A Modern Guide to Cosmopolitanism in the 21st Century
Edward Elgar Publishing
Will be published approx. on 28. October 2026
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-0353-0141-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
'If we are not to succumb to the sense of desolation and helplessness evoked by global news, we must discover what binds humanity - materially and ideally - to a common destiny. This book offers an extraordinarily rich and passionate guide to understanding and action.' -- Daniele Archibugi, University of London, Birkbeck College, UK 'This is a compelling collection tackling head-on the challenges facing cosmopolitan thinking and action in an era of resurgent nationalism and right-wing populism. It highlights the importance of cosmopolitan thinking in more globoskeptical times, and it models numerous ways in which such thinking can and should inform globally oriented policy and public dialogue.' -- Luis Cabrera, Griffith University, AustraliaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-0141-6 (9781035301416)
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Persons
Edited by Garrett Wallace Brown, Chair of Political Theory and Global Health Policy, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, Joshua Hobbs, Lecturer and Consultant in Applied Ethics, School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds, UK and Chandrachur Singh, Professor, Department of Political Science, Hindu College, University of Delhi, India