Introduction - modernization of trade unions and class analysis, Guy van Gyes; the crisis of union representation, Andrew J. Richards; the transformation of social classes - from "deproletarianization" to "individualization"?, Michael Vester; class identity in contemporary Britain - the demise of collectivism?, Mike Savage; social segregation in a working-class community - economic and social change in the South Wales coalfield, David Adamson; labour market dualization and trade union involvement in Spain, Javier G. Polavieja; union participation in the Netherlands - differences between traditional and "new" employees, Sjoerd Goslinga, Bert Klandermans; models for industrial relations in the private services industries, Maurizio Ambrosini; urban centredness as a source of variation in middle-class formation - evidence from North London, Tim Butler; class, collective action and the countryside; Martin Phillips; building again? - trade unions and formalization in the british construction industry, Ian Roberts, Tim Strangleman; for-itself but not in-itself - class and democracy in post-Communist Europe, David Ost; can class still unite? - lessons from the American experience, Sherry linkon, John Russo; does class still unite? - concluding remarks, Bert Klandermans.