European cosmopolitanism in question

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / A. Krossa and R. Robertson -- Why European cosmopolitanism? / A. Krossa -- Some comments on cosmopolitanism and Europe / R. Holton -- Cosmopolitanism in social theory: an ambivalent defense / D. Chernilo -- Divided time: notes on cosmopolitanism and the theory of second modernity / A. Langenohl -- Cosmopolitanism as a concept for tolerant demarcation / J. Schraten -- Cosmopolitan liberalism and its limits / C. Calhoun -- Cosmopolitan trends across world regions: discerning a European exceptionalism / V. Roudometof and W. Haller -- The Obama effect: confronting the political and the cosmopolitics of the real / P. Werbner -- European cosmopolitanism and the global field / R. Robertson.

"Cosmopolitanism is currently one of the most prominent topics in the social sciences and humanities, and a key concept for understanding globalization. This collection of essays, featuring a line-up of leading international scholars, argues that most work on cosmopolitanism uses a normative model, rather than fully interrogating the issue empirically, comparatively and globally. This ambitious and ground-breaking collection will push the boundaries of the debate on cosmopolitanism into new areas, opening up new lines of inquiry and analysis that will have an impact on the study of globalization and global process for years to come."--Publisher's website.