Download or read book Building Real Partnership written by Great Britain. Northern Ireland Office and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Northern Ireland Office Building Real Partnership Compact Between Government and the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Paths One Purpose Voluntary Action in Ireland North and South written by Nicholas Acheson and published by Institute of Public Administration. This book was released on 2004 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Northern Ireland United Kingdom Implementing Joined up Governance for a Common Purpose written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-06 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northern Ireland is currently undertaking public administration reforms. This report highlights areas where Northern Ireland possesses strengths upon which to build reforms and suggests actions for the future.
Download or read book NGOs in Contemporary Britain written by N. Crowson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-04-22 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the history of social movements and non-state socio-political action, this volume shows how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have proliferated in Britain since 1945, and how they have raised new political agendas, revived associational life, and arguably re-politicized generations disillusioned with the politics of the ballot box.
Download or read book The Voluntary Sector the State and the Law written by Alison Dunn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades the development of the 'third sector' has been underpinned by principles of independence and autonomy,regulation and accountability and patronage through partnership. The essays in this collection expose the resulting tensions in the relationship between voluntary sector and the state. As the government role has switched from that of provider to enabler and regulator, many charities and voluntary organisations have been forced by financial pressures to offer services and engage in trading activities, performing a wide range of sometimes –conflicting functions which an threaten their relationships with service-users and funds. The contributions to this volume address the pressing legal questions about governance, openness, accountability and regulation raised by the shifting boundary between state and voluntary sector responsibilities. Specific areas discussed include the legal structure and governance of voluntary bodies, accountability to government and to service-users, regulation and privatisation, partnership with central and local government, taxation of trading activities, volunteer behaviour and regulation, political independence and control, and conflicts of interest.
Download or read book The Profits of Charity written by Kerry O'Halloran and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Profits of Charity examines the contemporary law governing the involvement of charity in commerce, explores the reasons why this involvement is dramatically changing and considers the resulting implications for charities and the nonprofit sector. From a perspective familiar to charity lawyers, NGO managers, and scholars, Kerry O'Halloran identifies the concepts and the law underpinning charities and their profits by tracing legal developments in the field and identifying the resulting opportunities and challenges for the future. At a time when many leading nations are confronting economic recession, the threat of terrorism, and the retreat of the 'welfare state,' this book explores how and why governments are now turning to charities in their quest to cultivate social capital, consolidate civil society, and promote civic engagement. In The Profits of Charity, Professor O'Halloran undertakes a comparative analysis of the balance struck between government, charity, and commerce in the EU and leading common law nations, including the United States, Canada, England and Wales, New Zealand, and Australia. He uses analysis of legislation, outcomes of charity law reviews, and recent case law to illustrate jurisdictional differences, and concludes with an assessment of the extent and significance of the recalibrated relationships and considers the overarching issues that arise for charity law and social policy.
Download or read book Lost in Transformation written by A. Mitchell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peace interventions can promote violence, whilst conflict may be a crucial means for constraining and preventing it. This book explores these statements, re-thinking the relationships between peace, conflict and violence. From this perspective it reinterprets several phenomena that challenge the 'peace process' in Northern Ireland.
Download or read book Charity Law and Social Inclusion written by Kerry O'Halloran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the social inclusion of marginalized groups, particularly immigrants, being a major concern of Western governments, this text offers an innovative perspective that challenges charity law from a social view.
Download or read book Informal Justice in Divided Societies written by C. Knox and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-10-23 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informal Justice in Divided Societies examines the ways in which paramilitary and vigilante activity are linked with controlling community crime in both Northern Ireland and South Africa. Drawing upon original research, Colin Knox and Rachel Monaghan analyze the agents of informal justice, its victims and why communities endorse this form of retribution. They conclude the book with a wider debate of the abuse of human rights suffered by many victims of community crime and tentatively highlight future policy implications.
Download or read book Understanding Quality Peace written by Madhav Joshi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an analytical framework for understanding how the concept of quality peace can be used to evaluate post-conflict peacebuilding, using social science, statistics, and case studies. Including contributions from more than 20 researchers and practitioners, it argues that the quality of the peace in a post-conflict state relates to the extent to which peace accords are implemented, the agreed-upon mechanism for the non-violent resolution of the conflict, and the available social space for civil and political actors. To arrive at the concept of 'quality peace', the authors evaluate the existing literature and identify a lack of a satisfactory means of measuring outcomes, and consequently how these might be researched comparatively. The volume problematizes the 'quality peace' concept as a way to understand the origins of armed conflict as well as problems deriving from the conflict dynamics and the need for social, political, and economic changes in the post-conflict periods. The book emphasizes five dimensions as crucial for quality peace in a post-accord society. Negotiations and agreements not only aim at avoiding the return of war but also seek to: (1) promote reconciliation, (2) develop mechanisms for resolving future disputes, (3) provide for reliable security, (4) open economic opportunities for marginalized segments of the population, and (5) generate space for civil society. These five dimensions together provide for quality peace after war. They are studied in the context of internal armed conflicts in which multiple parties have signed a peace agreement. This book will be of great interest to students of peace and conflict studies, civil wars, global governance, security studies, and International Relations in general.
