Another Cosmopolitanism

In these two important lectures, distinguished political philosopher SeylaBenhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we haveentered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan normsof universal justice--norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimatesince they are in conflict with democratic ideals. In her first lecture,Benhabib argues that this tension can never be fully resolved, but it can bemitigated through the renegotiation of the dual commitments to human rights andsovereign self-determination. Her second lecture develops this idea in detail,with special reference to recent developments in Europe (for example, thebanning of Muslim head scarves in France). The EU has seen the replacement ofthe traditional unitary model of citizenship with a new model that disaggregatesthe components of traditional citizenship, making it possible to be a citizen ofmultiple entities at the same time.The volume also contains a substantive introduction by Robert Post, the volumeeditor, and contributions by Bonnie Honig (Northwestern University), WillKymlicka (Queens University), and Jeremy Waldron (Columbia School ofLaw).Benhabib, Seyla is the author of 'Another Cosmopolitanism ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780195183221 and ISBN 0195183223.