Introduction; 1. The rise and decline of classical cosmopolitanism; 2. Contemporary cosmopolitanism and social theory; 3. Global ethics, solidarity and the problem of violence; 4. Cosmopolitan citizenship and the post-sovereign state; 5. Multiculturalism from a cosmopolitan perspective; 6. Religion in a cosmopolitan society; 7. Cosmopolitanism, modernity and global history; 8. Cosmopolitanism and European political community; 9. Europe as a borderland; 10. Conclusion: intercultural dialogue in a post-western world.