Global Inequality, Human Rights and Power: A Critique of Ulrich Beck's Cosmopolitanism Export

@article{citeulike:4131910, abstract = {This article is a critique of Ulrich Beck's advocacy of a cosmopolitan approach to global inequality and human rights. It is argued that cosmopolitanism does not bring a new and unique perspective on global inequality. In fact Beck's proposals on migration would reinforce inequality and anti-cosmopolitanism. It is argued that his `both/and' perspective on hybridization and contextual universalism is undermined by inequality, conflict and power that are glossed over in Beck's approach. I argue that human rights interventionism as advocated by Beck falls short of cosmopolitanism, in ways which are shown by qualifications about power and inequality that Beck himself makes in his arguments. 10.1177/0896920508099194}, author = {Martell, Luke}, citeulike-article-id = {4131910}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0896920508099194}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://crs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/2/253?etoc}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0896920508099194}, journal = {Crit Sociol}, keywords = {cosmopolitan, equality, human, rights, sociology}, month = {March}, number = {2}, pages = {253--272}, posted-at = {2009-03-04 14:19:32}, priority = {2}, title = {Global Inequality, Human Rights and Power: A Critique of Ulrich Beck's Cosmopolitanism}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0896920508099194}, volume = {35}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4131910 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4131910 N2 - This article is a critique of Ulrich Beck's advocacy of a cosmopolitan approach to global inequality and human rights. It is argued that cosmopolitanism does not bring a new and unique perspective on global inequality. In fact Beck's proposals on migration would reinforce inequality and anti-cosmopolitanism. It is argued that his `both/and' perspective on hybridization and contextual universalism is undermined by inequality, conflict and power that are glossed over in Beck's approach. I argue that human rights interventionism as advocated by Beck falls short of cosmopolitanism, in ways which are shown by qualifications about power and inequality that Beck himself makes in his arguments. 10.1177/0896920508099194 IS - 2 JF - Crit Sociol EP - 272 TI - Global Inequality, Human Rights and Power: A Critique of Ulrich Beck's Cosmopolitanism VL - 35 SP - 253 KW - cosmopolitan KW - equality KW - human KW - rights KW - sociology AU - Martell, Luke PY - 2009/03/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0896920508099194 ER -