11. Identity Negotiation and Cosmopolitanism in Social Media: The Case of London and Sao Paulo Migrant Communities

This project investigates dispositions to build cosmopolitanism in London and São Paulo and examines the lives of different migrants communities in these cities. The theoretical discussion on cosmopolitanism, based on cosmopolitan dispositions, refers to the emergence (real or ideal) of a world or universal community that shares values, political institutions, identities, and rights and responsibilities but embraces cultural diversity (Delanty, The cosmopolitan imagination: The renewal of critical social theory. Cambridge University Press, 2009, 2012). Research on cosmopolitan dispositions of individuals explains openness to and appreciation of other cultures, values, and experiences. These characteristics are examined in studies which highlight the following dispositions: a sense of belonging to/identification with a community more significant than the nation-state; trust and tolerance of ethnic minorities, and cultural Others; support for equal rights for immigrants; respect for human rights; an interest in cross-cultural consumption of goods, culture, or media; and support for international governance and the globalization of economies and societies.