Making civil society work: Contracting, cosmopolitanism and community development in Tanzania

► Reports findings of research in rural Tanzania on the effects of increased donor funding to civil society organisations. ► Argues that increased donor funding has reshaped the work of African CSOs through new contracting relations. ► Demonstrates how targeted funding and training has created a civil society sector that has national coverage. ► Considers how civil society 'work' is being recast through contracting, volunteering and scalar work.