2.6a How do volunteering and civic engagement vary geographically? How is the level and nature of participation changing over time?
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Across our Volunteering and Tackling Loneliness policy work, we are tackling barriers to participation in volunteering and other forms of social action, including supporting civil society to prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Our aim is to reduce loneliness and isolation by improving social connections and mental health literacy amongst those most at risk, in the places most underserved.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Continuity and change in volunteering through times of economic prosperity and adversity: a mixed-methods longitudinal secondary analysis.
Much emphasis is being placed on the role of the volunteer in British society. The Coalition government's policies envisage that more needs can be met through community initiative, relying on voluntary effort. The Govern...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Southampton
Why might this be relevant?
This project specifically focuses on analyzing volunteering trends over time, including changes in motivations, socio-economic characteristics, and attitudes towards volunteering.
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Untold stories of volunteering: a cultural animation project
This project aims to explore unspoken stories of volunteering by employing a cultural animation approach to ensure that such stories are co-produced from design/scripting through to production and performance with and by...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Keele University
Why might this be relevant?
While this project explores untold stories of volunteering, it does not directly address the geographical variations or changes over time in volunteering and civic engagement.
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Resilient, Mutual self-help in cities of growing diversity
In cities of growing diversity a complex and dynamic set of variables have led to new patterns of settlement and community dynamics that pose challenges to civic engagement and call into the question the feasibility of m...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
Why might this be relevant?
This project discusses mutual self-help models in cities of growing diversity, which is related to civic engagement, but does not directly address the geographical variations or changes over time in volunteering and civic engagement.