To listen to an interview in which David Held discusses hir recent book, Cosmopolitanism, click here.

In the interview, David Held outlines what characterizes cosmopolitanism today and explains why he believes it is the only viable alternative to current ways of tackling the problems that humanity faces – from financial crises to climate change.

He also talks about the origins of cosmopolitanism, its compatibility with cultural diversity, and its incompatibility with fundamentalisms of various stripes.