Introduction, Katarina Sehm-Patomaki & Marko Ulvila * Political parties and global democracy, Jan Aart Scholte * Party systems in a globalized world, Thomas Wallgren * The World Social Forum - A Global Party in the Making? Christopher Chase-Dunn & Ellen Reese * Researching global parties, Heikki Patomaki & Teivo Teivainen * The globalization of party politics, Stephen Gill * Towards the fifth international? Samir Amin * The global political, Vijay Pratap * Conclusion: Beyond the Political Party/Civil Society Dichotomy, Heikki Patomaki & Teivo Teivainen