Perhaps the most important impact of globalisation is that it increases insecurity within society. The history of post-war welfare states come to an end. Ideologies of capitalism with a human face have turned out to be naive.

The paper is based upon a survey in 1998, and it shows a significant difference in the migration potential of women in different countries. The main motivation for migration is the presence of friends in other countries. Unemployment particularly encourages women to migrate. The article was first published in Ost-West Gegeninformationen.

Approaching the accession of the East Central European countries to the EU more and more experts attempt to estimate the likely migration potential of the transition countries. The results of available reasearch demonstrates that we cannot expect substantial immigration from Hungary to the EU.

Thousands of foreign guest-workers are working in the state of Israel: men and women, young and old, families and singles. They came from Asia,Africa and Eastern Europe to escape the unsustainable conditions and to improve their living conditions.

Post-fascism functions without dictators. It can come to terms with liberal democracy that turns away from the principles of enlightment. The relationship with the early editions of fascism is not obvious. Contemporary post-fascists do not talk about full obedience or radical cleansing but the information superhighway. The article was first published in Boston Review Summer 2000.