Neoliberalism and the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland

Front Cover -- Neoliberalism And The Voluntary And Community Sector In Northern Ireland -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Series Editor's Foreword -- One Introduction -- Structure Of The Book -- The Shape And Size Of The Vcs In Ni -- Data Collection -- Rolling Out Neoliberal Reforms -- Governance In Times Of Peace And Conflict -- Two Neoliberal Enrolment? The 'partnership Turn' In Government Rhetoric And Policy -- The Conservative Party And The 'partnership Turn' -- New Labour And The Third Way Decoupling From The 'mini Public Sector': The Coalition And Conservative Administrations' Approach To The Vcs -- The Vcs In Ni -- The Shift To Peace And Neoliberalism -- Conclusion -- Three Getting Connected: Celebrating The Value Of Connections And Networks -- The Value Of Horizontal Networks At The Community Level -- Making The Connections -- Building And Strengthening 'the Fabric Of Society' -- Developing The State-civil Society Partnership: Vertical Relationship Building -- Networked Insiders As Agents Of Change -- Vcs Pragmatism And Innovation -- Conclusion Four Inside The Networks: The Rhetoric And The Reality -- 'marriages Of Convenience' And The Roll Out Of Market Norms -- Siloed Working, Organisational Change And The Trend Towards Monopolisation -- Resource Dependency, Organisational Survival And Adapting To A Changing Environment -- Conclusion -- Five Independence Of Voice, Purpose And Action -- Independence Of Purpose And Action -- Austerity, Mission Drift And Sectoral 'opportunities' -- An Independent Voice? -- Conclusion -- Six Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Back Cover Ciaran Hughes And Markus Ketola. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.