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1. How concepts met history in Korea's complex modernization : new concepts of economy and society and their impact / Myoung-Kyu Park -- 2. Differing translations, contested meanings : a motor for the 1911 revolution in China? / Hailong Tian -- 3. Notions of society in early twentieth-century China, 1900-25 / Dominic Sachsenmaier -- 4. Sabha-Samaj Society : some linguistic considerations / Klaus Karttunen -- 5. The conceptualization of the social in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Arabic thought and language / Ilham Khuri-Makdisi -- 6. From Kerajaan (kingship) to Masyarakat (the people) : Malay articulations of nationhood through concepts of the 'social' and the 'economic', 1920-40 / Paula Pannu -- 7. Building nation and society in the 1920s Dutch East Indies / Leena Avonius -- 8. Discordant localizations of modernity: reflections on concepts of the economic and the social in Siam during the early twentieth century / Morakot Jewachinda Meyer.

"Recent debates on global history have challenged the understanding of history beyond the nation-state. Simultaneously, they search for non-Eurocentric approaches. This has repercussions on the relation between historical space and time in both historical interpretation and in research design. This article reflects on the possibilities of a global conceptual history by expanding Reinhart Koselleck's theory of temporal layers (Zeitschichten) into global spaces. To this end, it introduces the notion of spatial layers (Raumschichten). First, historicization and its relation to and interaction with spatialization and temporalization is pondered; then, the impact of global spatial and temporal complexities on comparative and conceptual history is considered, before, thirdly, a framework of three tensions of global history - normative, temporal and spatial - is introduced as a way to concretely unfold historical research questions through global conceptual history. Regarding time and space, the main lines of argument in global history have focused either on the question of whether or not European powers were ahead of non-European ones or on the supposedly Western linearity of time as opposed to a non-Western cosmology or circularity of time. Taking its point of departure in Zeitschichten, which break from the linear-vs.-circular logic, this article instead proposes to foreground an actor-based, multi-lingual, global conceptual history to better understand spatio-temporal practices." (author's abstract)

The paper explores the existence of a European public sphere drawing upon the example of the Paris 1968 May revolts. Its addresses questions as: How European was 1968 when it happened? And what does European refer to? Is it European already when it happens in more than one European country or city? Can one ignore the influence of the USA and still call it European? Are the European experiences so distinct from the American ones that one can carve out a clear-cut European version of 1968? Why do we ask the question of whether or not 1968 was European when it clearly was one of the crucial events in recent history? ; El artículo explora la existencia de una esfera pública europea centrándose en el ejemplo de las revueltas de Mayo del 1968 en París. En él se pregunta acerca de cuán europeo era 1968 cuando tuvo lugar, qué significa "europeo" referido a ello. También se examinan cuestiones ¿Es algo europeo cuando sucede en más en un país o ciudad europeo? ¿Puede uno ignorar la influencia de los EEUU y seguir llamándolo europeo? ¿Son las experiencias europeas tan distintas de las americanas que uno pueda trazar una versión exclusivamente europea de 1968? ¿Por qué la pregunta de si 1968 fue o no un fenómeno europeo es crucial para nuestra reciente historia?

"Festung Europa oder offene Gesellschaft? Freiheit ja, aber in welcher Form und mit welchen Konsequenzen? Die Erweiterung sowie die zunehmende strukturelle Vertiefung der Europäischen Union durch die kommende Verfassung, und die stetig wachsende Erwartung einer handlungsfähigen Staatengemeinschaft beschleunigen den Prozess einer europäischen Profilbildung. Die Idee Europa wird heute gerne dazu herangezogen, politische Handlungen zu legitimieren. Diese Idee Europa hat allerdings viele mögliche Interpretationen und somit auch viele mögliche Handlungen zur Konsequenz. Eine Übersetzung der europäischen Idee in funktionierende und glaubwürdige Institutionen ist die große Aufgabe der nahen Zukunft. Hagen Schulz-Forberg betrachtet die Geschichte der europäischen Idee und stellt Fragen nach der Bedeutung dieser Idee von Europa. Vor allem weist er darauf hin, dass diese Idee in ihrer positiven Form als friedliche und Frieden stiftende Macht, die in einer globalisierten Welt den Dialog der Kulturen und politischen Systeme zwecks friedlicher Veränderung sucht, keine sich selbst erfüllende Prophezeiung ist, sondern immer wieder neu verhandelt und erarbeitet werden muss. Europa darf sich nicht auf dem Erreichten ausruhen - denn die eigentlichen Aufgaben fangen gerade erst an." (Autorenreferat)

The volume shows that neoliberalism concerns a tradition carried by a network of people, who understood themselves as liberals (and at times as neoliberals) and who sought to create societies based on individual freedom and a free market economy. It also shows that neoliberalism emerged as a transnational and multilingual phenomenon and that it cannot be reduced to one doctrine or practice. The book will enrich the reader's knowledge of the political-ideological landscapes and developments in various European regions and countries, in addition to transforming the overall picture of European (n

Research about the European public sphere has so far mainly focused on the analysis of national media, neglecting a dimension of transnational communication, namely transnational media. These media could serve as horizontal links between the still nationally segmented public spheres and they could be platforms of a transnational European discourse. Four ideal-types of transnational media can be distinguished: (1) national media with a transnational mission, (2) international media, (3) pan-regional media and (4) global media. Within this framework the article analyses transnational media in Europe, showing that a multitude of transnational media have developed in Europe. They have acquired a small but growing and influential audience. Whether transnational media fulfil the normative demands related to the concept of a transnational public sphere remains an open question as some of these media heavily depend on government subsidies and there is a clear lack of research on the European discourses represented in these media.