Work Cited Pollock, Sheldon, Homi K. Bhabha, Carol A. Breckenridge, and Dipesh Chakrabarty. “Cosmopolitanisms.” In Cosmopolitanism, edited by Carol A. Breckenridge, Sheldon Pollock, Homi K. Bhabha and Dipesh Chakrabarty, 1-14. Durham, NC & London: A Millennial Quartet Book, 2002. Cosmopolitanism as an object of study: practice and theory related in a necessarily open concept Cosmopolitanism... Continue Reading →
Excellent article on Humboldt and cosmopolitanism, arguing that the 'Weltbürger' was a scientist and the scientist a 'Weltbürger.' This reminds me of my own research on the use of the term cosmopolitan and citizen of the world in eighteenth century France. Very often people would use it as a moniker to claim a position of... Continue Reading →
Here is a link to an article by German sociologist Ulrich Beck published in November 2007, which is a translation of the original into English: http://www.signandsight.com/features/1603.html It is quite summing up the arguments developed in his three last books on cosmopolitanism -- Power in the Global Age: A New Political Economy (2002/2006); Cosmopolitan Vision (2004/2006);... Continue Reading →
Frank Ejby Poulsen 