Cosmopolitan Perspectives on European and Asian Transnationalism

Bibliographic Data

ID7991111
AuthorsGerard Delanty (0000-0001-7260-5904, University of Sussex), B He (0000-0001-8098-9223, Deakin University), Baogang He Baogang He (Deakin University)
Year2008
Volume23
Issue3
Pages323-344
Publication date2008-04-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0268580908088893
OpenAlexW2072373198
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited39

The article explores the implications of major social transformation in Asia for Europe. It specifically addresses expressions of cosmopolitan engagement between transnational organizations representing Asia and Europe. Within Asia, there is some evidence to indicate that cosmopolitanism is becoming a significant factor in culture and in politics, as is illustrated by increasing transnational cooperation within Asia and the dilution of national interests. A major question is whether such forms of cooperation will play a significant role in Asia's relation to Europe and whether as a consequence European—Asian relations will develop in a direction congruent with cosmopolitan principles. The thesis of the article is that if its momentum continues to develop, cosmopolitan relations and normative regionalism in Asia and Europe are significant factors in reshaping the world and transregional order, and that critical cosmopolitanism can be an alternative to nationalism and to narrowly defined globalization

Cosmopolitanism · Globalization · Nationalism · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regionalism (politics · Sociology · Transnationalism · World order · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Political and Social Issues

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