The book series Changing Europe contains edited volumes dealing with current political economic
and social affairs in Eastern Europe and the enlarged EU. The core of the series is formed by
contributions to the Changing Europe Summer Schools which are being organised by the Research
Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen. The series is edited by Dr.
Sabine Fischer (EU Institute for Security Studies Paris) Dr. Heiko Pleines (Research Centre
for East European Studies at the University of Bremen) and Prof. Dr. Hans-Henning Schröder
(University of Bremen and German Institute for International and Security Affairs Berlin).The
end of socialism posed a historical challenge to European societies. The former socialist
Central and East European countries were faced with what has been called atriple
transformation: Mutually dependent changes in the political economic and social spheres. At
the same time the old EU member states had to develop strategies to react to these
developments and integrate former socialist societies. This post-socialist transformation of
Europe coincided with a number of broader trends in the political economic and social spheres
which are often collectively referred to as globalisation. Success or failure to adapt to these
changes creates winners and losers. The focus of this edited volume is on various groups of
losers and the challenges they face as a result of their marginalisation.This book presents the
results of the Changing Europe Summer School onJustice as a societal and political matter.
Equality social and legal security as conditions for democracy and the marketthat took place
in Berlin in July 2006. The Summer School brought together more than 30 young scholars from all
over the world who work on issues
