Extract: In summary then, the 'new cosmopolitanism' offers a basis to establish a more just global order, predominantly through its espousal of a commitment to humanity as a whole, facilitated by building consensus on values which demonstrate a commitment beyond the nation. It is not universalist, although it has the potential to become so, and it is not predicated on the existence of a global ...

We argue that the global digital divide, as measured by cross-national differences in Internet use, is the result of the economic, regulatory, and sociopolitical characteristics of countries and their evolution over time. We predict Internet use to increase with world-system status, privatization and competition in the telecommunications sector, democracy, and cosmopolitanism. Using data on 118...

The discourse of globalization resembles an Indian god: it has many faces, is full of mystery, all-powerful and it confirms the attitude with which it is approached: fear or hope. However, my thesis points in another direction: globalization, in a socio-theoretical context, is tantamount to a revolution in the social sciences, forcing a change in perspective, a change of paradigms from the — as...

While commercial images of “backpacking” emphasise adventure, youth and sightseeing, recent ethnographies of backpackers identify other motivations and rationales that accentuate travel experiences as formative of the self and identity. This raises the question of the basis of this apparently common orientation. This paper investigates, through analysis of postings on an electronic backpacker n...

Contributions on a PC formatted disk, in any standard word processor or DOS (ASCII) text, or as email attachments, will assist the Editor. continued on next page Alternative stable states, resilience and hysteresis during recovery from eutrophication A case study . . . . . . . 1-4 Ramón Margalef 1919-2004 . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Issues Ubiquity and Cosmopolitanism of Protists questioned...

Covid-19 merits a scientific examination from cosmopolitanism, widely acknowledged, global-nuanced thought. During the pandemic, strong stances of nationalism and xenophobia have been taken, leaving little room for global cooperation in countering virus, recognition human rights has ebbed. Since this reality is opposed to its ideational normative essence, cosmopolitanism offers criticisms propo...

This paper analyses the role of destination image during COVID-19 crisis in order to offer practical recom-mendations for managers developing countries. It is argued that negative emotions triggered pandemic will have a direct impact on image. Targeting ethnocentric and cosmopolitan consumers suggested as potential mitigation strategy, these consumer’s predispositions might moderate adverse eff...

Okechukwu Nwafor. Aso Ebi: Dress, Fashion, Visual Culture and Urban Cosmopolitanism in West Africa. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2021. 252 pp. 42 Color photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $24.95. Paper. ISBN: 9780472054800.

Just as leading Western countries have begun withdrawing from the neoliberal Washington Consensus that paved way for economic globalization over last 40 years, China has proposed an ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, or One Road, outlining its vision global development. President Xi's of collectivist cosmopolitanism is centered on principle sovereign equality between nations, emphasizing civil...