Beyond Cosmopolitanism Towards Planetary Transformations
Considering the different traditions of cosmopolitan thinking and experimentation, this cutting edge volume examines the contemporary revival of cosmopolitanism as a response to the challenges of living in an interdependent world. Through a unique multidi
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Edited by Ananta Kumar Giri
Beyond Cosmopolitanism
Ananta Kumar Giri Editor
Beyond Cosmopolitanism Towards Planetary Transformations
Ananta Kumar Giri Madras Institute of Development Studies Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
ISBN 978-981-10-5375-7 ISBN 978-981-10-5376-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-5376-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017952663 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design by Ran Shauli Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
For Margaret Chatterjee, Bhikhu Parekh and Pratibha Roy
Foreword
Globalization is a catchword of our time. Taken by itself, the term only refers to a process of spatial expansion—while leaving the ethical and political dimensions of the process in the dark. The real question, however, is, what kind of people will inhabit this expanded space, and in which manner will they do so? It is in reference to this issue that the term “cosmopolitanism” is commonly employed. Implicit in this word is the notion that people live somehow as “citizens of the world” and that their manner of living transforms the world into a precious shared habitat or “cosmos.” What is conjured up by the latter term is not a soulless uniformity or bland monotony but rather the sense of a “coincidentia oppositorum”: of a harmony in disharmony, of concord in discord, or a unity in the midst of staggering diversity. Taken in this sense, cosmopolitanism is far removed from some prominent trends of our time. Almost everywhere we find a disturbing tendency to embrace discord and disharmony, a hankering for exclusive identity completely aloo
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