TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crowson,N.J.
AU  - Hilton,Matthew
AU  - McKay,James
TI  - NGOs in contemporary Britain: non-state actors in society and politics since 1945 
SN  - 0230221092
AV  - HN385.5 .N5 2009
U1  - 303.4840941 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Basingstoke
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Non-governmental organizations
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1945-
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; J.McKay and M.Hilton --; 1; Peace: Direct Action and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1958-62; J.Burkett --; 2; International Aid and Development: British Humanitarian, Aid and Development NGOs, 1949-Present; C.Saunders --; 3; Women: Housewives, Workers and Citizens: Voluntary Women's Organizations and the Campaign for Women's Rights in England and Wales during the Post-war Period; C.Beaumont --; 4; Sexual Politics: The Sphere of Sexual Politics: the Abortion Law Reform Association, 1930s to 1960s; S.Brooke --; 5; LGB Equality: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual NGOs in Britain: Past, Present and Future; M.Waites --; T.Buchanan --; 7; Anti-Apartheid: The Anti-Apartheid Movement: Pressure Group Politics, International Solidarity and Transnational Activism; R.Skinner --; 8; Poverty:Stopping the Poor Getting Poorer: the Establishment and Professionalisation of Poverty NGOs, 1945-95; T.Evans --; 9; Drugs: The Changing Role of NGOs in Britain: Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs; A.Mold --; 10; Reactionaries: There was Something About Mary: The National Viewers' and Listeners' Association and Social Movement History; L.Black --; 11; Environmentalism: Environmental NGOs and the Environmental Movement in England; C.Rootes --; 12; Fair Trade: NGOs and Fair trade: the Social Movement behind the Label; M.Anderson --; 13; NGOs and the State: Transforming a Divided Civil Society? Governance, Conflict Transformation and NGOs in Northern Ireland, 1970-2006; A.Mitchell --; 14; Democracy: NGOs and Democratisation: Assessing Variation in the Internal Democratic Practices of NGOs; D.Halpin
N2  - "The history of post-war Britain can only be properly understood with reference to the phenomenon of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). They have been right at the heart of every major socio-political initiative. From environmentalism to consumerism; from international aid to human rights; on identity issues such as age, gender, race, religion, disability and sexuality; and on social policy issues such as homelessness, education, child protection and mental health. This book offers the first survey account of NGOs in Britain since 1945. It brings together younger and established scholars to showcase new research presented in the form of surveys of the following areas: environmentalism, international aid and development, human rights, the peace movement, gay rights, sexual politics, women's groups, the anti-apartheid movement, the poverty lobby, drugs, fair-trade, moral reform groups, the relationship between NGOs and the state, and the nature of democracy. It does so by offering accounts of key NGOs in postwar Britain including Amnesty International, the Abortion Law Reform Association, Greenpeace, the Women's Institute, the Child Poverty Action Group and even Mary Whitehouse's National Viewers' and Listeners' Association."--Publisher's website
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