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EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. From small beginnings in the 1960s, the carers’ movement has grown into an international network of not-for-profit organisations. The ...
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From small beginnings in the 1960s, the carers’ movement has grown into an international network of not-for-profit organisations. The first to analyse its development from a global perspective, this book spans 60 years of mobilisation and campaigns.

Based on research and testimony from leading figures, the book covers the movement’s expansion and interconnections in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US and parts of Asia. Showing how carers’ organisations have raised awareness and shaped policy and research agendas, it offers a critical assessment of the movement’s achievements and prospects at a time when care remains a pressing global issue.

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Price: $134.95
Pages: 240
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Publication Date: 25 August 2026
ISBN: 9781447334941
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social welfare, social policy and social services, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Health systems and services, Disability: social aspects, Social work
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“A significant and unique publication, inspiring and full of historic detail – from grand moments in the history of the carers' movement to quirky details about the lives of many of the determined activists. This is essential reading for anyone interested in how caregiving has moved out of the shadows and into the international realm.” Michael Fine, Macquarie University
Sue Yeandle OBE is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield. She directed CIRCLE, the Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities, from 2005–24 and was Founding Editor (2016–24) of the International Journal of Care and Caring.

1. Introduction: carers’ organisations – context, background and approach - Sue Yeandle

Part I: Carers’ organisations emerge - Sue Yeandle

2. Into the mainstream: organising for change

3. On a global stage: early international cooperation

Part II: Campaigns and influence: 1965–2014 - Sue Yeandle

4. Financial support and the value of caring

5. Carer recognition and visibility

6. Innovations in carers’ services and support

7. Combining paid work and unpaid care

Part III: International carers’ organisations: 2015–25

8. Eurocarers: engagement, impact and public policy, 2015–25 - Jayne Astbury and Sue Yeandle

9. Carers’ global action and ambitions, 2015–25 - Sue Yeandle and Jayne Astbury

10. Conclusion: the global carers’ movement – assessment and prospects - Sue Yeandle