The Ages of Voluntarism: How we got to the Big Society
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Introduction Introduction
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Mapping associational life between the wars Mapping associational life between the wars
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Associational voluntarism and democratisation: political life Associational voluntarism and democratisation: political life
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Associational voluntarism and democratisation: social life Associational voluntarism and democratisation: social life
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Conclusion Conclusion
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3 Associational voluntarism in interwar Britain
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Published:04 August 2011
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Abstract
This chapter examines the interwar voluntary sector to demonstrate that associational life did not come to be dominated by the ideologies of class and mass political parties, but rather continued to develop an independent voice, oriented towards support for liberal democracy more generally. Considering organisations such as the League of Nations Union, the National Council of Women, the Club and Institute Union, and the British Legion, it outlines the ‘ideological work’ performed by voluntary associations: educating and socialising the new mass electorate into the workings of the liberal democratic system; and assisting in the democratisation of social relations. While class, gender and religious stratification continued to exist, significant ecumenism and gender- and class-mixing meant there was ‘a democratising logic at work’.
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