The Ambivalence of Ordinary Cosmopolitanism: Investigating the Limits of Cosmopolitan Openness

摘要: Despite diverse understandings of cosmopolitanism, most authors agree that cosmopolitans espouse a broadly defined disposition 'openness' toward others, people, things and experiences whose origin is non-local. It argued such an attitude expressed by emotional ethical commitment towards universalism, selflessness, worldliness communitarianism, values should be identifiable in the practices, attitudes identifications individuals. By using data generated through qualitative focus group research, this paper extends development Lamont Aksartova's (2002) category 'ordinary cosmopolitanism'. The participants study saw themselves as beneficiaries increasingly interconnected world, they generally cosmopolitan sentiments referring to easily accepted opportunities associated with globalisation (eg. travel, cuisine, music) rather than more difficult aspects openness showing hospitality strangers, or accepting human interest ahead perceived national interests. Their positive views were counterbalanced, however, 'dilution culture' 'culture loss'. We argue cosmopolitanism set structurally grounded, discursive resources available social actors which variably deployed deal issues like cultural diversity, global, otherness. Ironically these discourses, are basis everyday accounts we describe, mirror academic debates on globalisation, suggesting immersion theorists webs meaning structure responses global.