1. Introduction -- 2. Power, discourse, government: a Foucauldian perspective on sustainable development and summitry -- 3. Producing sustainable development: the discourse from Stockholm to Johannesburg -- 4. Negotiating sustainable development: from a global deal to partnerships -- 5. Performing sustainable development: governing by example at the Summit -- 6. Resisting sustainable development: the politics of protest at the Summit -- 7. Conclusion.