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Bristol University Press Community Groups in Context Local Activities and Actions by Contributions by Rosie Anderson and Contributions by Phil Ware and Contributions by Teresa Piacentini and Contributions by Lucy Mayblin and Contributions by Robin Simpson and Contributions by Jane Mil
In the past decade community groups have been portrayed as the solution to many social problems. Yet the role of 'below the regulatory radar' community action has received little research attention and thus is poorly understood in terms of both policy and practice._x000D_Focusing on self-organised community activity, this book offers the first collection of papers developing theoretical and empirically grounded knowledge of the informal, unregistered, yet largest, part of the voluntary sector. The collection includes work from leading academics, activists, policy makers and practitioners offering a new and coherent understanding of community action 'below the radar'._x000D_The book is part of the Third Sector Research Series which is informed by research undertaken at the Third Sector Research Centre, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Barrow Cadbury Trust._x000D_show more