Participatory action research with and within community activist groups: Capturing the collective experience of Ireland's Community and Voluntary Pillar in social partnershiprganisations in Ireland,
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2012-07-18Author
Carney, Gemma M.
Dundon, Tony
Ní Léime, Áine
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Carney, G. M., Dundon, T., & Ni Léime, Á. Participatory action research with and within community activist groups: Capturing the collective experience of Ireland's Community and Voluntary Pillar in social partnership. Action Research, 10(3), 313-330.
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This paper advances knowledge of roles played by Civil Society Organisations (CSO s) when negotiating the shift from boom time public expenditure to a programme of
austerity. The study focuses on the Republic of Ireland, where CSOs occupy an
important role in providing a voice for vulnerable citizens in corporatism. A
cadre of national umbrella organizations formed the Community and Voluntary
Pillar (CVP) of the national system of corporatist bargaining, named social
partnership , for over a decade. During the economic growth of the Celtic Tiger
era (1994-2007), social partners worked together to produce welfare reform
mirroring Ireland s economic success. However the global financial crisis and
subsequent austerity measures meant the country s model of corporatist-style
partnership collapsed. This article connects CSOs adaptation to austerity measures when protecting the people behind the cuts
to broader questions about co-optation of civil society through state-led
policy making institutions.