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Cosmopolitanism

Europe's Way Out of Crisis

Ulrich Beck

Edgar Grande

UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH, GERMANY

If Europe wants to overcome its current crisis, it urgently needs to develop a new political vision and a new concept for political integration. By focusing on the idea of a cosmopolitan Europe, this article outlines such a political vision for Europe. To this end, it first suggests reformulating the concept of cosmopolitanism in such a way that it is not tied to the ‘cosmos’ or the ‘globe’. With the aid of such a generalized concept of cosmopolitanism it then presents a novel, cosmopolitan approach to European integration that is no longer concerned with harmonizing rules and eliminating (national) differences, but with recognizing them. Finally, it outlines a new, post-national model of democracy for Europe that no longer disenfranchises citizens and instead gives them an active role in European decision-making processes.

Key Words: cosmopolitanism • democratic theory • European integration • reflexive modernization

European Journal of Social Theory, Vol. 10, No. 1, 67-85 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1368431006068758
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