Samuel Kirwan

Samuel Kirwan is a Research Officer at the Office for National Statistics, holding research interests in the theory, practice and policy of community. He is currently editing a book on the subject of 'the commons'.

Participation and gifts

In the United Kingdom a tendency that reached its nadir with the concept of ‘The Big Society’, can be seen in the extent to which ‘participation’, whether in the affairs of the community, the city or the nation, has come to be considered a responsibility of citizens.

By Samuel Kirwan

/ 5 Sep 2013