton and Nick Crowson, NGOs in Contemporary Britain: Non-state Actors in Society and Politics since 1945 (2009); and, with Matthew Hilton, The Ages of Voluntarism: How We Got to the Big Society (2011). Along with Matthew Hilton, Nicholas Crowson and Jean-Francois Mouhot, he is the co-author of A History of NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (2012). Nicholas Crowson is the author of Facing Fascism: The Conservative Party and the European Dictators 1935-40 (1997), The Conservative Party and European Integration since 1945: At the Heart of Europe? (2006), and Britain and Europe: A Political History since 1918 (2010). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of A History of NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (2012). Jean-François Mouhot is the author of Les Réfugiés acadiens en France (1758-1785): limpossible réintégration? (2009), Des Esclaves Energétiques: Réflexions sur le changement climatique (2011) and co-editor (with Charles-François Mathis) of Une Protection de l'Environnement à la Française? (XIXe-XXe siècles) (2012). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton, Nicholas Crowson, and James McKay, of A History of NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (2012).
Inhaltsangabe
* 1: Introduction: the privatisation of politics * 2: Why we don't hate politics: the transformation of socio-political action * 3: The ascent of the expert: professionals and the NGO career * 4: The making of the modern NGO: organisational reform and financial stability * 5: The pressure of politics: walking the corridors of power * 6: Politics beyond Westminster: communication strategies, the media and the public * 7: Living with Leviathan: NGOs, the state and governance * 8: Single issue politics and the ideology of non-governmental action * 9: Conclusion: the potential and the limits of NGOs * Bibliography
* 1: Introduction: the privatisation of politics * 2: Why we don't hate politics: the transformation of socio-political action * 3: The ascent of the expert: professionals and the NGO career * 4: The making of the modern NGO: organisational reform and financial stability * 5: The pressure of politics: walking the corridors of power * 6: Politics beyond Westminster: communication strategies, the media and the public * 7: Living with Leviathan: NGOs, the state and governance * 8: Single issue politics and the ideology of non-governmental action * 9: Conclusion: the potential and the limits of NGOs * Bibliography
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