Politics and Cosmopolitanism in a Global Age

This book examines the idea of cosmopolitanism, its reconceptualisations and critiques. It explores the specific institutional and philosophical challenges in constructing a cosmopolitan political community and critically engages with assumptions about the nature and direction of global politics. The volume presents a post-colonial critique of 'Western' cosmopolitanism and suggests alternative frameworks.

List of contents

Abbreviations. Glossary. Acknowledgements. Introduction Sonika Gupta and Sudarsan Padmanabhan Part I: Normative Cosmopolitanism: Statements 1. Cosmopolitan Democracy: Paths and Agents Daniele Archibugi and David Held 2. The Cosmopolitanization of International Law: Rethinking Global Constitutionalism Garrett Wallace Brown 3. Legitimacy in the Global Normative Order: Justificatory Practices in the Space of Reasons Eva Erman Part II: Reconceptualizing Cosmopolitanism 4. Cosmopolitanism without Foundations Véronique Pin-Fat 5. Who are the People of the World? Sudhir Chella Rajan 6. Cosmopolitanism, Liberalism, and Citizenship Arvind Sivaramakrishnan 7. Diasporas, Cosmopolitanism and Post-territorial Citizenship Francesco Ragazzi. 8. The ‘Domestic Abroad’ and the Limits of Cosmopolitanism Latha Varadarajan Part III: Towards a Postcolonial Critique 9. The Elusiveness of ‘Non-Western Cosmopolitanism’ Rahul Rao 10. Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism: A Re-examination Sonika Gupta Epilogue: Imagining India: The Interplay of the Cosmopolitan and the Vernacular Sudarsan Padmanabhan. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors. Index

About the author

Sonika Gupta is Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.
Sudarsan Padmanabhan is Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.

　

Product details

• Authors: Sonika Padmanabhan Gupta
• Assisted by: Sonika Gupta (Editor), Gupta Sonika (Editor), Sudarsan Padmanabhan (Editor), Padmanabhan Sudarsan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2014
• EAN: 9781138822405
• ISBN: 978-1-138-82240-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Ethics, Human Rights and Global Political Thought
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General