Small Voluntary Organisations in the 'Age of Austerity': Funding Challenges and Opportunities

by Pauline McGovern

This book analyses the dynamics that underlie the awarding of public funding to small voluntary organisations in the UK. Using Bourdieu's later work on state power, the author argues that these competitions for grants, loans and contracts are neoliberal funding 'games'. Such games tempt grassroots organisations, she demonstrates, not just because they provide funding but because they confer a symbolic profit by defining the 'winner' and improving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137521864
• ISBN13: 9781137521866
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"