The essays help us ponder the most profound question in world politics today: who will the twenty-first century be for?

Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword Christopher Hill; Introduction: how might we live? Global ethics in a new century Ken Booth, Tim Dunne and Michael Cox; 1. Individualism and the concept of Gaia Mary Midgley; 2. Bounded and cosmopolitan justice Onora O'Neill; 3. Globalization from above: actualizing the ideal through law Philip Allott; 4. A more perfect union? The liberal peace and the challenge of globalization Michael W. Doyle; 5. International pluralism and the rule of law Terry Nardin; 6. Towards a feminist international ethics Kimberley Hutchings; 7. Contested globalization: the changing context and normative challenges Richard Higgott; 8. Universalism and difference in discourses of race Kenan Malik; 9. Does cosmopolitan thinking have a future? Derek Heater; 10. Individuals, communities and human rights Peter Jones; 11. Thinking about civilizations Robert W. Cox; Index.