Part I. A New Perspective on the State: 1. Reconfiguring the national constellation Michael Zürn and Stephan Leibfried; Part II. The Modern Territorial State: Limits to Internationalization of the State's Resources: 2. The monopoly of legitimate force: denationalization, or business as usual? Markus Jachtenfuchs; 3. Globalization and the transformation of the tax state Philipp Genschel; Part III. The Rule of Law: Internationalization and Privatization: 4. Is there an emerging international rule of law? Bernhard Zangl; 5. Free trade: the erosion of national, and the birth of transnational governance Christian Joerges and Christine Godt; Part IV. The Democratic Nation State: Erosion, or Transformation, of Legitimacy: 6. Is there a legitimation crisis of the nation state? Achim Hurrelmann, Zuzana Krell-Laluhová, Roland Lhotta, Frank Nullmeier and Steffen Schneider; 7. National and transnational public spheres: the case of the EU Bernhard Peters, Stefanie Sifft, Andreas Wimmel, Michael Brüggemann and Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw; Part V. The Intervention State: The Shifting Welfare Component: 8. Welfare state transformation in small open economies Herbert Obinger, Stephan Leibfried, Claudia Bogedan, Edith Gindulis, Julia Moser and Peter Starke; 9. The changing role of the state in healthcare systems Heinz Rothgang, Mirella Cacace, Simone Grimmeisen and Claus Wendt; Part VI. The TranState Research Centre; Index.

'The book is a great read, not only because the contributors obviously have a strong knowledge of their topic, but also because they are able to communicate this in a well-written and engaging fashion. … Transformations of the State? contributes importantly to our knowledge of the contemporary state's role in governing our societies. It is … highly recommended and should be read by anyone addressing the political underpinnings and implications of globalisation.' International Journal of Social Warfare