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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
Organisations and groups outside government and business through which people act together, such as charities, voluntary groups and community organisations.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Opportunities and Barriers to Citizen ParticipationCharities, voluntary groups and community organisations form part of civil society. They create opportunities to contribute time, knowledge and effort to shared concerns. For example, residents might work together to turn an unused space into a community garden.
Paper 2
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Independent organisations and informal groups through which people work together outside government to pursue shared concerns.
These organisations belong to civil society: groups operating independently of government. Independence does not prevent cooperation. A voluntary group may work with a council, and a charity may seek government funding or policy change.
