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Calhoun’s Critical Sociology of Cosmopolitanism, Solidarity and Public Space

Center for Russian and East European Studies, Center for European Studies, and European Union Center at the University of Michigan, midake{at}umich.edu

Calhoun’s critical sociology relies not only on engagements with Habermas, Bourdieu and Taylor, but also on the middle range empirical traditions of American sociology. Through a review of his recent work on cosmopolitanism and globalization, community and solidarity, and public spaces and sociology, I propose that his search to explain different ways in which solidarity is developed offers a robust sociological foundation for the development of the most appropriate intellectual formation, and institutional sequel, to the emancipatory project that undergirds critical theory’s hope and commitment. At the same time, we all need to rethink how both critical theory and more empirical sociologies can help us recognize the issues and agencies most vital for the address of contemporary cultural, social and biophysical needs.

Key Words: community • cosmopolitanism • critical theory • public • solidarity

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