How Real is Cosmopolitanism in Europe?  

Oleh:

Pichler, Florian

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Sociology vol. 42 no. 06 (Dec. 2008), page 1107–1126.
Topik: cosmopolitanism; Eurobarometer; Europe; identity
Fulltext: 1107.pdf (203.67KB)

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Theoretical concepts of cosmopolitanism suggest new forms of societal and political organization. Yet these notions are overwhelmingly normative and hardly specify the ways in which cosmopolitanism is constructed from ‘below’. To what extent are people cosmopolitan and who are they? In following the debate on cosmopolitanization we offer a case study of Europe in which we provide grounding for ‘global’ forms of identification. Using the recent Eurobarometer 64.2 (European Commission, 2005), ‘global belonging’ is juxtaposed with attitudes and perceptions of the European Union, describing theoretically claimed openness and recognition of difference. We find that a considerable proportion of Europeans see themselves as what could be called cosmopolitan. These views are, however, socially stratified and do not necessarily go hand in hand with open-mindedness. To conclude, the social reality of cosmopolitanism is ambiguous: substantive European cosmopolitanism exists next to more banal forms, but forms of non-cosmopolitanism should not be underestimated.

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