Preface. Introduction: The emergence of new forms of governance B. Denters, O. van Heffen, J. Huisman, P.-J. Klok. 1. The rise of interactive governance and quasi-markets. 2. Objectives and research questions. 3. Conceptual framework. 4. Structure of the book and general themes. 5. References. Does interactive decision making work? Expanding Rotterdam Port E.-H. Klijn. 1. Interactive decision making to promote openness. 2. Decision making in the Netherlands: a review. 3. Networks, arenas and rules: a conceptual framework. 4. Verm: organization, actors and arenas. 5. The decision making process: interactions and outcomes. 6. Conclusion: rules and connections of arenas as obstacles for interactive decision making. 7. References. Power to the people? Rule configurations and power games in interactive governance R. Monnikhof, J. Edelenbos, A. Krouwel. 1. The rise of interactive governance in the Netherlands. 2. Three forms of power. 3. Producing a structure plan in De Bilt. 4. Rule configurations and power games. 5. Conclusions: who sets the rules, rules. 6. References. Interactive policy making as institutional design for local democracy: The experiments of the institute for public and politics J. Koppenjan. 1. Introduction. 2. Interactive policy making as institutional design. 3. The IPP method as institutional design. 4. The elaboration of the process design in five municipalities. 5. Explaining the failure to put the IPP design into practice. 6. Interactive policy making and local democracy. 7. Epilogue. 8. References. Rebuilding Roombeek. An institutional analysis of interactive governance in the context of a representative democracy B. Denters, P.-J. Klok. 1. Introduction and research questions. 2. Normative criteria of democracy. 3. Traditional representative institutions as a configuration of arenas. 4. Interactive arenas in Roombeek. 5. Problems in the institutional design of the interactive process in the case of Roombeek. 6. Conclusion. 7. References. Institutional reform in higher education: Forever changes? J. Huisman. 1. Introduction. 2. A sketch of Dutch higher education and the role of government. 3. Institutional reform: government, interactive governance and market co-ordination. 4. Conditional funding of university research. 5. Quality assurance in university education. 6. A new governance structure. 7. Summary and preliminary conclusions. 8. References. The emergence of a new environmental policy arena: The Dutch horticulture industry J. Woltjer, R. van de Peppel. 1. Introduction. 2. The conventional arenas. 3. The new policy arena. 4. Assessment of the GLAMI arena achievements. 5. Conclusions. 6. References.