PART I. INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction - Michael Edwards 2. The History of Civil Society Ideas - John Ehrenberg PART II. THE FORMS OF CIVIL SOCIETY 3. The Non-Profit Sector - Steven R. Smith 4. Development NGOs - Alan Fowler 5. Grassroots Associations - Frances Kunreuther 6. Social Movements - Donatella Della Porta and Mario Diani 7. Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurs - Alex Nicholls 8. Global Civil Society - Lisa Jordan PART III. GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES 9. Civil Society in the United States - Theda Skocpol 10. Civil Society in Latin America - Evelina Dagnino 11. Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe - Marc Morjé Howard 12. Civil Society in the Middle East - Eberhard Kienle 13. Civil Society in China - Jude Howell 14. Civil Society in India - Neera Chandhoke 15. Civil Society in Sub-Saharan Africa - Ebenezer Obadare PART IV. THE NORMS OF CIVIL SOCIETY 16. Civil Society and Social Capital - Michael Woolcock 17. Civil and Uncivil Society - Clifford Bob 18. Civil Society and Civility - Nina Eliasoph 19. Civil Society and Equality - Sally Kohn 20. Civil Society and Diversity - Hilde Coffé, Catherine Bolzendahl 21. Civil Society and Religion - Donald E. Miller 22. Civil Society and Spirituality - Claudia Horwitz PART V. THE SPACES OF CIVIL SOCIETY 23. Civil Society and Government - Nancy L. Rosenblum, Charles H.T. Lesch 24. Civil Society and Civil Liberties - Mark Sidel 25. Civil Society and the Public Sphere - Craig Calhoun 26. Civil Society and Public Work - Harry C. Boyte 27. Civil Society in the Digital Age - Roberta G. Lentz 28. Civil Society and Public Journalism - Charles Lewis 29. Civic Knowledge - Peter Levine PART VI. THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CIVIL SOCIETY 30. Civil Society and Democracy - Mark E. Warren 31. Civil Society and Poverty - Solava Ibrahim and David Hulme 32. Civil Society and Peace - Jenny Pearce 33. Civil Society and Power - John Gaventa 34. Civil Society and the Market - Simon Zadek PART VII. SUPPORTING CIVIL SOCIETY 35. Civil Society and Institutional Philanthropy - William A. Schambra and Krista L. Shaffer 36. Civil Society and Grassroots Philanthropy - G. Albert Ruesga 37. Assisting Civil Society and Promoting Democracy - Omar G. Encarnación 38. Conclusion - Civil society as a necessary and necessarily constested idea- Michael Edwards