Where did we come from? The emergence and early development of voluntary sector studies in the UK

Abstract

This article considers how the field of voluntary sector studies (VSS) in the UK emerged. Drawing on published and unpublished documents as well as on semi-structured interviews with people involved in the early development of VSS, a timeline of key events is suggested. The analysis reveals both social and cognitive elements in the field's development and considers the broader policy and institutional context within which key events of the VSS field occurred.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/204080516X14552851619827
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Work & Organisational Psychology
Additional Information: This is the author’s post-print version and it is not to be cited. orrect citation is Harris, M. (2016). Where did we come from? The emergence and early development of voluntary sector studies in the UK. Voluntary Sector Review, 7(1), 5-25, available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204080516X14552851619827
Uncontrolled Keywords: academic field,field history,non-profit studies,voluntary sector studies,Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Publication ISSN: 2040-8064
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2024 08:08
Date Deposited: 18 May 2016 13:25
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Published Date: 2016-03-01
Accepted Date: 2016-02-15
Authors: Harris, Margaret

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