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The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. Some volunteering projects had to be paused, while others were delivered in different ways, but across all four UK nations large numbers of people began volunteering for the first time.

This book provides an overview of the constraints and opportunities of mobilising voluntary action across the four UK nations during the pandemic. Sector experts and academics examine the divergent voluntary action policy frameworks adopted, the state and non-state supported volunteer responses, the changes in the profile of volunteers and the plans to sustain their involvement.

This book addresses the urgent policy and practice need for evidence-based considerations to support recovery from the pandemic and to prepare for future emergencies.

About the Author

Irene Hardill is Professor of Public Policy at Northumbria University.

Jurgen Grotz is Director of the Institute for Volunteering Research at the University of East Anglia.

Laura Crawford is Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham.

Reviews
"The book transcends the prevailing Angiocentric bias in British social policy, showing the ideological and institutional differences between the four nations of the UK that shaped how the voluntary sector responded to the pandemic...The book then impressively charts the different pathways taken by the four nations." Social Policy & Administration
"As the nature of the pandemic evolves throughout 2023 (and beyond), this book serves as an important call to action for leaders to work together to stabilize and invest in this critical part of the community." Voluntas



Book Information
ISBN 9781447367222
Author Amy McGarvey
Format Paperback
Page Count 202
Imprint Policy Press
Publisher Bristol University Press