Working the Edge: The Emotional Experiences of Commissioning and Funding Arrangements for Service Leaders in the Sexual Violence Voluntary Sector

The specialist voluntary sector plays a crucial role in supporting survivors of sexual violence. However, in England, short-term funding underpins the sector's financial stability. This article examines sector leaders’ ways of coping, resisting and being affected by funding practices. Using the...

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Authors: Gunby, Clare (Author) ; Isham, Louise (Author) ; Smailes, Harriet (Author) ; Bradbury-Jones, Caroline (Author) ; Damery, Sarah (Author) ; Harlock, Jenny (Author) ; Maxted, Fay (Author) ; Smith, Deb (Author) ; Taylor, Julie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Violence against women
Year: 2024, Volume: 30, Issue: 8, Pages: 1783-1803
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Keywords:
specialist voluntary sector
Sexual Violence
Emotion
edgework
Commissioning
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Summary:The specialist voluntary sector plays a crucial role in supporting survivors of sexual violence. However, in England, short-term funding underpins the sector's financial stability. This article examines sector leaders’ ways of coping, resisting and being affected by funding practices. Using the concept of edgework, we show how funding and commissioning dynamics push individuals to the edge of service sustainability, job satisfaction, and emotional well-being. We examine how these edges are “worked,” for example, by circumventing and remolding the edge. We offer an original way to theorize participants, make visible the emotional toll of service precarity and offer suggestions for support.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012241239945