2016
- Abram de Swaan, 2016, Anti-israeli enthusiasms and the tragedy of blind process. [ Published in French as: Les enthousiasmes anti-israéliens: la tragédie d’un processus aveugle. Raisons politiques, Nov. 2004, pp. 105-124. Published in Dutch as: Anti-israëlische enthousiasmes en de tragedie van het blind proces. De Gids, 168, nr. 5, Mei 2005, pp. 349-368. ]
2008
- Abram de Swaan (2008), ‘Constraints and challenges in building hospitals: The sociological view ‘ in: Cor Wagenaar (red.), Abram de Swaan, Stephen Verderber, Charles Jencks, Aaron Betsky, Roger Ulrich e.a., The Architecture of Hospitals, NAI publishers, Rotterdam, 2008.
- ‘The clash of civilisations and the battle of the sexes‘. ASDO-web, March, 2008. Translated from the Dutch by Beverley Jackson (Amsterdam) with a grant from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW); originally presented as the first annual ‘Forum lecture’ organized by Forum, Institute for multicultural development (Utrecht), together with the WRR, Scientific council for government policy.
2005
- Mutual Funds: then and here, now and there. Informal savings and insurance funds in the nineteenth century West and the present non-western world. In: Abram de Swaan & Marcel van der Linden (Eds): Mutualist Microfinance. Informal Savings Funds from the Global Periphery to the Core? Amsterdam: Aksant, 2005, p. 11-30.
- Elite Perceptions of the Poor: reflections on a comparative research project. In: Elisa P. Reis & Mick Moore (Eds): Elite Perceptions of poverty and inequality. London/New York: ZED Books, 2005. Pp. 182-194.
- Sociogenesi e psicogenesi dellódio: riflessioni sul caso del Ruanda. In: D. Mezzana & G. Quaranta: Società Africane. L’Africa sub-sahariana tra immagine e realtà. Milano: Zelig Edition, 2005. pp. 271-294.
- The European Void: the democratic deficit as a cultural deficiency. In: E. Busek (Ed.): Grenzen und Grenzüberschreitungen. Europäisch Forum Alpbach 2004. Wien: Verlag Österreich, 2005. pp. 379-387.
2004
- About the misconception that the Dutch don’t have an identity of their own. De Gids, 167, nr. 4/5, Mai-June 2004, pp. 117-118. Special issue: Misunderstanding the Netherlands.
- Endangered Languages. Sociolinguistic sentimentalism. European Review, Fall 2004.
2003
- The Politics of Agoraphobia: On Changes in Emotional and Relational Management. In: Norbert Elias, Eds. Dunning Eric & Stephen Mennell. SAGE Publ., London, 2003, Ch. 47, Vol. III, Part 5, Section 2, pp. 53-82. [formerly published in Theory and Society 10 (3) 1981, pp. 359-385].
- On the Sociogenesis of the Psychoanalytic Setting. In: Norbert Elias, Eds. Dunning Eric & Stephen Mennell. SAGE Publ., London, 2003, Vol. IV, Part 6, Section 6, pp. 171-202. [formerly pyblished in: P.R. Gleichmann et al, eds. Human Figurations: Essays for Norbert Elias. Amsterdam: Stichting Amsterdams Sociologisch Tijdschrift, pp. 381-413].
- Asia’s Affair with English: Hindi, Filipino and Malay in the World Language system. In: Omar, A.H. (Ed.). The Genius of Malay Civilization. Conference on Malay Civilisation. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2003, pp. 365-411.
- Policy without Politics: Social, Cultural and Linguistic Affairs in the European Union. In : Munshi S. & B.P. Abraham (eds). Good Governance, Democratic Societies and Globalisation: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. SAGE Publ., New Delhi, India, 2003. Ch. 3, pp. 54-69.
2002
- ‘The European Void: The Democratic Deficit as a Cultural Lack’, European Studies Newsletter CES, New York, 331.5/6 June 2002, pp. 4-5.
- ‘Dyscivilization, Mass Extermination and the State’ in: Scott Lash and Mike Featherstone (eds.) Recognition and difference. London etc.: Sage publications, 2002, p. 265-276.
- ‘The Sociological Study of Transnational Society’ in: Dick Kooiman, Adrianus Koster, Peer Smeets en Bernhard Venema, Conflict in a Globalising World; Studies in honour of Peter Kloos. Assen: Royal Van Gorcum, 2002, pp. 19-33 (transl.).
2001
- ‘Dyscivilisation, mass extermination and the state’. In: Norbert Elias, Eds. Dunning Eric & Stephen Mennell. SAGE Publ., London, 2003, Ch. 26, Vol. II, Part 4, Section 1, pp. 137-148. [formerly published in: Theory, Culture & Society 18 (2-3 ) 2001, pp. 265-276].
