...This chapter discusses the role of citizens and civil society organizations in a social economy and their capabilities to influence food supply chains. Using detailed case studies to analyse the exploitation of immigrant workers in agriculture as well as the response of civil society organizations...

... behind. The chapter then argues for a radical overhaul of the way in which white working-class communities are discussed, engaged with, and represented by policymakers and political organizations. Returning to the context of rising populism across the globe, white working-class communities cannot simply...

...The introduction of the book explains where the idea of the book came from. It also offers a context to the Colombian conflict and its costs. A subsequent section explains the questions guiding the book: how key international organizations and countries promoted geographically targeted...

... to form and increasingly shape public policy. Thus, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and think tanks took a privileged place among those stakeholders, often playing a key role in articulating several perspectives to strengthen the public interest. Over the last 35-plus years, the political context...

.... Unarmed civilian protection (UCP) hinges on relationships: building them, sustaining them, and using them to generate protective outcomes with and for at-risk civilian populations. Despite a common focus on the power of relationships among UCP organizations and methodologies, different UCP actors take...

... of the structure of the book. African Union AU comparative regionalism European Union EU membership criteria Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE primary law Southern African Customs Union SACU waves of regionalism World War II Europe diffusion enlargement Europeanization...

... in which the logic of professionalism is maintained in professional service organizations. It then shifts to focus on professional service work, and the work of managing professional service work. The chapter introduces the idea of professionalism in the context of what is commonly referred...

...This chapter focuses on some of the most contested terrain in all of management and organization studies: leadership. It argues that leadership becomes significant in a professional service context for three reasons. The chapter first emphasizes that professional service organizations...

...This chapter reviews the sidelining of organizing among migrant nannies in discussions of childcare struggles. It begins with a discussion of how nannies' relationships with their employers have been framed through the lens of intimate exploitation to show their differential access...

...Industrial relations in the Netherlands are characterized by the rather harmonious collaboration of employers’ organizations, trade unions and the government. Various institutions have evolved that serve as a vehicle for social dialogue including the Social Economic Council, the Labour Foundation...

... communities organizations systematic thinking action inquiry This book is about achieving holistic change in complex social and organisational settings. This is sometimes called ‘whole system change’. A holistic approach to intervention is crucial because complex issues cannot be adequately comprehended...

... and local levels. Fifth, the lack of a truly functioning merit civil service is one of the main reasons that explain the low policy analysis capacity at all levels and most areas of the Mexican state. Sixth, policy analysis is much weaker across non-state organizations than at state spheres, something...

...-governmental organizations entered the country looking for opportunities. Although this resulted in increased support for civil society, international non-governmental organizations remained in a more powerful position than local actors. After the rise in hate speech and violence against Muslim communities...

... groups citizen participation groups culture of performance embeddedness jurisdictional scale regional networks governance networks collaborative governance performance management transportation planning Metropolitan Planning Organizations A growing number of studies characterise multi-level...

..., particularly the ideas and practices associated with user involvement and consultation. This is contrasted with the commitment of organizations of disabled people to a democratic or participatory approach. Second, it traces the diverse origins and growth of user-led organizations, looking in detail at nine...

...This chapter focuses on the activities of user-controlled organizations as service providers and the associated constraints of a policy environment still dominated by traditional ideas about disability and dependence. How far and in what ways has service support for independent living worked out...

... the process of assessment of support needs through the quality and range of services to central claims by organizations of disabled people that user-controlled agencies provide greater choice and control to individual disabled service users. The final section considers the responses of research participants...

... Integrated Inclusive Living CILs Disability Rights Commission DRC Morris J ‘care’ Independence Well being and Choice DH Williams F Breakthrough UK National Centre for Independent Living NCIL voluntary agencies Department of Transport Office of the Deputy Prime Minister user-led organizations...

... is a mode of governance in which public agencies engage with various stakeholders to jointly deliberate about public problems in a carefully designed arrangement. This, however, requires the presence of sex worker advocacy organizations to establish a productive working relationship with government partners...

... organizations, from its beginnings in the late 19^th century to its significant expansion in the last 30 years. While policy analysis in nonprofits began as an extension of advocacy efforts for particular reform agendas, scarce funding, professionalization of the nonprofit workforce, and greater...