This book synthesises those states-civil society relations that effect on institution-building processes, public value and social capital creating. A systematic study emphasis on how-why civil society organisations (CSOs) engage the state and could yield valuable lessons from partnership governance, watchdog, value adding, effective citizen participation in the decision-making and policy making. In order to develop a theoretical approach based on this insight a broader issue such as the ways in which power has been conceptualised, shaped, exercised and contested, and state-CSOs in a historical and theoretical context are considered. All parameters in the contemporary world order and globalisation in a broader perspective in framework of partnership governance to contribute to the debate about ideas and thoughts are introduced. The focus of study was on civil society in relationship to the state power, government and public participation through CSOs as the principle of partnership governance. This shows interactions between civil society and state institutions, civil society organisations (CSOs) and government departments (GDs) within an environment shaped by globalisation