Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theorynbsp;endeavors a highly innovative reading of both globalization theory and contemporary European transformations. Interpreting cosmopolitanism as a politics of space, Rumfordnbsp;positions his analysisnbsp;at the intersection of two exciting currents in contemporary social science research: the 'spatial turn' in the social sciences and the renewed interest in cosmopolitanism. Rumfordnbsp;elaborates a completely new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary social and political transformation of Europe, and takes issue with many aspects of the globalization-inspired accounts of Europeanization which remain blind to the spatial dimensions of change. In addition tonbsp;its compellingnbsp;reading of cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitan Spaces: Europe, Globalization, Theory,nbsp;offers a provocative critique for thinking about Europe in terms of Empire, andnbsp;advancesnbsp;thenbsp;startling claimnbsp;that Europe should be considered 'postwestern'.