ABSTRACT
This chapter assesses the ways in which contemporary mediatization processes influence the logics of cosmopolitan fields, exposing how the emergence of various forms of media dependence plays into the creation of cosmopolitan elite identities and trajectories. The analyses started out from a critical understanding of mediatization as marked by the dialectical interplay between autonomy and dependence, and applied qualitative interview data gathered from Scandinavian expatriates working for international organizations in Geneva to gain an inside view of the ongoing adaptations to changing orders of technology. Finally, the Geneva study has shown that the interplay between mediatization and the creation of cosmopolitan elite identities is conditioned by place and gender. Even though the overarching logics of the field persist regardless of location, the interviews revealed that the possibilities for tactical negotiations in relation to communicational doxa and other organizational demands are greater in Geneva than in foreign offices.
