European Cosmopolitanism in Question [Paperback]

Including a stellar line-up of international scholars, this book is an ambitious analysis of cosmopolitanism that will push the debate into new arenas, open up new lines of inquiry and have an impact on the study of globalization and global processes for years to come.List of Tables Introduction; A.Krossa? & R.Robertson Why European Cosmopolitanism?; A.Krossa Some Comments on Cosmopolitanism and Europe; R.Holton Cosmopolitanism in Social Theory: An Ambivalent Defense; D.Chernilo Divided Time: Notes on Cosmopolitanism and the Theory of Second Modernity; A.Langenohl Cosmopolitanism as a Concept for Tolerant Demarcation; J.Schraten Cosmopolitan Liberalism and its Limits; C.Calhoun Cosmopolitan Trends across World Regions: Discerning a European Exceptionalism; V.Roudometof? & W.Haller The Obama Effect: Confronting the Political and and the Cosmopolitics of the Real; P.Werbner European Cosmopolitanism and the Global Field; R.Robertson Bibliography Index

'This is an outstanding book, and an exceptionally worthwhile contribution to the growing literature on cosmopolitanism. It brings together some of the leading contributors to recent debates and offers a valuable critical perspective on claims for European 'exceptionalism' in relation to cosmopolitanism.' - William Outhwaite, Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University, UK

'This volumes makes a much needed contribution to the growing literature on cosmopolitanism in the social sciences. The chapters offer a careful critical assessment of the limits and relevance of the idea of a European cosmopolitanism'. - Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex, UK

'Robertson and Krossa have put together valuable critiques of the very current but fuzzy notion of European cosmopolitanism. They see cosmopolitanism as an ambiguous, ahistorical, and internally inconsistent normative ideal. And they see the idea that it is especially European as provincial rather than l#;