Instituting the ‘third sector’ as a governable terrain
Partnership, procurement and performance in the UK
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6326435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Carmel (0000-0002-3170-3150, University of Bath), Jenny Harlock (0000-0002-2300-750X, University of Bath) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-171 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557308783995017 |
| OpenAlex | W2023172581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
| References cited | 16 |
In this article we argue that governance of the ‘dispersed state’ is being extended into the quasi-private realm of voluntary and community organisations and their activities. Focusing on public service delivery, we distinguish the formal and operational dimensions of governance, and argue that the goal of partnership carves out a newly governable terrain – the third sector – which is to be organised through the operational governance mechanisms of procurement and performance. The result is the attempted normalisation of VCOs as market-responsive, generic service providers, disembedded from their social and political contexts and denuded of ethical or moral content and purpose
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 78 |