本論文挑戰現今一般將跨國專業人士視為應全球化而生的世界公民的想法，相對地提出一種可稱之為「寰宇專業主義」的價值觀，是得以在情境中體現的實踐。的確，跨國專業階級看似抽離國族情結，處於全球化的工作場域中，面對著文化「他者」的介入其生命。通常這並不代表跨文化經驗能讓他們關切及支持被邊緣化的他者，更多時候可能是自陷於偏狹與自利中，無視弱勢族群，甚至刻意剝削或欺壓。但本研究認為，專業階級在體現專業主義價值的同時，能夠回應邊緣族群的生命困境。故本研究將以專業主義的「體現」作為出發點，檢視專業主體如何重拾身體的親密性，體察他者的需求，也因秉持同樣的信念，和其他專業工作者得以發展出超越家人或國族聯繫的相知相惜。
其次，本研究，選擇了全球英語語系與後殖民英文文學的作者（包括石黑一雄、莫妮卡阿里、麥可翁達傑、以及牙買加金凱德）及其作品，以寰宇小說為名，主張其故事敘述不只質疑國家正義、揭露全球化下新帝國主義所造成各種空間政治上的不公，也隱隱指出某種「寰宇專業主義」開展的潛勢。與其使用「後國家」或「全球」，我認為「寰宇主義」較能夠代表這些作品中想傳達的回應他者的困難與可能性。本論文主張在全球英語語系文學裡，有一種敘述呈現了後殖民世界主義的關懷，跳脫出既有國族意識與認同所定義的群體，展現與邊緣的他者相連相存的責任感，做出倫理回應，鍛造超越傳統自他界線的群體想像與聯繫。

About the cultural-political issues of contemporary transnational professionals, this dissertation contests the current metropolitan model of a free-floating global community of professionals by presenting an alternative version of cosmopolitan professionalism that is based on embodied and situated practices. The study examines the cosmopolitan potential of the new transnational professional class, as they are situated in today’s globalized workplaces that requires them to encounter “others” so as to bring out the relational aspects of the professional ethics. The study proposes the importance of “embodying professionalism” to develop a sensibility to the needs of minority groups. Through the embodied and situated practices, the professionals can relate and respond to others and develop an immanent universality towards a broader vision of community.
　　Selecting novels written by authors of global Anglophone literature, including Kazuo Ishiguro (Japanese British), Monica Ali (Bangladeshi British), Michael Ondaatje (Sri Lankan Canadian), and Jamaica Kincaid (Caribbean American), this study examines how these narratives not only defy the notion of national delimitation but also reflect contemporary global power as imperial after the British pattern. Instead of using terms such as “postnational” or “global” in an uncritical manner, in this study I propose the use of the term “cosmopolitan” to define these narratives, which encourage reflection on the difficulties and possibilities of responding to others. I argue that the rise of a postcolonial cosmopolitanism in the global Anglophone literature can be taken as an emphasis on a sense of responsibility in relating to marginal groups, which can extend the reach of community bonds beyond the borders of nation-states and their laws.

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