Translated by Ciaran Cronin.
The world is a state of turmoil. From the financial crisis to
the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in
Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere, many of the familiar
frameworks are collapsing and we have to find new ways to orient
ourselves in a world undergoing rapid change. Of course, it is
necessary for political leaders to address local issues and react
to people's specific demands, but without a cosmopolitan outlook,
such a reaction is likely to be inadequate. Ulrich Beck's
"Twenty-one Observations on a World in Turmoil" is a demonstration
of cosmopolitan politics in practice. It is more than a mirror: it
is a magnifying glass that brings into focus the processes that are
transforming our world and highlights the great challenges we face
today.'Global domestic politics', the concept introduced and
developed by Beck, is much more than a political theory, a
philosophical utopia (or dystopia), a governance programme or a
mental state: it is the reality of our times. Beck turns the
argument that 'global domestic politics' is an unrealistic ideology
on its head, arguing that it is the proponents of the national who
are the idealists. They view reality through the obsolete lenses of
the nation-state and thus cannot see the profound global changes
that are transforming our reality. Global domestic politics is
therefore a perspective, a political reality and a normative idea.
And it is the critical theory of our times since it challenges the
most profound truths which we hold dear: the truths of the
nation.
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