InhaltsangabeIntroduction: M. Haller: Servants of Power or Providers of Indispensable Ideas? The Role of Scientists and the Use of Social Science in the Making of the European Union.- Europe as Economic and Monetary Union: Market Integration without Institutional Adaptation?: K. Busch: Economic Integration and the Welfare State: The Corridor Model as a Strategy for an European Social Policy.- H. Wagner: Preconditions for the Success of the European Monetary Union.- J. Visser: Freeing the Market through Declining Trade Unions or Loss of an Important Integrating Institution?.- A New European Model of Welfare or Splitting into a Rich and Poor Europe?: T. Boje: Social Citizenship, Work and Care - Social Differentiation among Women in an EU-Context.- L. Capucha, J. Bernando, J. Castro: Social Exclusion and Poverty in Europe: New Social Problems and New Priorities for Social Research.- R. Williams: The Contribution of Spatial Planning to Social Cohesion in the European Union.- The Construction of the European Constitution. Chances and Threats of Civil Society and Democratic Participation: H. Abromeit: The Constitutionalisation and Democratisation of the European Union: Political Science between Interpretation and Prescription.- A. Woodward: Policy Networks in Europe: Challenges for Democratic Organization and Citizen Voice in the European Process.- J. Díez-Nicolás, J. Díes-Medrano: A European Internal and Security Policy: Freedom of Movement for Whom?.- M. Dogan: Deficit of Confidence within European Democracies.- Politics of Equality and Difference: Transformation of Gender Roles and Labour Markets, Cultural and National Identities: C. Hakim: Alternative European Models of Women`s Roles in the Family and the Labour Market.- W. Müller: Education and Labour Market Outcomes: Commonality orDivergence?.- R. Münz, W. Seifert: Immigration to Europe and its Consequences for the Host Societies.- G. Nevola: Education and Political Socialisation between National Identity and European Citizenship.- Conclusion: M. Haller: The Model of Science and Research Policy of the European Union in Perspective.