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Volume 3 Issue 2 of Voluntary Sector Review has been published. Published by The Policy Press, a not-for-profit social science publisher based at the University of Bristol in collaboration with the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN), this journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed, accessible papers on research, policy and practice to provide an invaluable resource for all those in the fast-growing voluntary, community and wider third sectors internationally.

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For those who have already signed up to the trial, or subscribed, here are the contents:

 

F:  Whose failure? Learning from the financial collapse of a social enterprise in 'Steeltown' 
Authors: Scott, Duncan; Teasdale, Simon

 Understanding social investment policy: evidence from the evaluation of Futurebuilders in England 
Author: Wells, Peter

 Learning to take part as active citizens: emerging lessons for community organising in Britain 
Authors: Mayo, Marjorie; Mendiwelso-Bendek, Zoraida; Packham, Carol

 Entering the lists: what can we learn about the voluntary sector in England from listings produced by local infrastructure bodies? 
Author: Mohan, John

 Who gives? A literature review of predictors of charitable giving. Part Two: Gender, family composition and income 
Authors: Wiepking, Pamala; Bekkers, René

 Beyond CV building: the communal benefits of student volunteering 
Authors: Anderson, Pauline; Green, Pat

 Recession, resilience, resources … and relationships 
Author: Stafford, Julia

 Can nudging create the Big Society? Experiments in civic behaviour and implications for the voluntary and public sectors 
Authors: Cotterill, Sarah; Moseley, Alice; Richardson, Liz

 Right to Request social enterprises: a welcome addition to third sector delivery of English healthcare? 
Authors: Miller, Robin; Hall, Kelly; Millar, Ross

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New this month:

THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION: VOICES FROM THE GLOBAL FIGHT FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Edited by Minky Worden

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