Download or read book Public Policy Philanthropy and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland written by Colin Knox and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role played by one important external stakeholder, Atlantic Philanthropies, a limited-life foundation, in helping to build peace and promote reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is now referred to as a post-conflict society largely due to the absence of political violence and relatively stable political institutions. These are necessary but insufficient conditions for what Galtung has described as ‘positive peace’, which requires a more fundamental review of the structural inequalities that contributed to the conflict in the first place. Using detailed case studies the authors illustrate the role played by voluntary and community sector groups, funded by Atlantic Philanthropies, in influencing the public policy agenda and securing long term systemic changes. They also critique the work of Atlantic as a ‘pay to play’ organization whose original mission moved from funding the higher education sector on the island of Ireland to become a key foundation with a significant role in the peace process.
Download or read book Report on Creating Effective Partnerships Between Government and the Voluntary and Community Sector written by Northern Ireland. Assembly. Public Accounts Committee and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public sector's relationship with the Voluntary & Community Sector is complex. This has contributed to over-bureaucratic, disproportionate and risk-averse approaches to monitoring of funding and lack of focus on what is actually being delivered. The need to change this has been clear for years; many good practice guides and statements of principles have been in place over the years but have not been applied consistently by public bodies and the Sector. The Concordat between Government and the Sector offers another opportunity for a fresh start. However, it must go beyond fine words; there needs to be a concerted effort by all public bodies and Sector organisations to actively implement and live by its values and principles. The Committee expects to see tangible evidence of improvements. These need to be based on practical actions aimed at reducing the level of bureaucracy through the adoption of proportionate monitoring and audit; focus on outcomes; and ensuring funding is agreed and payments released to organisations on a timely basis. The Department for Social Development (DSD) has an important role to play in this context. However, the recommendations from this report are not only for DSD; they are for all departments and public bodies. It is evident to the Committee that there is an urgent need for a joined-up approach, particularly in relation to funding
Download or read book Creating Effective Partnerships Between Government and the Voluntary and Community Sector written by Northern Ireland Audit Office and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The voluntary and community sector receives substantial support from public funds: in the six years to March 2010, public bodies in Northern Ireland made some 14,500 offers of assistance to voluntary and community organisations totalling £1.34 billion. The report draws on a number of case studies to highlight the issues faced by the Sector in dealing with public bodies. MENCAP, with a multiplicity of funding arrangements, considers that the funding relationship between it and these funders could be substantially improved if one organisation would take on a 'lead funder' role, carried out risk assessments and provided assurances, that other funders could take reliance from and reduce the extent of their monitoring and audit. In contrast, Shelter NI has had a very positive experience in working with the Housing Executive. The report also highlights the benefits of long-term funding arrangements, which provide greater stability for organisations. Yet funding arrangements like this are not as wide-spread as they should be. The report also recognises that where the sector provides public services, it is legitimate for it to be fairly funded through including relevant elements for both direct and overhead costs. Pressures on both funders and the voluntary and community sector will continue to increase, but this provides an opportunity for the public sector to assess its priorities and funding of the sector, and for the sector to reflect on its sustainability and the potential for rationalisation.
Download or read book The Regulation of Organised Civil Society written by Jonathan Garton and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers from first principles when it is appropriate to regulate organised civil society and how that regulation can be accomplished.
Download or read book Citizenship and Public Service written by Fergus O'Ferrall and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Partnership Governance in Northern Ireland written by Jonathan Greer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2001. Drawing together a broad range of material on Partnership Governance, this volume provides an invaluable contribution to a fast-growing area of political science. Powerful syntheses and a robust analytical framework accompany three empirical case studies focusing on how the transition from government to governance in Northern Ireland is being superimposed on the deep historical divisions that still exist. Political scientists, geographers, government and society and local development specialists will find this text striking in both its substance and lucid style. The text will also be of interest to public policy officials relying on public partnerships as a means of tackling social, economic and political problems.
