"The term cosmopolitanism has attracted many understandings and uses over the years. Covering the global, national, social and personal levels of analysis, the authors consider the multiple meanings of the term in the past and in the present and develop new ways of conceiving co…
In questioning what we share as human beings and whether we can ever live in peace with one another, the contributors to this study consider the multiple meanings of the term cosmopolitanism in the past and present. They then develop new ways of conceiving cosmopolitanism for th…
1. Introduction: conceiving cosmopolitanism, Steven Vertovec and Robin Cohen -- PART 1 WINDOWS ON COSMOPOLITANISM -- 2. Political belonging in a world of multiple identities, Stuart Hall-- 3. Middle Eastern experiences of cosmopolitanism, Sami Zubaida --4. Cosmopolitanism and th…
In recent years the concept of 'diversity' has gained a leading place in academic thought, business practice and public policy worldwide. Although variously used, 'diversity' tends to refer to patterns of social difference in terms of certain key categories. Today the foremost c…