- ‘A political sociology of the world language system’ in: Eliezer Ben-Rafal and Yitzak Sternberg, Identity, Culture and Globalization. Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, 2001, pp. 205-234.
- ’Welfare state’ in: Oxford Companion to Politics of the World (Joel Krieger ed.) 2nd ed., Oxford U.P.: Oxford etc., 2001 (revision).
- ‘ The Language Constellation of the European Union’ in: Martin Kohli & Mojca Novak (eds) Will Europe Work? Integration, Employment and the Social Order Routledge: London, New York, 2001, pp. 170-181.
- ‘English in the social sciences’ in: Ulrich Ammon, ed., The dominance of English as a language of science; Effects on other Languages and language communities. Berlin etc.: Mouton De Gruyter, 2001, pp. 71-84).
- ‘Dyscivilization, Mass Extermination and the State’ . Theory, Culture and Society [special issue on recognition and difference] 18, 2-3, April-June 2001, pp. 265-276.
2000
- ‘Why this is in English (and not in German, nor in Dutch)’, [Schuman lecture 2000], Maastricht: Studium Generale, 2000.
- ‘Workers’ Mutualism: an Interlude on Self-Management’ (1988) and ‘Perspectives for transnational social policy’ (1992) reprinted in: Robert E Goodin and Deborah Mitchell, The foundations of the welfare state (3 vols.) Cheltenham: Elgar, 2000, respectively in vol. 1, pp. 346-360, vol. 3, pp. 636-654.
- ‘Elite perceptions of the poor’ (with James Manor, Else Oyen and Elisa Reis). Current sociology, 48, 1, January 2000 pp. 43-58.
1999
- ‘Prospects for Transnational Social Policy in Europe’, in: Michael Hanagan and Charles Tilly (eds.), Extending citizenship, reconfiguring states. Lanham etc.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999, pp. 179-194. Before published in International Journal of Sociology, Vol. 25, No. 1, Work and Welfare in a ChangingEurope: Part II: Reshaping the European Welfare States (Spring, 1995), pp. 8-22. Published by: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
- A rejoinder to Axel van den Berg’s ‘Note on rational choice theory, historical sociology and the ceteris paribus assumption’ Netherlands Journal of Social Sciences 35.2 1999, pp. 174-176.
- ‘Language and culture in transnational society’ European Review 7.4 1999, pp. 507-518.
1998
- ‘Rational choice as process: the uses of formal theory for historical sociology’ in: Meindert Fennema, Cees van der Eijk, Huibert Schijf (eds.), In Search of Structure; Essays in Social Science and Methodology [Essays in honor of Robert J. Mokken] Amsterdam: Het Spinhuis, 1998, pp. 135-146 (repr.).
- ‘A political sociology of the World Language System (1): The Dynamics of Language Spread’. Language Problems and Language Planning, 22.1 Spring 1998, pp. 63-75.
- ‘A political sociology of the World Language System’ (2): The unequal exchange of texts’ Language Problems and Language Planning 22.2 Summer 1998, pp. 109-128.
- ‘Project for a benificial epidemic; On the collective aspects of contagion and prevention’ in: Pieter Streefland (ed.), Problems and potential in international health; transdisciplinary perspectives. Amsterdam: Spinhuis/ Royal Tropical Institute, 1998, pp. 35-50.
1997
- ‘Widening circles of disidentification; On the Psycho- and sociogenesis of the hatred of distant strangers – Reflections on Rwanda’, Theory, Culture and Society, 14.2, May 1997, pp. 105-122.
- ‘Language Politics in India and Europe: A comparison based on a model of conflict of language interests’ in: Martin Doornbos and Sudipta Kaviraj (eds.), Dynamics of State Formation; India and Europe compared [Indo-Dutch Studies on Development Alternatives]. New Delhi/London: Sage, 1997, pp. 125-150.
1996
- ‘Rational choice as process: the uses of formal theory in historical sociology’ Netherlands Journal of Sociology (with comments by S. Lindenberg and J. Goudsblom and a rejoinder by the author), 32.1, November 1996, pp. 3-38.
1995
- ‘Prospects for Transnational Social Policy in Europe: East-West Relations’ in: Thomas P. Boje (ed.), Work and Welfare in a Changing Europe, Part II Reshaping the European Welfare States [International Journal of sociology] 25(1), 1995, p. 8-22.
- ‘Widening circles of identification: Emotional concerns in sociogenetic perspective’ Theory, Culture and Society vol. 12.1, 1995, pp. 25-39.
1994
- ‘The state of outrage’ European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 2.3 1994 pp 7-14 (vert van De staat van wandaad).
- ‘The solidity of solidarity: limitations and potentials of welfare states’ Social (in)security & poverty as global issues; conference in preparation of the UN world summit on social development. Maastricht 4&5 March 1994, pp. 27-31.
