Global Citizenship

Citizenship

how residents live in a particular area with previously agreed upon rights & responsibilities

Rights

any lawful, social, or moral principles of autonomy or entitlement

Duty

an obligation to perform an action based on the laws, social norms, or a moral standard

Global Citizenship

the belief that all people have rights & civic responsibilities based on the reason that they reside in this world

Three categories of global citizenship

• Open global citizenship

• moral global citizenship

• sociopolitical global citizenship

open global citizenship

believes that nations still exist and differ from one another

Moral global citizenship

focuses on the ethical aspect of global citizenship

Sociopolitical global citizenship

emphasizes the social & governmental systems & structure around the world

Three types of rights

Civil rights, political rights, social rights

Civil rights

are entitlement provided by a certain locality to its public constituents (e.g.freedom of speech)

Political Rights

are administrative entitlements provided by a specific government (e.g the right to be elected)

Social Rights

are entitlements related to public services & social protection (e.g insurance, housing, welfare & pensions)

Types of Duties

Conscription, Taxation, & Participation

Conscription

pertains to the obligation to register as reserve force in the army

Taxation

Relates to the duty to a compulsory contribution to a state

Participation

refers to the obligation to take part in the community (e.g general clean-up)

Issues on Global Citizenship

global citizenship vs national citizenship, global citizenship vs individual differences, Development of the imagination for global citizenship

Global Citizenship vs National Citizenship

people are encouraged to be global citizens, but they still live within their own cultures & national context

Global Citizenship vs Individual Differences

Questions arise about how to classify & treat non-citizens who fulfill civic duties

Development of the imagination for global citizenship

Global citizenship is always changing. It adapts through time

Learning to live together

it entails the understanding of different nations interconnectedness & interdependence