Foreword; K. Bayertz. Part One: Conceptual Considerations. Four Uses of `Solidarity'; K. Bayertz. The Concept and Possibilities of Solidarity; U. Steinvorth. What's Wrong with `Solidarity'? N. Capaldi. Solidarity as a Moral and Political Concept: Beyond the Liberal/Communitarian Impasse; G. Khushf. Fraternity and Justice; V.M. Dardé. Part Two: Sociological, Psychological, and Biological Perspectives. Solidarity: Theoretical Perspectives for Empirical Research; H. Thome. Social Psychology of Solidarity; H.W. Bierhoff, B. Küpper. On the Nature of Solidarity; E. Voland. Bonds and Bounds of Solidarity; A. Göbel, E. Pankoke. Part Three: Solidarity in History. Solidarity and History: Institutions and Social Concepts of Solidarity in 19th Century Western Europe; K.H. Metz. Solidarity: Its History and Contemporary Definition; A. Wildt. Part Four: Solidarity, the Law, and the State. Institutionalisation of Solidarity by Law: Ideology and Practise; E. Denninger. Solidarity as a Social and as a Constitutional Norm; M. Baurmann. Solidarity and Citizenship; S. Lukes. National, Supranational, and International Solidarity; U.K. Preuß. Part Five: Perspectives of Solidarity in (Post)Modern Societies. Solidarity: Post-Modern Perspectives; H.T.Engelhardt, Jr. Solidarity in Secular Societies: Engelhardt and the Post-Modern Dilemma; K.Wm. Wildes, S.J. Appendix: Solidarity: A Selected Bibliography; U. Arndt. Notes on Contributors. Index.