1993
- ‘Notes on the evolution of social identifications: From kin to village, region, nation… and beyond?’ Elke Dirven, Joost Groenewegen & Sjef van Hoof (eds.), Stuck in the region? Changing scales for regional identity. Vereniging van Utrechtse Geografie Studenten/ Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap/ Nederlandse geografische studies Utrecht, 1993, pp 75-86.
- ‘Welfare States’ in: (J. Krieger (ed.), Oxford Companion to World Politics. New York/Oxford: Oxford U.P., 1993.
- ‘The Emerging World Language System, Introduction’ and ‘The Evolving European Language System: A theory of communication potential and language competition’ in International Political Science Review, (special issue on the Political Sociology of Language Conflict, editor AdS), 14. 3, july 1993, resp. pp. 219-226 and pp. 241-55.
- ‘Are poor children enough of a nuisance?’ in Twee stukken/Two pieces. Amsterdam: Spinhuis, 1993.
1992
- ‘Perspectives for transnational social policy’ Government and opposition, 27.1 Winter 1992, pp. 33-51.
- ‘Historical sociology in the Netherlands’; Comparative Historical Sociology Newsletter, 5.1 October 1992 (pp. 2-4).
1991
- ‘Language politics in India and Europe: A comparison based on a model of conflict of language interests’ Journal of Educational and Social Change 5. 3 October-December 1991, pp. 13-34.
- ‘Notes on the emerging global language system; Regional, national and supranational’ [Hannah Arendt memorial symposia in political philosophy, ‘Nationalisms’ New School for Social research Graduate Faculty Philosophy Department, march 7-8 1989] Media, culture and society (London etc.), 13, 1991, pp. 309-23. Also to appear in a forthcoming Hannah Arendt Memorial volume.
1989
- ‘Platform Holland: Dutch society in the context of global cultural relations’, Internationale Spectator, Internationale Spectator, (43,11) November 1989, pp. 718-722.
- ‘The reluctant imperialism of the medical profession,’ Social Science and Medicine 28.11, 1989, pp. 1165-1170.
- ‘Jealousy as a Class Phenomenon: The Petite Bourgeoisie and Social Security,’ International Sociology. 4.3, September 1989, pp. 259-272.
1987
- ‘The Sociogenesis of the welfare state: by way of introduction,’ Sociologisch Tijdschrift (13,4), February 1987, pp. 579-596.
1986
- ‘From charitable feeling to social consciousness’ in: A. J. M.van Weers (ed.), l’État-providence; Un débat philosophique (The welfare state; a philosophical debate). Maastricht: Presses Interuniversitaires Européennes, 1986, pp. 131-146.
- ‘Workers’ and Clients’ Mutualism Compared’, Government and Opposition (21,1), Winter 1986.
1985
- ‘Coalition Theories and Multi-party Systems; Formal-empirical theory and the formalizing approach to politics,’ in: Henk A. M. Wilke (ed.), Coalition Formation. Amsterdam, New York: North-Holland, 1985.
1982
- ‘The Netherlands: Coalitions in a Segmented Polity’ in: E. C.Browne and J. Dreijmanis (eds.), Government Coalitions in Western Democracies. New York & London: Longman, 1982.
1981
- ‘The Politics of Agoraphobia’ (with a critique by J. Alt, a rejoinder by the author and a comment by A. Gouldner), Theory and Society (10,3), May 1981.
1980
- ‘On the Sociogenesis of the Psychoanalytic Situation’, Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Thought (3,3), 1980. (German transl. in: Human Figurations; Essays for Norbert Elias. Amsterdam: Amsterdams Sociologisch Tijdschrift, 1977).
- (with R.J. Mokken) ‘Testing Coalition Theories: The combined evidence’ in: L. Lewin and E. Vedung (eds.), Politics as Rational Action; Essays in public choice and policy-analysis. Dordrecht/Boston: Reidel, 1980.
1978
- ‘The Professionalization, State Financing, and Regulation of Psychotherapy in the Netherlands’ in: C. Altenstetter (ed.), Changing National-Subnational Relations in Health: Opportunities and constraints. Washington: National Institutes of Health, 1978.
1977
- ‘Terror as a Governmental Service’ in: M. Hoefnagels (ed.), Repression and Repressive Violence. Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger, 1977.
1975
- ‘A Classification of Parties and Party Systems According to Coalitional Options’, European Journal of Political research (3,4), December 1975.
1973
- ‘Parties, Politics, and Pivots: Coaliton politics in the Netherlands,’ Delta (16,3), Autumn 1973.
1970
- ‘An Empirical Model of Coalition Formation as an N-Person Game of Policy Distance Minimization’ in: S. Groennings, E. W. Kelley and M. Leiserson (eds.), The Study of Coalition Behavior; Theoretical perspectives and cases from four continents. New York, etc.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.