Brassett, James Cosmopolitan sentiments after 9-11? Trauma and the politics of vulnerability. Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies (No.2). pp. 12-29. ISSN 2040-8498.

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Abstract

The paper provides a critical analysis of the possibility of a cosmopolitan response to traumatic events like 9-11. While cosmopolitan sentiments are celebrated for highlighting the question of vulnerability, it is argued that such questions are always-already rendered according to practices of governance that are ethically and politically problematic. In this sense, the paper explores what it calls the ‘politics of vulnerability’ via a critical engagement with David Held’s version of cosmopolitan democracy, followed by a problematisation of psychological structures of knowledge about trauma. Beyond the tranquilising effects of universal norms and/or the scientific certainty of trauma counselling, the paper makes the case for developing an acute empirical politics of the subjects of trauma. Ultimately, this argument does not then turn into a rejection of cosmopolitan democracy, so much as a call for its further politicisation and continuous
engagement.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies
Publisher:	University of London Royal Holloway, Department of Politics and International Relations
ISSN:	2040-8498
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	18
Page Range:	pp. 12-29
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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