Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-v

Foreword

pp vi-vi

Series editor’s foreword

pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements

pp ix-ix

Notes on contributors

pp x-xiv

Introduction Why get below the radar? The importance of understanding community groups and activities

pp 1-4

Part One - Scoping and mapping community actions and activities

pp 5-6

one - Below the radar? Community groups and activities in context

pp 7-26

two - Getting below the radar: micro-mapping ‘hidden’ community activity

pp 27-48

Part Two - Community groups and activities in context

pp 49-50

three - Are we different? Claims for distinctiveness in voluntary and community action

pp 51-70

four - Community as policy: reflections on community engagement, empowerment and social action in a changing policy context

pp 71-90

five - Lost to austerity, lost in austerity: rethinking the community sector in Ireland

pp 91-112

six - All change? Surviving below the radar: community groups and activities in hard times

pp 113-132

Part Three - Under-explored radars

pp 133-134

seven - The UK Gypsy, Traveller and Roma third sector: a Gypsy industry or route to empowerment?

pp 135-154

eight - Understanding grassroots arts groups and practices in communities

pp 155-176

nine - Is there a black and minority ethnic third sector in the UK?

pp 177-198

ten - ‘More than a refugee community organisation’: a study of African migrant associations in Glasgow

pp 199-218

Part Four - Thinking about voice, learning and emotion below the radar

pp 219-220

eleven - ‘Almost a whisper’: black and minority ethnic community groups’ voice and influence

pp 221-240

twelve - Learning to sustain social action

pp 241-262

thirteen - Authentic and legitimate? The emotional role of ‘grassroots’ community activists in policymaking

pp 263-280

fourteen - Conclusion: thinking back and looking forward

pp 281-290

Index

pp 291-303