| ID | 086139 |
| Title Proper | Anti-cosmopolitanism, pluralism and the cosmopolitan harm principle |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Richard Shapcott |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | For anti-cosmopolitan critics, cosmopolitanism is equated with the universalisation of a particular, liberal, account of justice and is therefore problematic for a number of reasons. The liberal principle 'do no harm' principle - and the cosmopolitan principle of humanitarianism, can be used to correct the depiction of cosmopolitanism as hostile to 'pluralism', to identify the universalism that is latent or undeveloped in much 'anti-cosmopolitanism', and to identify further means of reconciling these positions. A cosmopolitan harm principle argues that the absence of a universal conception of justice should not provide an obstacle to the recognition of an obligation to limit transboundary harms. |
| `In' analytical Note | Review of International Studies Vol. 34, No. 2; Apr 2008: p.185-205 |
| Journal Source | Review of International Studies Vol. 34, No. 2; Apr 2008: p.185-205 |
| Key Words | Anti-Cosmopolitanism ; Pluralism ; Universalisation ; Humanitarianism ; Transboundary ; Global Distributive Justice |