Table of Contents

One: Conceptual Considerations.- Four Uses of “Solidarity”.- The Concept and Possibilities of Solidarity.- What’s Wrong with Solidarity?.- Solidarity as a Moral and Political Concept: Beyond the Liberal/Communitarian Impasse.- Fraternity and Justice.- Two: Sociological, Psychological, and Biological Perspectives.- Solidarity: Theoretical Perspectives for Empirical Research.- Social Psychology of Solidarity.- On the Nature of Solidarity.- Bonds and Bounds of Solidarity.- Three: Solidarity in History.- Solidarity and History. Institutions and Social Concepts of Solidarity in 19th Century Western Europe.- Solidarity: Its History and Contemporary Definition.- Four: Solidarity, the Law, and the State.- Constitutional Law and Solidarity.- Solidarity as a Social Norm and as a Constitutional Norm.- Solidarity and Citizenship.- National, Supranational, and International Solidarity.- Five: Perspectives of Solidarity in (Post)Modern Socie Pies.- Solidarity: Post-Modern Perspectives.- Solidarity in Secular Societies: Engelhardt and the Post-Modern Dilemma.- Append.- Solidarity: A Selected Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.