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COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES (CCS) ...

is an interdisciplinary research initiative at the University of Technology, Sydney, that brings together scholars from a range of disciplines in the broad social sciences and humanities. It investigates from multi-disciplinary perspectives the practices that are crucial in enabling social cohesion and change in cosmopolitan societies.

The University recognised it as a Research Strength during 2007 and established it as a Research Centre.

The Cosmopolitan Civil Societies research initiative draws on the expertise of the University’s teaching and research staff in the areas of:

  • Management
  • Education
  • Communication
  • Cultural Studies
  • Social Change
  • Social Enquiry
  • Leisure, Sport & Tourism
  • International Studies
  • Urban Sociology
  • Sustainability
  • Community Studies
  • Finance & Economics
  • Built Environment
  • Engineering
  • Globalisation
  • Law

Research Areas

Research spotlight

Research student: PhD Candidate Saswati Basu

Saswati’s PhD research project is located in West Bengal State, India, where she is studying the activities of social entrepreneurs in successful community organisations.

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