Content: Introduction; Kinetic, thermodynamic and other aspects of radical polymerization; Fundamental aspects of living polymerization; Controlled/living radical polymerization in the presence of iniferters; Controlled/living radical polymerization mediated by stable radicals; Organometallic controlled/living radical polymerization; Controlled/living radical polymerizations in the presence of tellurium, antimony, and bismuth compounds; Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization; Degenerative transfer polymerization based on iodine compounds and reversible chain transfer catalyzed polymerization mediated by germanium, tin and phosphorus compounds; Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)