Small Voluntary Organisations in the 'Age of Austerity'

Pauline McGovern is a Research Fellow based in the Faculty of Business at the University of Greenwich, UK. Her major theoretical interest is in the later work of Pierre Bourdieu. Her research strands are in the areas of civil society and wellbeing in later life.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The roots of neoliberalism and the neoliberalising of the VCSE sector.- Chapter 3. Re-defining voluntary action.- Chapter 4. Getting needed resources: life in small VCSE organisations.- Chapter 5. Inequalities of power: cross-sector partnerships.- Chapter 6. Small voluntary organisations in the ‘age of austerity’: challenges and opportunities.