Globalization and the State: Sociological Perspectives on the State of the State

Notes on the contributors Dignitas non moritur? The State of the State in an Age of Social Hypochondria; W. Schinkel The State and Globalization: Denationalized Participation and More Executive Powers; S. Sassen The Monitoring State and Financial Markets; M. Noordegraaf and L. Noordegraff-Eelens Framing the Sovereignty of 'The Democratic State' Sociologically: Reflections on the Political System, Contemporary Populism and Democracy; R. Laermans The Demons of an Open Society; Z. Bauman Add a Little Europe for Extra National Strength? The Europeanization of Justice and Home Affairs; D. Broeders Irregular Migration, Criminality, and the State; G. Engbersen The Transformation of the Welfare State: What is Left of Public Responsibility?; R. van der Veen The New Mission of the Penal State; L. Wacquant Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism; C. Calhoun Conclusion: Towards a Sociological Theory of the State?; W. Schinkel