1st Edition

Global Citizenship A Critical Introduction

Edited By Nigel Dower, John Williams Copyright 2002
    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    The idea of global citizenship is that human beings are "citizens of the world." Whether or not we are global citizens is a topic of great dispute, however those who take part in the debate agree that a global citizen is a member of the wider community of humanity, the world, or a similar whole which is wider than that of a nation-state or other political community of which we are normally thought to be citizens. Through four main sections, the contributors to Global Citizenship discuss global challenges and attempt to define the ways in which globalization is changing the world in which we live. Offering a breadth of coverage to the core rheme of the individual in a global world, Global Citizenship combines two factors-the idea of global responsibility and the development of institutional structures through which this responsibility can be exercised.

    Preface, Nora O'Neill Notes on Contributors Introduction Glossary Section I. The Idea of Global Citizenship Section Introduction, John Williams 1. An Emergent Matrix of Citizenship: Complex, Uneven, and Fluid, Richard Falk 2. Global Citizenship: Yes or No? Nigel Dower 3. Good International Citizenship, John Williams 4. Feminism and Global Citizenship, Kimberly Hutchings Section 2. Institutional Issues and the bases of Sceptism Section Introduction-John Williams 5. Citizenship: European and Global, Andreas Follesdal 6. The Left, The Nation-State, and European Citizenship, David Miller 7.The Transformation of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalization, David Held 8. What's Wrong with Cosmopolitan Democracy? Roland Axtmann 9. The UN and Global Citizenship, Mark Imber Section 3. Ethical Bases of Global Citizenship Section Introduction-Nigel Dower 10. A Global Ethic for a New Global Order, Hans Küng 11.Global Ethics and Global Citizenship, Nigel Dower 12. Global Justice, Global Institutions, and Global Citizenship, Christien Van Den Anker 13. Global Citizenship and Common Values, Sabina Alkire Section 4. Specific Areas: Environment, Economic Globalization, Technology, Immigration and Peace Section Introduction-Nigel Dower 14. Global Citizenship and the Global Environment, Robin Attfield 15. Living with the Big Picture: A Systematic Approach to Citizenship of a Complex Planet, Chris Blackmore and John Smyth 16. Economic Globalization and Global Citizenship, David Newlands 17. Citizenship in our Globalizing World of Technology, Sytse Strijbos 18. Immigration: What does Global Justice Require? Valeria Ottonelli 19. Global Citizenship and Peace, Nigel Dower Conclusion Bibliography Index

    Biography

    Nigel Dower is a senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. John Williams is lecturer in Politics at University of Aberdeen.

    "Dower and Williams have produced an excellent beginner's guide to current debates about global citizenship and the global issues which inspire them." -- Andrew Linklater, author of Theories of International Relations