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Author Dower, Nigel, 1942-

Title Global citizenship : a critical reader / edited by Nigel Dower & John Williams
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2002]
©2002

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Description xxvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: 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 -- -- -- -- 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 47 -- 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 -- -- -- -- 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 Kiing -- 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 -- -- -- -- 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 -- -- -- -- -- 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 -- -- -- -- Immigration and Exploitation 238 -- Conclusion 241 -- Questions 242 -- Notes 242 -- -- 19 Nigel Dower -- Global Citizenship and Peace 244 -- Introduction 244 -- 1 Why Peace is Important 244 -- 2 Parallel with Ordinary Citizenship 246 -- 3 Peace at the Global Level 247 -- 4 Foreign Policy 248 -- 5 Background Conditions for the More Effective -- Realisation of Primary Activities 250 -- Conclusion 252 -- Questions 252 -- -- Conclusion 253
Summary This reader introduces students to the changing ways in which politics, culture, environment and economics are being thought about and how individuals relate to the fast-moving global, political, cultural, economic and environmental agendas
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Globalization -- Social aspects.
Internationalism.
World citizenship.
Citizenship.
Civil society.
International relations.
Author Williams, John, 1969-
Dower, Nigel, 1942-
LC no. 2002483831
ISBN 0748615466 cased
0748615474 paperback