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Un/common grounds: Tracing politics across worlds
Endre Dányi1, Michaela Spencer2
1Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany.
Social Studies of Science
|March 3, 2020
Summary
This study reconceptualizes cosmopolitics by examining how commonality and uncommonality are negotiated in diverse democratic settings. It reveals situated practices can shape shared futures through reimagining pasts and diverse configurations of people and places.
Area of Science:
- Political Science
- Anthropology
- Sociology
Background:
- Cosmopolitics often assumes a single world, overlooking diverse political practices.
- Understanding un/commonality is crucial for democratic politics beyond singular worldviews.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reconceptualize cosmopolitics by focusing on un/commonality.
- To explore democratic politics across diverse landscapes and multiplicities.
- To analyze how commonality and uncommonality are achieved in situated contexts.
Main Methods:
- Ethnographic research in Germany and Australia.
- Comparative analysis of parliamentary settings and a Yolŋu community.
- Tracing political practices across different worlds.
Main Results:
- Commonality and uncommonality are not oppositional but situated efforts.
- Democratic politics involves articulating what should be made un/common and why.
- Fieldwork in Frankfurt, Berlin, Darwin, and Miliŋimbi revealed distinct practices.
Conclusions:
- Explicit and implicit framings of cosmopolitics offer potential for change.
- Situated practices can rework un/common futures.
- Reimagining pasts and configurations of people and places are key to future cosmopolitics.
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