A Modern Guide to Cosmopolitanism in the 21st Century

This timely Modern Guide provides a state-of-the-art summary of cosmopolitanism in the 21st century. Moving beyond the certainties of liberal cosmopolitanism from the start of the century, leading experts demonstrate how it can effectively respond to modern challenges.

Contributors address critiques of decolonialism and anthropocentrism, reimagining cosmopolitanism to incorporate global knowledge traditions, including Indian thought, African feminism and Confucian political philosophy. They investigate pressing topics such as resurgent nationalism, populism, mass displacement and the climate crisis. Chapters respond to the so-called motivation problem facing the modern cosmopolitan movement, featuring groundbreaking research on sentimental, ambassadorial and solidarity approaches. This book is a cutting edge summary of contemporary cosmopolitan political theory and an insightful analysis of how it can meet the global challenges of our time.



The Modern Guide to Cosmopolitanism in the 21st Century is an essential resource for scholars and students of public policy and politics, geography, social policy and sociology. Political theorists and philosophers will also benefit from its reconceptualising approach.