Chapter 7

GL BAL
CITIZENSHIP
Citizen
A native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes
allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection.
Citizenship
The status of a person
recognized under the custom
or law as being a legal member
of a sovereign state or
belonging to a nation.
CITIZENSHIP THEORIES
Liberal
Citizenship
Theory
This theory revolves around
the calculating individual who
is primarily driven by self-
interest. It is the political
community’s primary duty to
create a framework that
protects citizens’ individual
rights as well as possible.
Communautarist Citizenship Theory
Their basic principle is that people are by nature part of a sociocultural
community. What matters is the individual contribution to the greater
whole (i.e. the community).
 Republican
Citizenship Theory
Revolves around the
community. However, the
republican theory does not
focus on the sociocultural
community, but rather on the
political community.
Neo-republican Citizenship Theory
• Conceived by the philosopher of law, Herman van Gunsteren (1998). He noted
that existing theories are misaligned with today’s diverse society.
• Organising and assimilating diversity is the crux of this theory.
Global Citizenship
• The idea that all persons enjoy rights and civic
responsibilities of being a member of the world,
rather than of particular nation or place.
• Transcends geography and political borders
where membership is derived from the term
“humanity”.
There is a global citizenship if
there is a shared
“We-perspective”.
 The Three Overarching Dimensions that
Consistently Define Global Citizenship:
Social Responsibility, Global Competence, and Global Civic
Engagement
Social Responsibility
• Subsumes global justice and
disparities, altruism and empathy,
global interconnectedness and
personal responsibility.
• This dimension highlights the
interconnectedness between local
behaviors and their global
consequences.
Global Competence
• Covers self-awareness, intercultural
communication, and global
knowledge.
• The demonstration of intercultural
communication skills, and the display
of interest and knowledge about
world issues and events.
Global
Competence
Model
by C.K. Hunter and W.D. Hunter,
Ed.D., 2018
 INTERNAL READINESS
Relates to the self-perspective
and attitudinal drivers of Global
Competence.

THE TWO LAYERS OF

INTERNAL READINESS
• Light green layer – Self
Awareness
• Dark green layer – Open-
Mindedness, Attentiveness to
Diversity, Risk Taking
 EXTERNAL READINESS
Highlights the person’s acquired
knowledge through education or
life experience.

THE TWO LAYERS OF

EXTERNAL READINESS
• Lighter blue layer – Global
Awareness, Historical Perspective
• Darker blue layer – Intercultural
Capability, Collaboration Across
Cultures
Global Civic
Engagement
• Includes involvement in civic
organizations, political voice,
and glocal civic activism.
Ethical Obligations
of Global Citizenship
1.) People have a broader
awareness of society than
the small world of their
community.
 2.) People have an
awareness of how
political forces work
to shape that world
and their lives.
3.) One has some level
of awareness that
members of a society
must be active in the
governance of their
world.
4.) One has some
form of faith in
collective action
and is willing to
engage in it.
Collective Action
Any action taken by a group
of people whose goal is to
enhance their status and
achieve a common objective.
Global
Collective
Action
People are called to global
collective action because of
global problems such as:
• Global poverty
Much has to do with
exploitative practices that have
passed for paths to
dvelopment.
• Global warming
Clearly rooted in the practices and systems of the West but are most
destructive to the Global South.
• Gender Issues
Clearly a continuing injustice
but complex because issues
are both universal and very
particular.
• Good governance
Mostly a Western issue bacause
it facilitates the free market, but
a fundamental issue for human
flourishing and genuine
development.
• Sustainable
development
Clearly most important to
the Global South but
unachievable without
Western cooperation.
• Global trade,
fair trade,
solidarity
economics
Requires global
cooperation to restructure
the market.
• Terrorism and
peace
Requires global cooperation
because the primary root is
Westernization and exploitation.
The Qualities of
Global
Citizenship
1.) Critical Thinking
& Problem Solving
2.)
Community
and
Collaboration
3.)
Technology
Skills
4.) Adaptability
5.) Cross-
Cultural
Awareness
Global Citizenship Education
The primary aim of Global
Citizenship Education
(GCED) is nurturing respect
for all, building a sense of
belonging to a common
humanity and helping
learners become
responsible and active
global citizens.