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

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-20
Direct Action and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1958–62....Pages 21-37
British Humanitarian, Aid and Development NGOs, 1949–Present....Pages 38-58
Housewives, Workers and Citizens: Voluntary Women’s Organisations and the Campaign for Women’s Rights in England and Wales during the Post-War Period....Pages 59-76
The Sphere of Sexual Politics: The Abortion Law Reform Association, 1930s to 1960s....Pages 77-94
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual NGOs in Britain: Past, Present and Future....Pages 95-112
Human Rights Campaigns in Modern Britain....Pages 113-128
The Anti-Apartheid Movement: Pressure Group Politics, International Solidarity and Transnational Activism....Pages 129-146
Stopping the Poor Getting Poorer: The Establishment and Professionalisation of Poverty NGOs, 1945–95....Pages 147-163
The Changing Role of NGOs in Britain: Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs....Pages 164-181
There Was Something About Mary: The National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association and Social Movement History....Pages 182-200
Environmental NGOs and the Environmental Movement in England....Pages 201-221
NGOs and Fair Trade: The Social Movement Behind the Label....Pages 222-241
Transforming a Divided Civil Society? Governance, Conflict Transformation and NGOs in Northern Ireland, 1970–2006....Pages 242-260
NGOs and Democratisation: Assessing Variation in the Internal Democratic Practices of NGOs....Pages 261-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-303