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The Humble Cosmopolitan - Rights, Diversity, and Trans-state Democracy (Hardcover)
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The Humble Cosmopolitan - Rights, Diversity, and Trans-state Democracy (Hardcover)
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Is a strong cosmopolitan stance irretrievably arrogant?
Cosmopolitanism, which affirms universal moral principles and
grants no fundamental moral significance to the state, has become
increasingly central to normative political theory. Yet, it has
faced persistent claims that it disdains local attachments and
cultures, while also seeking the neo-imperialistic imposition of
Western moral views on all persons. The critique is said to apply
with even greater force to institutional cosmopolitan approaches,
which seek the development of global political institutions capable
of promoting global aims for human rights, democracy, etc. This
book works to address such objections through developing a novel
theory of cosmopolitan political humility. It draws on the work of
Indian constitutional architect and social activist B.R. Ambedkar,
who cited universal principles of equality and rights in
confronting domestic exclusions and the "arrogance" of caste. He
sought to advance forms of political humility, or the recognition
of equal standing, and openness to input and challenge within
political institutions. This book explores how an "institutional
global citizenship" approach to cosmopolitanism could similarly
promote political humility globally, by supporting the development
of democratic input and challenge mechanisms beyond the state. Such
developments would challenge an essential political arrogance
identified in the current system, where sovereign states are
empowered to simply dismiss rights-based challenges from outsiders
or their own populations-even as they serve as the designated
guarantors of human rights. The book employs an innovative grounded
normative theory method, where extensive original field research
informs the development of moral claims. Insights are taken from
Dalit activists reaching out to United Nations human rights bodies
for support in challenging caste discrimination, and from their
critics in the governing Bharatiya Janata Party. Further insights
are drawn from Turkish protestors confronting a rising domestic
authoritarianism, and from UK Independence Party members demanding
"Brexit" from the European Union-in part because predominantly
Muslim Turkey could eventually join. Overall, it is shown, an
institutional global citizenship approach can inform the
development of a global framework which would orient fundamentally
to political humility rather than arrogance, and which could
significantly advance global rights protections.
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