Investigates the increasing "globalization" of the world - the ever-increasing international and transnational economic, political and cultural interdependence. This is an assessment from a group of scholars of how globalization has affected established paradigms, and what impact it has on Europe.

Globalization and Europe - introductory reflections, Roland Axtmann; globalization and the Postmodern turn, Douglas Kellner; decolonization in globalization, Jean Houbert; transnational migrant communities and the modern national state, John Rex; territorial cultures and global impacts, Zdravako Milnar; globalization and Europe - the Russian question, Paul Dukes; human rights, global ethics and globalization, Nigel Dower; global democracy - ideals and reality, Philip Resnick; globalization and governance - a historical perspective, Craig N. Murphy; European integration and globalization, George Ross; is there a society called Euro?, Michael Mann.