Working with voluntary and community groups
About this guide
Working with voluntary and community organisations for some is a very important way to do geography. These organisation come in various shapes and sizes and may also often be referred to as the third sector, the voluntary sector, not-for-profit organisations, community groups or the civic sector.
In this guide, we share the experiences of researchers doing geography in collaboration with community and voluntary organisations. A range of topics and issues are explored from health, disability and care, through to austerity, violence, and craft, amongst others.
We learn about the approaches taken by geographers in their work with community and voluntary organisations, and some of the challenges they have negotiated in the process.
Introducing the 'doing geography with voluntary and community organisations' guide
By Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University
Volunteering with a community or voluntary organisation
By Matej Blazek, Newcastle University
Promoting social justice
By Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University
Mental ill-health geographies and the arts
By Cheryl McGeachan, University of Glasgow
Geographies of care
By Andrew Power, University of Southampton
Volunteering in faith-based welfare organisations
By Andrew Williams, Cardiff University
Researching geographies of learning disability
By Edward Hall, University of Dundee and Andrew Power, University of Southampton
Working with young carers
By Elizabeth Olson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Young people growing up in the countryside
By Michael Leyshon, University of Exeter
Working with street youth organisations
By Lorraine van Blerk, University of Dundee, Janine Hunter, University of Dundee, and Wayne Shand, University of Manchester/EDP Associates
Working with refugee youth
By Sarah Mills, Loughborough University, Matt Baillie Smith, Northumbria University, Bianca Fadel, Northumbria University, Moses Okech, Makerere University
Researching geographies of violence
By Rachel Pain, Newcastle University, and Jessica Wild, University of Westminster
Understanding gender-based violence on the margins
By Cathy McIlwaine, King's College London
Violence against women
By Janet Bowstead
Doing research with LGBTQ+ community organisations
By Ale Boussalem, University of St Andrews
Geographies of, in and with austerity
By Sarah Marie Hall, Elizabeth Ackerley, Alison Briggs, Laura Fenton and Santiago Leyva del Río, University of Manchester
Co-producing knowledge with low-income fathers and multi-agency professionals
By Anna Tarrant, University of Lincoln
Poverty and food insecurity
By Megan Blake, University of Sheffield
Remaking worlds through craft
By Rebecca Whittle, Lancaster University
Biodiversity conservation
By Sam Staddon, University of Edinburgh
Using Citizen Science to monitor habitat conditions of estuaries in the UK
By Geraldene Wharton, Queen Mary University of London et al.
Working in partnership to restore upland peatlands
By Martin Evans, University of Manchester
Flooding and communities
By Lindsey McEwen, University of the West of England