Fazlin Abdullah, National Council of Social Service in Singapore Annelie Beller, gfa | public GmbH, Germany Hans Boutellier, Verwey-Jonker Institute, the Netherlands Hester van de Bovenkamp Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands Joris De Corte, Ghent University, Belgium Simona Franzoni, Brescia University, Italy Rabea Haß, Hertie School of Governance, Germany and the Center for Social Investment of Heidelberg University, Germany Roger Higman, Plymouth University, UK Rik Peeters, Tilburg University, the Netherlands and the Netherlands School of Public Administration Ora-orn Poocharoen, National University of Singapore Daniel Pop, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania Roxana Radu, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland Rory Shand, Plymouth University, UK Maikel Waardenburg, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

"This volume covers key questions about the relationship between civil society and government. It will be a valuable addition to research on civil society and the third sector." Mary Tschirhart, Professor of Non-Profit Management, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, USA "Manufactured Civil Society addresses an understudied aspect of public management and will be of great value to the debate on an important topic." Stephen Osborne, Chair of International Public Management and Deputy Dean of the Business School, University of Edinburgh, UK "This book will be a very useful contribution to teaching materials for university courses on the topics of civil society and the role of governments". Annette Zimmer, Professor of Political Science, University of Munster, Germany

• 1. Manufacturing Civil Society: An Introduction 2. 'You're either with us or against us': Manufacturing Civility in the Netherlands 3. Diversity and Ambiguity in the English Third Sector: Responding to Contracts and Competition in Public Services Delivery 4. How Viable is the Big Society? Perceptions from Environmental NGOs in the UK 5. Civil Society Organisations as a Government Steering Mechanism: A cComparison between Sport Associations and Patient Organisations in the Netherlands 6. New forms of Dependency in Central and Eastern Europe? Reflections on the State-third Sector Relations in Public Service Provision in Post-Communist Countries 7. New challenges for the Cooperation between Civil Society and Public Sector - The Federal Volunteer Service in Germany 8. Public Governance of Welfare Services in Italy 9. The Autonomy of Organized Civil Society in Strategic Policy Decision Making: A Resource Dependence Perspective 10. Controlling or Empowering Non-Profit Organizations?: Dimensions of Accountability in Singapore 11. Active Citizenship: From Panacea to Political Program. In Search of an Appealing Narrative