Placements
The Taking Part? cluster will also develop a range of smaller scale research activities and placements between Third Sector, Public Sector and Higher Education. Such activities will be identified by each University in the cluster to reinforce the findings and activities of the cluster. Such activities will also reinforce an extensive programme of research dissemination planned by the Taking Part? Cluster and the Centre for Third Sector Research.
Each activity in the cluster will be independently managed by one of the 3 partner institutions (Lincoln, Goldsmiths and Manchester Metropolitan) while being part of the wider research network within the cluster. As such, each activity will be supported by, and will feed into, the other activities in the cluster to build a substantial body of knowledge supporting Third Sector Research.
Placements
| Placement Organisation | University | Name of Placement |
| Praxis | Goldsmiths | Evaluating the impact of voluntary and community sector organisations on community cohesion – Juan Camilo Cock |
| Trades Union Congress | Goldsmiths | ‘Swords of Justice and Civic Pillars’: greater engagement between trade unions and community organisations – Chris Wright |
| Voluntary Action Islington | Goldsmiths | Measuring Impact in small Third Sector organisations with a particular focus on community cohesion and social solidarity’ – Hannah Jones |
| Community North West | MMU | Resilience in small Community and Voluntary organisations – Eve Davidson |
| Greater Manchester Council of Voluntary Organisations (GMCVO) | MMU | An evaluation of the Project Towpath Community Grants Initiative – Jamie Arrowsmith |
| Wragby Community Parish | Lincoln | Evaluating volunteering inside (rural) civic parishes using Active Citizenship learning approach and articulating its impact in community cohesion- Sarah Jelly case supported by Maaike Veenkamp, Alice Carter, Magdalena Bednarczyk, and Katarzyna Bednarczyk – University of Lincoln |
| National Institute of Adult Continuing Education NIACE | Lincoln | Identifying lessons and opportunities from National and International University-community partnership in community based research an learning. – Gabi Rechnagel, Jane Watts and Ben Mills |
Vouchers
| Third Sector Organisation | Title of Report | University | Name of Researcher |
| FC united of Manchester and MMU | Impact of new ground on the local community/ community engagement | MMU | Jamie Arrowsmith |
| Community Pride & MMU | Identification of key practices to enable sustainability. | MMU | Jamie Arrowsmith |
| Louise Daccacodia Education Trust & MMU | Exploration of failure of black young people to engage in supplementary education. | MMU | Erica Davis |
| Children’s Society, Rochdale & MMU | Cultural identity and active citizenship: ‘Young Heritage Detectives – Who are You? An investigation into the importance of cultural identity for young refugees and asylum seekers to enable active citizenship’ | MMU | Circle Steel |
| National Coalition for Independent Action (NCIA) | Here We Stand: Inquiry into Local Activism & Dissent | MMU | Penny Waterhouse and Matt Scott |
| BeeAttitudes/St Mary le Wigford Lincoln & Social Issues on the Fen | Social Action in Faith-based organisations and its contribution to civil society | Lincoln | Ann Hindley |
| Lincolnshire Sport Partnership | Evaluating Sports Volunteering contribution to active citizenship | Lincoln | Matt Roebuck |
| MISSH Group | Intergenerational Learning for Active Citizenship | Lincoln | Jane Watts |
| London Civic Forum | Recent evolution of Active Citizenship Approaches in England | Lincoln | Kate Burls |
| Lincoln Neighbourhood | Volunteering and community cohesion | Lincoln | Jacqui Briggs and Louisa Parks |
| One World Trust | Empowering citizens: Realising service user involvement in UK Third Sector organisations through accountability principles in self-regulation initiatives Report | Goldsmiths | Jeannet Lingan |
| Bassac | Hosting relationships in Third Sector organisations | Goldsmiths | Hannah Jones |
| Stream Arts | Evaluating community arts and media contributions to active citizenship | Goldsmiths | Alison Rooke & Cristina Sanchez |
| London Bubble Theatre | Evaluating community-based drama’s contributions to active citizenship | Goldsmiths | Alison Rooke & David Kendall |
| FreeRAdicals | Identifying lessons from international experiences of involving young people | Goldsmiths | Dan Firth |
