Convenor: Rob Wilson (Newcastle University)
There has been broad political support at a national level in recent years for the notion that the third sector can and should work alongside statutory agencies to strengthen local communities. Locally based voluntary and community organisations are said, for example, to bridge the gap between the most socially excluded and mainstream society by working with the hardest to reach, hear and help.
Yet for local authority officers and council members, cross-sector partnership working and the procurement of services from the third sector can be challenging. At the same time, many third sector organisations are cautious about working closely with local government for fear of losing autonomy. In this seminar, the focus was on thinking about trust and understanding across sectors. There were four presentations - view abstracts.
- ‘We want to understand each other: but only when it suits us: local level relationships in a north east England sub region’, Tony Chapman, Teesside and Fred Robinson, Durham University
- ‘Communities, public agencies and the co-production of services’ Taco T Brandsen, Radboud University Nijmegen
- ‘Reflections on being the bridge between national and local levels’, Chris Ford, independent consultant
- ‘Creating Community Cohesion. The power of using innovative methods to facilitate engagement and genuine partnership?’ Karen Duggan, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Angela Abbott
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Getting personal: exploring identities and practices of carers of older people in Tyne & Wear |
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Eddy Hogg |
Diversity and participation in volunteering: the contribution of older adults to voluntary organisations and communities
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Deborah Harrison |
Non-Professionally Affiliated Roles in Mental Health
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Brian Ross |
Partnership working and entreprenerial identity in the VCS
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Alexia Rogers-Wright |
Adaptation to Floods: Sustainability through flexibility
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