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This article is focussed on an early phase of Dahrendorf's work in which he was interpreting Marx's works, with the analysis of concepts of social class, stratum and relation between power and authority. The main points of Dahrendorf's interpretation of Marx and his understanding of the concepts of class, stratum, authority and power are presented and discussed in a critical manner. For the purpose of this article, Dahrendorf's main works, in which he was dealing with these issues, are used - Soziale Klassen und Klassenkonflikt in der industriellen Gesellschaft, Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society, Pfade aus Utopia. Arbeiten zur Theorie und Methode der Soziologie, Die Idee des Gerechten im Denken vom Karl Marx and Lebenschancen. Adapted from the source document.

The text provides a presentation & appraisal of the relation between globalization & politics in Ulrich Beck's recent works. Engaging with the issues of globalization, globalism & globality, Beck propounds the following answer to globalization challenges -- the cosmopolitan state. Consequently, the text analytically examines whether Europe could be the answer to globalization, & whether the idea of cosmopolitism could bear forth the heritage of ideas which marked the twentieth century. Adapted from the source document.

Tribute to Ralf Dahrendorf, German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician, who died in 2009,.

The author analyses globalization and freedom by discussing the works of Dahrendorf and Giddens. Examining issues like risk, tradition, family and democracy, Giddens explores the influence of globalization on societies and states, and on individuals and their everyday life. Dahrendorf discusses the concept of freedom as an "action for realization of opportunities" and in that sense he sees freedom is an action and not as a state. Dahrendorf also discusses globalization as de-democratization. Adapted from the source document.

The author analyses globalization and freedom by discussing the works of Dahrendorf and Giddens. Examining issues like risk, tradition, family and democracy, Giddens explores the influence of globalization on societies and states, and on individuals and their everyday life. Dahrendorf discusses the concept of freedom as an "action for realization of opportunities" and in that sense he sees freedom is an action and not as a state. Dahrendorf also discusses globalization as de-democratization. Adapted from the source document.