Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes.

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Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as...

Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as...

Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever...

Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever...

The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion.

The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion.

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism,...

But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism,...

You could say that we are living in an internally globalized country.

You could say that we are living in an internally globalized country.

I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to...

I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to...

We are living in a world that is beyond controllability.

We are living in a world that is beyond controllability.

And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice...

And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice...

Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but...

Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but...

The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything...

The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything...

All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less...

All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less...

Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the...

Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the...

You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do...

You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do...

The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No,...

The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No,...

In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower...

In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower...

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.

I held a conference in Harvard where Americans said they didn't believe in risk. They...

I held a conference in Harvard where Americans said they didn't believe in risk. They...

Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they...

Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they...

That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures...

That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures...