Global Trends and Regional Development/

The Challenge Of Four Global Trends
ByNIKOLAI GENOV

Part I : Upgrading The Rationality Of Organizations

Values And Interests In Processes Of Macro-regional Integration
ByMAX HALLER

The European Union And Nafta As Models Of Regional Organization
ByJAN-ERIK LANE

Contradictions In European Integration: A Global Perspective
ByCHRIS RUMFORD AND DIDEM BUHARI-GULMEZ

Regional Integration In East Asia As A Reaction To Global Challenges
ByPATRICK ZILTENER



Part Ii : Individualization

Elitist Distinction And Globalization
ByJEAN-PASCAL DALOZ

European Elites’ Threat Perception And Preferences Concerning Crisis Management
ByGYÖRGY LENGYEL

Individualization Under Precarious Conditions
ByELENA DANILOVA

Globalization And The Transformation Of Gender Relations In Asia
ByHABIBUL HAQUE KHONDKER



Part Iii : Spreading Of Instrumental Activism

Regional Varieties Of Global Inequalities: Reclaiming Space For Public Policies
ByKLAUS MÜLLER

Changing Market Conditions And The Welfare State
ByMARTIN SEELEIB-KAISER

Globalization And Increasing Inequality In East Asia: The Case Of Japan And South Korea
ByJIN-WOOK SHIN

Social Fields Of Technological Innovations
ByBORUT RONČEVIĆ, DOLORES MODIC



Part Iv : Universalization Of Value-normative Systems

Universalism, Particularism, And Moral Change: Refl Ections On The Value-normative Concepts Of The Social Sciences
BySTEPHEN P. TURNER

New Forms Of Refl Exive Ethnization: Value-normative Universalism And Ethnic Particularisms
ByMATHIAS BÖS

Universal Values And Geopolitical Interests: China And India In The Global Competition
ByEMILIAN KAVALSKI

Neo-liberalism And Civil Society: Sweden And United States In Comparison
BySVEN ELIAESON

Conclusion: Striking The Balance And Looking Forward
ByNIKOLAI GENOV