1. The Professions, State and Government in Theory and History / Hannes Siegrist -- 2. Engineers and Governments in a Comparative Perspective / Rolf Torstendahl -- 3. Teacher Education: Backstage to Centre Stage / William Taylor -- 4. The Case of Medicine / Johannes Vang -- 5. Governmental and Professional Power and Influence in Legal Education in Europe / Julian Lonbay -- 6. Social Work: an Incorrigibly Marginal Profession? / Mary Henkel -- 7. External Scrutiny, US Style: Multiple Actors, Overlapping Roles / Elaine El-Khawas -- 8. Governmental Control and Professional Education in Sweden / Lennart G. Svensson -- 9. Routine and Discreet Relationships: Professional Accreditation and the State in Britain / Michael Burrage -- 10. Freedom and Accountability in Professional Curricula / Tony Becher -- The Society for Research into Higher Education