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Tactical cosmopolitanism and idioms of belonging: Insertion and self-exclusion in Johannesburg Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE INTEGRATION MIGRATION REFUGEES REFUGEE/LOCAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS Scholarly accounts of contemporary cosmopolitanism are snared between two pairs of capstans pulling the concept in conflicting directions. There are of course those working between these extremes, but rarely do those engaged with cosmopolitanism step down from generalization long enough to explore 'actually existing cosmopolitanism' or 'empirical-analytical cosmopolitanism'. But it is only by doing so can we move beyond rhetoric, speculation, and proselytising in ways that recognise how migrants, refugees, and other transnational actors are already forging new forms of cosmopolitanism. Through its focus on inner-city Johannesburg's foreign-born population, this paper discusses a kind of 'cosmopolitanism from below' that is often lost amidst discussions of 'elite' cosmopolitanism and other debates over human rights, crime, or urban degradation/regeneration. 2026-09-30T11:44:52Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33353106.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Tactical_cosmopolitanism_and_idioms_of_belonging_Insertion_and_self-exclusion_in_Johannesburg/33353106 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0