Global Citizenship: A Critical Introduction

321 Pages·2002·26.03 MB·English

by  Nigel Dower (editor), John Williams (editor)

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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
A Critical Introduction
Edited by
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Dower, Nigel and John Williams
Global citizenship: a critical introduction
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CONTENTS
Foreword by Onora O'Neill XI
Preface Xlll
Notes on The Contributors XVI
Glossary XIX
Introduction 1
SECTION I THE IDEA OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
John Williams
Section Introduction 11
1 Richard Falk
An Emergent Matrix of Citizenship: Complex,
Uneven, and Fluid 15
Introductory Reflections 15
1 Westphalian Citizenship: A Resilient Reality 21
2 The Case for Regional Citizenship 23
3 Visionary Perspectives: The Role of the Citizen Pilgrim 26
Questions 29
Notes 29
2 Nigel Dower
Global Citizenship: Yes or No? 30
1 Ethical or Institutional? 30
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2 Vacuous Conception? 32
3 World Government? 34
4 Objective Ethical Basis? 35
5 All or Some? 37
6 Challenge to National Citizenship? 38
Conclusion 39
Questions 40
3 John Williams
Good International Citizenship 41
Introduction -
The Idea of 'Good International Citizenship' 41
Good International Citizenship and Foreign Policy 43
The Conservatism of Good International Citizenship 46
Intellectual Problems of Good International Citizenship 4 7
Conclusion 50
Questions 52
4 Kimberly Hutchings
Feminism and Global Citizenship 53
Introduction 53
Feminist Politics in a Global Context 54
Women, War and Peace 55
An Ethic of Care 58
Critical Reflections 60
Conclusion 62
Questions 62
Notes 62
SECTION 2 INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND THE
BASES OF SCEPTICISM
John Williams
Section Introduction 65
5 Andreas Follesdal
Citizenship: European and Global 71
Introduction 71
1 Union Citizenship 72
2 Citizenship as a Source of Trust 73
3 The Basis of Citizenship 76
4 European and Global Citizenship 80
Conclusion 82
Questions 83
Notes 83
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6 David Miller
The Left, the Nation-State and European Citizenship 84
Questions 91
7 David Held
The Transformation of Political Community:
Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalisation 92
Changing Forms of Regional and Global Enmeshment 93
Democracy and Globalisation: In Sum 97
Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalisation 98
Questions 100
8 Roland Axtmann
What's Wrong with Cosmopolitan Democracy? 101
Globalisation and Cosmopolitan Democracy 101
A Critical View on Cosmopolitan Democracy 104
The Continuing Relevance of the Nation-State 107
Why We Need a Strong and Democratic Civil Society 109
Questions 113
Notes 113
9 Mark Imber
The UN and Global Citizenship 114
Origin and Development 114
International Peace and Security 116
Humanitarian Assistance: Disasters, Refugees and Rights 118
Science, Economic Cooperation and Development 119
Reform and Democratisation of the UN? 120
Conclusion 123
Questions 124
SECTION 3 ETHICAL BASES OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
Nigel Dower
Section Introduction 127
10 Hans Kung
A Global Ethic for a New Global Order 133
1 Challenges and Responses 133
2 New World Order and World Ethic 135
3 World Politics Discovers the Global Ethic 136
4 Not Only Rights but also Responsibilities 138
5 Contribution of Religions 142
Questions 145
Notes 145
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11 Nigel Dower
Global Ethics and Global Citizenship 146
Introduction 146
1 Examples of Global Citizenship Action 147
2 Implications for Global Ethics 149
3 The Common Core 149
4 Varieties of Global Ethics 152
5 What Global Norms? 156
Questions 157
12 Christien van den Anker
Global Justice, Global Institutions and Global
Citizenship 158
Introduction 158
Cosmopolitan Views of Global Justice 159
Institutional Implications of Theories of Global Justice 162
Global Citizenship: Legal Rights or Moral Duties? 165
Conclusion 167
Questions 168
13 Sabina Alkire
Global Citizenship and Common Values 169
Introduction 169
1 What We Have in Common: Empirical Evidence 170
2 What We Have in Common: A Philosphical
Proposition 172
3 Principles and Procedures 175
4 Values and Relative Weights 177
Questions 179
Notes 179
SECTION 4 SPECIFIC AREAS: ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC
GLOBALISATION, TECHNOLOGY,
IMMIGRATION AND PEACE
Nigel Dower
Section Introduction 183
Outline of Authors 183
Commentary 187
14 Robin Attfield
Global Citizenship and the Global Environment 191
Introduction 191
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1 The Global Environment Not an Abstraction 192
2 Unrestricted versus Restricted Approaches to Ethics 193
3 The Relevance or Irrelevance of Species Boundaries 195
4 Global Citizenship and Global Civil Society 197
Questions 200
15 Chris Blackmore and John Smyth
Living with the Big Picture: A Systems Approach
to Citizenship of a Complex Planet 201
Interconnections 202
Taking a Systems Approach 204
What Do We Mean by 'System'? 204
What and Whose Systems are Relevant to Global
Citizenship? 206
System Levels and Emergent Properties in Relation
to Global Citizenship 210
Questions 212
16 David Newlands
Economic Globalisation and Global Citizenship 213
Introduction 213
1 Economic Globalisation 213
2 The Experience of Globalisation in Less Developed
Countries 215
3 The Consequences of Economic Globalisation
for Global Citizenship 217
4 Issues and Options 219
Questions 221
17 Sytse Strijbos
Citizenship in Our Globalising World of Technology 222
Introduction 222
The Systems Character of Technology 223
Technology, the Ethical Vacuum and the Challenge
to Citizenship 224
Responsible Citizens in a Globalising World 227
Questions 230
18 Valeria Ottonelli
Immigration: What Does Global Justice Require? 231
Legal Immigrants, Citizens, Refugees 231
State Partiality and the Global Perspective 232
Immigration and the Land 234
Immigration and Membership 236
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