Faced with declining social cohesion, more and more governments are trying to revitalise society by attempting to reconstruct local communities, civil society and citizenship. One way to do this is to share public responsibilities with organized citizens and third sector organisations. As a result, relationships with citizens, communities and third sector organisations are increasingly brought within the realm of public management, subject to accountability procedures, embedded in hierarchical

First Author: Brandsen, Taco; Trommel, Willem; Verschuere, Bram
Attributed to:  Third Sector Research Centre funded by ESRC

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Book Title: Manufacturing Civil Society: Principles, Practices and Effects (2014)

ISBN: 9781137351623