NGOs in Contemporary Britain: Non-state Actors in Society and Politics since 1945

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 8
Notes on Contributors......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
1 Direct Action and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1958–62......Page 34
2 British Humanitarian, Aid and Development NGOs, 1949–Present......Page 51
3 Housewives, Workers and Citizens: Voluntary Women’s Organisations and the Campaign for Women’s Rights in England and Wales during the Post-War Period......Page 72
4 The Sphere of Sexual Politics: The Abortion Law Reform Association, 1930s to 1960s......Page 90
5 Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual NGOs in Britain: Past, Present and Future......Page 108
6 Human Rights Campaigns in Modern Britain......Page 126
7 The Anti-Apartheid Movement: Pressure Group Politics, International Solidarity and Transnational Activism......Page 142
8 Stopping the Poor Getting Poorer: The Establishment and Professionalisation of Poverty NGOs, 1945–95......Page 160
9 The Changing Role of NGOs in Britain: Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs......Page 177
10 There Was Something About Mary: The National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association and Social Movement History......Page 195
11 Environmental NGOs and the Environmental Movement in England......Page 214
12 NGOs and Fair Trade: The Social Movement Behind the Label......Page 235
13 Transforming a Divided Civil Society? Governance, Conflict Transformation and NGOs in Northern Ireland, 1970–2006......Page 255
14 NGOs and Democratisation: Assessing Variation in the Internal Democratic Practices of NGOs......Page 274
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