Contents: The politics of self-governance: an introduction, Eva SA,rensen and Peter Triantafillou Part 1 Scientific Reflections on Governance: A macro level perspective on governance of the self and others, Anders Esmark and Peter Triantafillou The politics of self-governance in meso level theories, Eva SA,rensen and Jacob Torfing Self-governance in micro level theory, Lina Eriksson. Part 2 Governance in Action: The institutional design of self-governance: insights from public-private partnerships, Keith Baker, Jonathan B. Justice and Chris Skelcher Citizen and city: institutional reform and self-governance in Los Angeles, Juliet Musso and Christopher Weare Paradoxes of the self: self-owning universities in a society of control, Jacob Williams A"rberg and Susan Wright Self-governance and the disappearance of the human body, Herbert Gottweis Public administration in teams: self-governing civil servants, Birgitte Poulsen Governing the responsible prisoner: a comparative analysis, Mary Bosworth Self-governance through the committees in the in the open method of co-ordination: the cases of employment and social inclusion, Caroline de la Porte, David Natali and Philippe Pochet Conclusion, Eva SA,rensen and Peter Triantafillou Index.