ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book presents some basic questions about the theory and practice of cosmopolitanism as commonly understood today. It argues that one way we could refashion our approach to cosmopolitanism in theoretical and practical terms is through an exercise in cultural retrieval. This enable us to revisit the meaning of contemporary cosmopolitanism. For tracing the roots of a cosmopolitanism that is truly empowering we might return to an earlier era. Paul Richard's cosmopolitanism, like that of Cousins, discarded the dogma and sectarianism of organized religions in favour of a deeper mysticism based on a sense of equity and equality among the people of the world. Further, cosmopolitanism must be seen through the prism of 'three powerful forces at work' today, namely, nationalism, globalization and multiculturalism, as indeed, migration, mediation and capital flows that characterize the modern world.
