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Global citizenship : a critical introduction /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dower, Nigel, 1942-, Williams, John, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Routledge, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Notes on The Contributors; Glossary; Introduction; SECTION I THE IDEA OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP; Section Introduction; 1 An Emergent Matrix of Citizenship: Complex, Uneven, and Fluid; Introductory Reflections; 1 Westphalian Citizenship: A Resilient Reality; 2 The Case for Regional Citizenship; 3 Visionary Perspectives: The Role of the Citizen Pilgrim; Questions; Notes; 2 Global Citizenship: Yes or No?; 1 Ethical or Institutional?; 2 Vacuous Conception?; 3 World Government?; 4 Objective Ethical Basis?; 5 All or Some?
  • 6 Challenge to National Citizenship?Conclusion; Questions; 3 Good International Citizenship; Introduction
  • The Idea of 'Good International Citizenship'; Good International Citizenship and Foreign Policy; The Conservatism of Good International Citizenship; Intellectual Problems of Good International Citizenship; Conclusion; Questions; 4 Feminism and Global Citizenship; Introduction; Feminist Politics in a Global Context; Women, War and Peace; An Ethic of Care; Critical Reflections; Conclusion; Questions; Notes; SECTION 2 INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND THE BASES OF SCEPTICISM; Section Introduction.
  • 5 Citizenship: European and GlobalIntroduction; 1 Union Citizenship; 2 Citizenship as a Source of Trust; 3 The Basis of Citizenship; 4 European and Global Citizenship; Conclusion; Questions; Notes; 6 The Left, the Nation-State and European Citizenship; Questions; 7 The Transformation of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalisation; Changing Forms of Regional and Global Enmeshment; Democracy and Globalisation: In Sum; Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalisation; Questions; 8 What's Wrong with Cosmopolitan Democracy?
  • Globalisation and Cosmopolitan DemocracyA Critical View on Cosmopolitan Democracy; The Continuing Relevance of the Nation-State; Why We Need a Strong and Democratic Civil Society; Questions; Notes; 9 The UN and Global Citizenship; Origin and Development; International Peace and Security; Humanitarian Assistance: Disasters, Refugees and Rights; Science, Economic Cooperation and Development; Reform and Democratisation of the UN?; Conclusion; Questions; SECTION 3 ETHICAL BASES OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP; Section Introduction; 10 A Global Ethic for a New Global Order; 1 Challenges and Responses.
  • 2 New World Order and World Ethic3 World Politics Discovers the Global Ethic; 4 Not Only Rights but also Responsibilities; 5 Contribution of Religions; Questions; Notes; 11 Global Ethics and Global Citizenship; Introduction; 1 Examples of Global Citizenship Action; 2 Implications for Global Ethics; 3 The Common Core; 4 Varieties of Global Ethics; 5 What Global Norms?; Questions; 12 Global Justice, Global Institutions and Global Citizenship; Introduction; Cosmopolitan Views of Global Justice; Institutional Implications of Theories of Global Justice.