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Darren O’Byrne is reader of sociology and human rights at the University of Roehampton.
Sybille de la Rosa is assistant chair in the Department of Political Science at the University of Heidelberg.
Introduction; Sybille De La Rosa and Darren O’Byrne / PART I: The Debate on Cosmopolitism and Connected Discourses / 1. Humanity, Rights and the Ideal of Critical Cosmopolitanism; Amos Nascimento / 2. A Feminist Cosmopolitanism: Relational or Non-Relational; Angie Pepper / PART II: The Challenges of Cosmopolitism / 3. Finding the Universality Beyond Language and Culture: Comparative Political Theory and the Cosmopolitanism of Wang Yangming and Immanuel Kant; Sae Hee Lee / 4. Back to the Future: Postmulticulturalism, Immanent Cosmopolitanism; Sneja Gunew / 5. Writing Through a Critical Cosmopolitan Lens; Anne Surma / 6. A New Cosmopolitan World History?: Polycentrism and Beyond; Martin Hewson / PART III: Critical Cosmopolitan Perspectives / 7. The Cosmopolitan Ideal and the Civilizing Process: Expanding Citizenship for Peace; Geneviève Souillac / 8. Critical Cosmopolitanism: Democracy and Representation; Sybille De La Rosa / 9. Jacques Derrida and The Case of Cosmopolitan: ‘Cities of Refuge’ in the 21st Century; Spiros Makris / Bibliography / Index
Cosmopolitanism is coming of age. The editors of this volume have assembled an
impressive series of cutting-edge contributions on the topic. Coming from different
perspectives, the chapters seek to steer a path toward a "global critical cosmopolitanism"
- where "critical" does not mean a rejection of the "cosmopolitan ideal" but rather a
more self-reflective approach cognizant of the likely exclusion or repression of
relevant "others" under prevailing power constellations.
— Fred R. Dallmayr, Packey J. Dee Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
Committed to the cosmopolitan project, the authors of this book nevertheless pose a serious challenge to its purely normative definition. By engaging in a wide range of analyses--from human rights to basic conceptual assumptions, from conditions of intercultural communication to prospects and pitfalls of a globalized idea of democracy--this well-conceived volume aims to advance a critical cosmopolitanism by problematizing its Western roots. It admirably succeeds.
— Hans-Herbert Kögler, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of North Florida