The sociology of cosmopolitanism : globalization, identity, culture and government

Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Contents ## Notes on the Authors vii Many colleagues have helped us gather and synthesize our ideas for this book, but we especially wish to acknowledge David Ellison, Mike Michael, Philip Smith and Gary Wickham, whose thoughts and comments were invaluable, and whose commitment to fruitful dialogue inspired us as we falteringly tried to make sense of otherness. A number of colleagues helped us with the research for this book. Our sincere thanks go to Lyn Calcutt, Jennifer Gearing, Carissa Hoareau and Nick Osbaldiston. The support of our families has been crucial: our biggest debt is to Trisha, Leanne and Marta, without whom this book could never have seen the light of day. Finally, our editorial team at Palgrave provided all the advice and support we could ask for. We especially thank Olivia Middleton, Philippa Grand and Jill Lake. viii 5 Thinking, Feeling and Acting Cosmopolitan: The Ideal Types and their Expression in Everyday Cultural Fields 'An excellet guide-map for researching political, cultural and ethical conditions surrounding cosmopolitanism in our era' - International Sociology 'The authors offer a clear introduction to recent debates about cosmopolitanism, providing original ideas which show that cosmopolitanism needs sociology. Cosmopolitanism is a matter of ethical stance and political order, but it cannot be understood without attention to embodied affect, patterns of social relations, culturally informed social action. Cosmopolitanism is not just a set of utopian ideals, but a phenomenon in the contemporary world which needs analysis.' - Craig Calhoun, President, Social Science Research Council and Professor of the Social Sciences, New York University, USA 'This book provides a carefully detailed dissection of cosmopolitanism, as theory and as sets of practices. The authors have produced an extremely useful resource for future analyses of the placing of cosmopolitanism in the emerging world dis/order.' - John Urry, Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology, Lancaster University, UK 'The authors demonstrate the sociological significance of cosmopolitanism in an imaginative and methodologically sophisticated way. They have made an invaluable contribution to the growing literature on cosmopolitanism.' - Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology and Social& Political Thought, University of Sussex, UK '[This] book is highly illuminating and instructive as to what can and should be understood under cosmopolitanism, and how the phenomena of cosmopolitanism can be studied. Scholars of globalization will find in this a highly useful orientation guide to the various sociological theories of cosmopolitanism, and in particular a fresh and empirically based synthesis that directs to possible research on the subject.' - Professor Motti Regev, Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication, The Open University of Israel The Dream Of A Cosmopolitical Utopia Has Been Around For Thousands Of Years. Yet The Promise Of Being Locally Situated And At The Same Time Globally Connected And Mobile Has Never Seemed More Possible Than It Is Today. The Question Remains As To Whether It Is Positive And Realistic For Us To Have Multiple Loyalties. Can We Sustain Community And Solidarity With Our Neighbours While We Look Beyond Our Nation? And If We Can't - Or Won't - Consider Distant Strangers As Part Of Our Own World, Are There Increasingly Dire Consequences? This Book Reconnects Classical Sociological Theory And Contemporary Ideas On Mobility, Otherness, Material Assemblages, Consumption And Surveillance To Render The Idea Of A Global Cosmopolitan Utopia Amenable To Sociological Investigation. The Book Takes A Realistic Approach To The Development Of Cosmopolitical Arrangements. It Embraces The Imaginative Impulses The Cosmopolitan Dream Provides, But Takes Into Account The Political, Ethical And Cultural Dimensions Of Such Cosmopolitan Developments. In Revisiting The Relevance Of Classical Sociological Approaches In The Context Of Contemporary Theoretical Challenges, The Distinctive Approach This Book Takes To Understanding Cosmopolitanism Will Be Of Use To Scholars And Students Alike. Problems In The Field Of Cosmopolitanism -- The Question Of Belonging: The Nation State And Beyond -- Cosmopolitanism And The Political Realm -- Cosmopolitanism As A Political Lifestyle: Morality, Technology And Style -- Thinking, Feeling And Acting Cosmopolitan: The Ideal Types And Their Expression In Everyday Cultural Fields -- The Cosmopolitan Symbolic Universe And Communities Of Sentiment -- Conclusion: Cosmopolitanism As An Intellectual And Political Project. Gavin Kendall, Ian Woodward And Zlatko Skrbis. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 158-169) And Index. The dream of a cosmopolitical utopia has been around for thousands of years. Yet the promise of being locally situated while globally connected and mobile has never seemed more possible than today. Through a classical sociological approach, this book analyses the political, technological and cultural systems underlying cosmopolitanism. The dream of a cosmopolitical utopia has been around for thousands of years. Yet the promise of being locally situated and at the same time globally connected and mobile has never seemed more possible than it is today. The question remains as to whether it is positive and realistic for us to have multiple loyalties. Can we sustain community and solidarity with our neighbours while we look beyond our nation? And if we can't - or won't -- consider distant strangers as part of our own world, are there increasingly dire consequences? This book reconnects classical sociological theory and contemporary ideas on mobility, otherness, material assemblages, consumption and surveillance to render the idea of a global cosmopolitan utopia amenable to sociological investigation. The book takes a realistic approach to the development of cosmopolitical arrangements. It embraces the imaginative impulses the cosmopolitan dream provides, but takes into account the political, ethical and cultural dimensions of such cosmopolitan developments. In revisiting the relevance of classical sociological approaches in the context of contemporary theoretical challenges, the distinctive approach this book takes to understanding cosmopolitanism will be of use to scholars and students alike The dream of a cosmopolitical utopia has been around for thousands of years. Yet the promise of being locally situated and at the same time globally connected and mobile has never seemed more possible than it is today. The question remains as to whether it is positive and realistic for us to have multiple loyalties. Can we sustain community and solidarity with our neighbours while we look beyond our nation? And if we can't - or won't - consider distant strangers as part of our own world, are there increasingly dire consequences? This book reconnects classical sociological theory and contemporary ideas on mobility, otherness, material assemblages, consumption and surveillance to render the idea of a global cosmopolitan utopia amenable to sociological investigation. The book takes a realistic approach to the development of cosmopolitical arrangements. It embraces the imaginative impulses the cosmopolitan dream provides, but takes into account the political, ethical and cultural dimensions of such cosmopolitan developments. In revisiting the relevance of classical sociological approaches in the context of contemporary theoretical challenges, the distinctive approach this book takes to understanding cosmopolitanism will be of use to scholars and students alike.--Résumé de l'éditeur Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-11 Problems in the Field of Cosmopolitanism....Pages 12-32 The Question of Belonging: The Nation State and Beyond....Pages 33-53 Cosmopolitanism and the Political Realm....Pages 54-75 Cosmopolitanism as a Political Lifestyle: Morality, Technology and Style....Pages 76-98 Thinking, Feeling and Acting Cosmopolitan: The Ideal Types and their Expression in Everyday Cultural Fields....Pages 99-123 The Cosmopolitan Symbolic Universe and Communities of Sentiment....Pages 124-148 Conclusion: Cosmopolitanism as an Intellectual and Political Project....Pages 149-157 Back Matter....Pages 158-177