Intro
Preface
Why Did We Publish This Book?
The Origin of the Book
References
Praise for Close Ties in European Local Governance
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Interactions of Societal Actors and Local Government in Institutionalized Governance Arrangements: The Book's Scope and Content
Organized Interests and Their Interaction with Local Government-And the Question of How Democracy Is Understood

Studies on the Relations Between Local Government and Societal Actors: What Has Been Achieved? What Is Missing? What Could Be Helpful for Closing the Research Gap?
Limitations of the Approach Applied in the Book
References
Chapter 2: Diversity in Local State-Society Relations: A Typology to Grasp Differences in Institutional Networks
Introduction
Local Networks: State-Society Relations
Cultural Theory: A Grid-Group Typology
Grid and Group Dimensions
Four Cultures: Four Network Types
A Typology of Local Sate-Society Networks

Acknowledgments Funding for the development of this chapter was provided to Filipe Teles by the Research Project 'DECIDE-Decentralized Territorial Governance: coordination, capacity and accountability of governance arrangements in complex regional set
Chapter 3: How to Measure the Autonomy, Coherence and Relevance of Local State-Society Relations
Measuring the Autonomy of the Network
Measuring the Coherence of Societal Actors
Measuring the Relevance of the Network
References
Chapter 4: Local State-Society Relations in Austria
Introduction

Local Foreigners' Advisory Councils
Local Health Working Groups
Biosphere Park Committees
Advisory Councils of the Labor Market Service Agencies
Summary
References
Chapter 5: Local State-Society Relations in Flanders (Belgium)
Introduction
The Local Youth Council
The Municipal Committee for Spatial Planning (Gecoro)
The Local Action Group
The Local Mobility Commission
Local Housing Consultation
Summary
References
Chapter 6: Local State-Society Relations in Croatia
Introduction
Youth Councils
School Boards and Parents' Councils

Local Development Agencies
Local Action Groups
Summary
References
Chapter 7: Local State-Society Relations in the Czech Republic
Introduction
Municipal Board Commissions and Municipal Council Committees
Local Action Groups
Local Partnership(s) for Social Inclusion and Community Action Plan(s) for Social Services
Local Action Plan(s) in Education
Summary
References
Chapter 8: Local State-Society Relations in England
Introduction
Local Action Groups
Local Enterprise Partnerships
Conclusions
References