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Cosmopolitan political science.
1Geschwister-School-Institut fur Politische Wissenschaft, Ludwig Maximulians Universitat Munchen. grande@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
The British Journal of Sociology
|March 2, 2006
Summary
Cosmopolitism offers a new analytical framework for political science, transcending global politics to reshape the discipline. This concept necessitates integrating national and international studies, and normative and empirical approaches for a critical theory of politics.
Area of Science:
- Political Science
- Globalization Studies
Background:
- The term 'cosmopolitism' has seen a resurgence in political science since the 1990s, particularly within globalization discourse.
- Historically, its application in modern political science literature was limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the full potential of cosmopolitism as an analytical concept for empirical political science.
- To argue for broadening the application of cosmopolitism beyond global politics analysis.
- To propose cosmopolitism as a catalyst for reinventing political science in the era of globalization.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of cosmopolitism.
- Argument for interdisciplinary integration within political science.
- Examination of disciplinary boundary transformations.
Main Results:
- Cosmopolitism offers significant potential beyond global politics.
- A paradigmatic shift in political science is enabled by cosmopolitism.
- The integration of national/comparative and international politics is proposed.
Conclusions:
- Cosmopolitism necessitates a redefinition of boundaries between empirical and normative approaches.
- This integration can lead to a new, critical theory of politics.
- Cosmopolitism serves as a unifying concept for previously separated fields in political science.