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Manufacturing Civil Society

Principles, Practices and Effects

T Brandsen editor W Trommel editor B Verschuere editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:7th May '14

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"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

Faced with falling social cohesion governments have sought to revitalise society by trying to reconstruct local communities, civil society and citizenship. As a result, civil society is increasingly brought within the realm of public management, subject to accountability and embedded in hierarchies the impact and origins of which this book exploresFaced with falling social cohesion governments have sought to revitalise society by trying to reconstruct local communities, civil society and citizenship. As a result, civil society is increasingly brought within the realm of public management, subject to accountability and embedded in hierarchies the impact and origins of which this book explores


ISBN: 9781137351623

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 4041g

238 pages