Immigration has reshaped and transformed societies, redefining what it means to belong. As movement across borders accelerated after World War II, European cultures diversified in profound and lasting ways. 'Beyond Cosmopolitanism' offers a comprehensive examination of the people who actively support immigration, tracing how their attitudes vary across countries and evolve over time. It reveals who these individuals are, where they live, and how deeply rooted their views are – whether through personal relationships with immigrants or through civic and political engagement on immigration issues. Drawing on cross-national statistical analyses, original survey experiments, and in-depth qualitative interviews, Rahsaan Maxwell uncovers the complex motivations and commitments behind these attitudes. With additional insights from civic engagement in the United States and global patterns of immigration opinion, this book provides a wide-ranging perspective on the forces shaping public support for immigration today.

‘‘Beyond Cosmopolitanism’ offers a creative and refreshing reframing of what it means to support immigration. With nuance and clarity, it reveals the diverse motivations and contexts that underpin pro‑immigration attitudes and actions and greatly expands our understanding of who champions open, multicultural societies.'

Rafaela Dancygier - IBM Chair in International Studies and Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University

‘‘Beyond Cosmopolitanism’ is a timely and analytically sharp contribution to the study of public attitudes toward immigration. It challenges conventional wisdom and offers a nuanced account of how citizens navigate questions of openness, identity, and belonging. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of globalization and the future of liberal democracies.'

Catherine E. De Vries - Vice Dean at IE University's School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs

‘Immigration has transformed many countries in Western Europe and North America, making them more diverse while often engendering a political backlash. But the scholarship on immigration attitudes has lacked comparable diversity: it has focused overwhelmingly on anti-immigration views. Rahsaan Maxwell's highly innovative book shows just how much prior scholarship has missed--and just how diverse the coalition backing immigration really is.’

Daniel J. Hopkins - Julie and Martin Franklin Presidential Professor, University of Pennsylvania

‘Conflicts over immigration are at the center of contemporary European politics and, for good reason, public opposition to immigration has received the most attention so far. Beyond Cosmopolitanism is different. It contains the most comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of public support for immigration to date. Original, important, and thought-provoking insights follow from this major scholarly effort. All studying or working to develop European politics need to read this book.’

Elisabeth Ivarsflaten - Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government, University of Bergen