Social Policy Journal of New Zealand articles from December 2001

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand archives from December 2001

Foreword.
December 1, 2001... In this issue of the Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, we pay tribute to the work of the volunteers of our society, in honour of the International Year of Volunteers 2001. We have devoted most of Issue Seventeen to papers that examine the...

The role of the third sector in providing primary care services -- theoretical and policy issues.
December 1, 2001... Abstract The purpose of this paper is to promote debate on the devolution of primary care services to the third sector. The paper first discusses definitions of the term "third sector", then provides a precis of important political and...

Community capacity building and social policy -- what can be achieved?
December 1, 2001... Abstract Considerable resource is currently being directed towards community initiatives in New Zealand in order to build capacity to contribute to improved social and health goals. These community initiatives differ in the extent to which...

A stakeholder approach to responsiveness and accountability in non-profit organisations.
December 1, 2001... Abstract The importance of non-profit organisations as providers of social services has grown in many countries during the past 15 to 20 years as governments have contracted out direct social service provision. Arguments in favour of...

Social capital and voluntary activity: giving and sharing in Maori and non-Maori society.
December 1, 2001... Abstract This paper provides a definition of social capital, suggests how social capital is formed and used, and introduces a framework for understanding the concept in Maori terms. Extracts from case studies illustrate some of the...

Instant fines: instant justice? The use of infringement offence notices in New Zealand.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Abstract In New Zealand, the use of infringement notices (instant fines) as a way of dealing with minor criminal matters is growing considerably. Infringement notices deal with minor offending in a way that is convenient for prosecuting...

NZDEP96 -- what does it measure?(index of deprivation for small areas)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Abstract NZDep96 is an index of deprivation for small areas. Originally designed for use in health research, resource allocation and advocacy, it has now become a widely used social research tool. Concern has been expressed about possible...

Mental Health and Housing Research: housing needs and sustainable independent living.
December 1, 2001... Abstract Research to quantify the extent of independent housing need and homelessness and transience among people who experience mental illness, undertaken by the Ministry of Social Development, was commissioned as part of an...

"Lady Bountiful" and the "Virtual Volunteers": the changing face of social service volunteering.
December 1, 2001... Abstract As part of its contribution to the International Year of Volunteers 2001, the Ministry of Social Policy (now the Ministry of Social Development) undertook a review of literature relating to the voluntary social service sector, to...

Governments and voluntary sector welfare: historians' perspectives.
December 1, 2001... Abstract This paper examines recent themes in the history of welfare as they apply to the relationship between government and the voluntary or non-profit sector. These include a shift from a focus on the welfare state to a "mixed economy"...

Can a voluntary organisation be a treaty partner? The case of te Whanau o Waipareira trust.
December 1, 2001... Abstract The Maori of New Zealand have become one of the world's most urbanised people. They have, in common with other urban migrants throughout the world, developed numerous voluntary associations designed to ease their adaptation to...

Differences in how girls and boys respond to family group conference: preliminary research results.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Abstract This paper presents preliminary findings from an analysis of interviews and file data on a sample of young people who had youth justice family group conferences in New Zealand in 1998. The file data were available on 616 boys and...

Finding the unseen, listening to the unheard: using primary sources for research in the New Zealand health sector.
December 1, 2001... Abstract The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss a research project on policy and structural change in the New Zealand health sector (ca. 1986-). The project compiled primary and secondary documents, and interviews of key...

Teenage pregnancy: barriers to an integrated model for policy research.
December 1, 2001... Abstract New Zealand has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the developed world. In the UK, where the rate is lower than New Zealand's but twice the European average, a Cabinet-led programme has been launched to bring the...

Decolonizing Methodologies: research and indigeneous peoples.
December 1, 2001... DECOLONIZING METHODOLOGIES: RESEARCH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES by Linda Tuhiwai Smith, 1999, Zed Books, London "Research" is probably one of the dirtiest words in the indigenous world's vocabulary. (p. 1) This line, from the introduction...

Civicus -- a global forum for citizen participation.
December 1, 2001... The 2001 World Assembly of CIVICUS, held in Vancouver in August, was attended by more than 400 delegates from 90 countries. Reflecting the designation of 2001 as the international year of the volunteer, the theme of the conference was "Putting...