Cosmopolitan Spaces

<p><em>Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe Globalization Theory</em> endeavors a highly innovative reading of both globalization theory and contemporary European transformations. Interpreting cosmopolitanism as a politics of space Rumford positions his analysis at the intersection of two exciting currents in contemporary social science research: the ‘spatial turn’ in the social sciences and the renewed interest in cosmopolitanism. Rumford elaborates a completely new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary social and political transformation of Europe and takes issue with many aspects of the globalization-inspired accounts of Europeanization which remain blind to the spatial dimensions of change. In addition to its compelling reading of cosmopolitanism <em>Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe Globalization Theory</em><em> </em>offers a provocative critique for thinking about Europe in terms of Empire and advances the startling claim that Europe should be considered ‘postwestern’. </p>