Voluntary action and social policy in Northern Ireland

Introduction - voluntary action in Northern Ireland - some contemporary themes and issues, Nicholas Acheson and Arthur Williamson the development of government policy and its strategy toward the voluntary and community sectors, Jimmy Kearney a partnership of dilemmas and contradictions - unresolved issues in government-voluntary sector relations, Nicholas Acheson the European Union and the development of supra-national policy toward the voluntary sector, Stevie Johnson managing community relations and conflict - voluntary organizations and government and the search for peace, Mari Fitzduff government, community development and the Housing Association movement, Derek Birrell the Protestant and Catholic churches and social welfare - voluntary action and government support, Duncan Morrow voluntary action, rural policy and social development, Jimmy Armstron and Avila Kilmurray information welfare, voluntary action and community care, John Offer women, pece, community relations and voluntary action, Marie Smith the origins of voluntary action in Belfast, Arthur Williamson government financial support for voluntary organizations - a preliminary analysis and discussion, John Simpson.