Theorizing European Societies

Marinus Ossewaarde is an Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. He is the author of Tocqueville's Moral and Political Thought: New Liberalism (London: Routledge, 2004). He has published articles on Europe-related topics in journals like Current Sociology, Critical Sociology, European Journal of Social Theory, European Societies, Sociology and The European Legacy.

• Introduction1. The Idea of Europe: Past and Present2. Sociology and the Image of European Societies3. The Modernization of European Societies4. The Individualization of European Societies5. The Industrialization of European Societies6. The Rationalization of European Societies7. The Globalization of European SocietiesConclusionGlossaryIndex.