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Campaigning for Older People: A Case Study Approach to the Input of Voluntary and Community Organisations in the Policy Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2004

Mick Wilkinson
Mick Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Centre for the Study of Social Justice and Social Inclusion, Department of Social Policy, University of Hull E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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 in the requirement for their participation across a range of new government policies and programmes. But how far are these claims justified? This paper explores, through a case study approach focusing on issues relating to older people, how voluntary and community organisations input to the policy process. It argues for a clearer balance between state and voluntary sector, based around ‘creative tension’.

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Social Policy and Society , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , October 2004 , pp. 343 - 352
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© Cambridge University Press 2004

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