The roots of law, the roots of constitutionalism -- The telos of modern constitutionalism -- The dialectics of citizenship : Europe as a citizenship-capable entity -- What kind of European citizenship? -- Global governance as discourse : global governance as truth -- Foucault and power : global governance beyond discourse -- The unviability of global citizenship : looking into the deeds of global civil society -- The capitalist mode of production : the economic relation as the primary relation of the nation state -- State, ideology, and the class struggle -- Conclusion : State, power, constitutionalism.