GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

OUTLINE
I. Global Citizenship and Global Citizens
II. Salient Features of Global Citizenship
III. Importance of Global Citizenship
IV. Global Citizenship and Global Economy
V. Global Citizenship and Global Governance
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
AND GLOBAL CITIZENS
Citizenship
◦ Legal status that bestows uniform rights and duties
upon all members of a state.

◦ Membership to a sovereign state (a country)

◦ Allegiance to one’s own country or state

Global Citizenship
◦ Global Citizenship is the idea that, as people, we are
all citizens of the globe who have an equal
responsibility for what happens to our world.

◦ Caecilia Johanna van Peski defined global citizenship

“as a moral and ethical disposition that can guide the
understanding of individuals or groups of local and
global contexts, and remind them of their relative
responsibilities within various communities.”
Global Citizen

“A global citizen is someone who is aware of and

understands the wider world – and their place in
it. They take an active role in their community
and work with others to make our planet more
peaceful, sustainable and fairer.”
Global Citizen
◦ Global citizens are the glue which binds local
communities together in an increasingly globalized
world.

◦ Every global citizen has a duty to address issues

affecting our being citizens. As there could be no
formal process to become a global citizen, holding this
citizenship status is something that we all have a right
to and obligation as well.
Global Citizen
◦ aware of the wider world
◦ has a sense of their own role as a world citizen
◦ respects and values diversity
◦ has an understanding of how the world works
◦ is outraged by social injustice
◦ participates in the community at a range of levels
◦ willing to act to make the world a more equitable and
sustainable place
◦ takes responsibility for their actions
SALIENT FEATURES
OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
Salient Features of Global
Citizenship
◦ Global citizenship as a choice and a way of thinking

◦ Global citizenship as a Self-awareness and awareness of

others

◦ Global citizenship as a Practice of cultural empathy

◦ Global citizenship as a Cultivation of principled decision

making

◦ Global citizenship as a Participation in the social and

political life in a community
Salient Features of Global
Citizenship
◦ Choice and a way of thinking:
▫ People come to consider themselves as global citizens
through various formative life experiences and have
different interpretations of what it means to them.
Salient Features of Global
Citizenship
◦ Self-awareness and awareness of others:
▫ Self-awareness helps citizens identify with the
universalities of human experience, thus increasing
their identification with fellow human beings and their
sense of responsibility toward them.
Salient Features of Global
Citizenship
◦ Practice of cultural empathy:
▫ Cultural empathy or intercultural competence (ability to
function effectively across cultures) occupies a central
position in higher education’s thinking about global
citizenship and is seen as an important skill.
Salient Features of Global
Citizenship
◦ Cultivation of principled decision making:
▫ Global citizenship entails an awareness of the
interdependence of individuals and systems as well as a
sense of responsibility that follows from it.
▫ Critical thinking, cultural empathy and ethical systems
and choices are an essential foundation to principled
decision making.
Salient Features of Global
Citizenship
◦ Participation in the social and political life:
▫ There are various types of communities that range from
local to global, from religious to political group. Global
citizens feel a sense of connection towards their
communities and translate this connection to
participation.
IMPORTANCE
OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
Importance of Global Citizenship
◦ Global citizens are not born; they are created. Children do
not have an innate understanding of their shared
humanity; they learn this over time.
◦ Historically, global citizenship was rooted in a common
desire to prevent war. Common reasoning was that, the
more we knew about each other, the more likely we would
ensure peace, progress and prosperity.
◦ New technologies also enable us to connect with more
people in more ways than ever before, allowing us to
discover our similarities and differences, better
understand our interdependencies, and expand our
worldviews.
Importance of Global Citizenship
◦ Yet many people don’t feel this way or have not had
such experiences. Around the world, we see people
who lack a sense of belonging: they do not feel a
deeper connection to other places, people or cultures.
◦ In the corporate realm, all too often in recent decades
we have seen companies that have put corporate
interests above those of individuals, communities and
the environment.
Importance of Global Citizenship
◦ Global citizenship helps bridge these gaps and rectify
these realities, and global citizens are its
ambassadors. Doing this is not only about mindset; it
is about actions, lifestyles and building greater
connections over time.
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
AND GLOBAL ECONOMY
Global Citizenship and Global Economy

◦ There are some who really oppose globalization because,

according to one broad view, globalization failed to deliver
its promises. These opponents blame either
Westernization or global capitalism. The so-called bottom
billion lacks infrastructures and has been disenfranchised.
Thus, the enemies resist globalization, especially when it
comes to global economy.
Global Citizenship and Global Economy

Three approaches to global economic resistance:

◦ Trade protectionism involves the systematic government

intervention in foreign trade through tariffs and nontariff
barriers in order to encourage domestic producers and
discourage their foreign competitors.
Global Citizenship and Global Economy

Three approaches to global economic resistance:

◦ Fair trade is a different approach to economic

globalization, which emerged as a counter to neoliberal
“free trade” principles. Fair trade aims at a moral and
equitable global economic system. (e.g. price is not set by
the market; instead, it is negotiated transparently by both
producers and consumers).
Global Citizenship and Global Economy

Three approaches to global economic resistance:

◦ The third form of resistance relates to helping the bottom

billion. Increasing aid is only one of the many measures
that is required. International norms and standards can be
adapted to the needs of the bottom billion. The reduction
of trade barriers would also reduce the economic
marginalization of these people and their nations.
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
AND GLOBAL
GOVERNANCE
Global Citizenship and Global Governanc

◦ When it comes to dealing with political globalization,

increased accountability and transparency are the key
issues. All political organizations, at different levels, should
be more accountable for their actions. Increased
transparency has been aided by various mechanism such
as “International Tribunals”, “Civil Society” and particularly
the “Transparency International”.
Global Citizenship and Global Governanc

◦ Given that there is no world government, the idea of

global citizenship demands the creation of rights and
obligations. However, fulfilling the promises of
globalization and the solution to the problems of the
contemporary world does not lie on single entity or
individual, but on citizens, the community, and the
different organization in societies.
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