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Cosmopolitan Perspectives on European and Asian Transnationalism

University of Sussex, g.delanty{at}sussex.ac.uk

Baogang He

Deakin University, baogang.he{at}deakin.edu.au

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.

Key Words: ASEM • critical cosmopolitanism • European Union • global justice • globalization • nation-state

International Sociology, Vol. 23, No. 3, 323-344 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0268580908088893


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