ABSTRACT
This paper examines the role cosmopolitan theory and practice can play in history and social science education and research. It highlights traditions of cosmopolitanism in Asian contexts and suggest ways these perspectives can be drawn upon to help address Grand Challenges that face humanity and the planet in the 21st century. The keynote emphasizes the need for more multi- and trans-disciplinary approaches in education and research to enable citizens and societies to better understand and address complex, interconnected, and transnational problems we are now facing. The paper draws on cosmopolitanism as a transformative project that calls for new forms of knowledge, education, and social practices to create more just and sustainable futures.
