James Tully is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is one of the most distinguished political philosophers in the world.

• Dedication; Acknowledgements; Credits; Introduction; Public philosophy and civic freedom: a guide to the two volumes; Part I. Global Governance and Practices of Freedom: 1. The Kantian idea of Europe: cosmopolitan and critical perspectives; 2. Democracy and globalisation: a defeasible sketch; 3. An ecological ethics; 4. The unfreedom of the moderns in relation to their ideals of constitutionalism and democracy; Part II. On Imperialism; 5. On law, democracy and imperialism; 6. Communication and imperialism; 7. The imperial toles of modern vonstitutional democracy; Conclusion: civic freedom contra imperialism: 8. A new kind of Europe? Democratic integration in the European Union; 9. On global and local citizenship; Bibliography; Index.

'Tully regards his political philosophy as a public philosophy, engaged in a constant dialogue with political agents. Where and how this dialogue takes place and which political effects it will have are questions beyond its control. The gap between theory and practice thus turns out to be a limit even for a theory that, as far as possible, conceives of itself as practice. Tully's work is exemplary in pushing this limit in ways from which both theory and practice can learn a great deal.' Constellations

James Tully is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is one of the most distinguished political philosophers in the world.

• Dedication; Acknowledgements; Credits; Introduction; Public philosophy and civic freedom: a guide to the two volumes; Part I. Global Governance and Practices of Freedom: 1. The Kantian idea of Europe: cosmopolitan and critical perspectives; 2. Democracy and globalisation: a defeasible sketch; 3. An ecological ethics; 4. The unfreedom of the moderns in relation to their ideals of constitutionalism and democracy; Part II. On Imperialism; 5. On law, democracy and imperialism; 6. Communication and imperialism; 7. The imperial toles of modern vonstitutional democracy; Conclusion: civic freedom contra imperialism: 8. A new kind of Europe? Democratic integration in the European Union; 9. On global and local citizenship; Bibliography; Index.

'Tully regards his political philosophy as a public philosophy, engaged in a constant dialogue with political agents. Where and how this dialogue takes place and which political effects it will have are questions beyond its control. The gap between theory and practice thus turns out to be a limit even for a theory that, as far as possible, conceives of itself as practice. Tully's work is exemplary in pushing this limit in ways from which both theory and practice can learn a great deal.' Constellations

James Tully is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is one of the most distinguished political philosophers in the world.

• Dedication; Acknowledgements; Credits; Introduction; Public philosophy and civic freedom: a guide to the two volumes; Part I. Global Governance and Practices of Freedom: 1. The Kantian idea of Europe: cosmopolitan and critical perspectives; 2. Democracy and globalisation: a defeasible sketch; 3. An ecological ethics; 4. The unfreedom of the moderns in relation to their ideals of constitutionalism and democracy; Part II. On Imperialism; 5. On law, democracy and imperialism; 6. Communication and imperialism; 7. The imperial toles of modern vonstitutional democracy; Conclusion: civic freedom contra imperialism: 8. A new kind of Europe? Democratic integration in the European Union; 9. On global and local citizenship; Bibliography; Index.

'Tully regards his political philosophy as a public philosophy, engaged in a constant dialogue with political agents. Where and how this dialogue takes place and which political effects it will have are questions beyond its control. The gap between theory and practice thus turns out to be a limit even for a theory that, as far as possible, conceives of itself as practice. Tully's work is exemplary in pushing this limit in ways from which both theory and practice can learn a great deal.' Constellations