Global Citizenship Flashcards
What is global citizenship?
Taking action to help build a more sustainable world
What is a global citizen?
They understand that their actions have an impact not only locally but an impact around the world
What is Dower’s fundamental reason he supports global citizenship?
Global citizenship is more than a moral conception
The conditions do exist in the modern world
What does Dower think that the opponents say about citizenship and the validity of world citizenship?
World citizenship does not need a world government to succeed
What are Miller’s features of Genuine Citizenship?
Equal rights
- equal rights within the community
obligations
- respect the rights of fellow citizens
Commitment
- defend the rights of others and promote the common good
Participation
- participate in political life
What is Miller’s argument on “Bounded Citizenship” (global citizenship)?
Genuine Citizenship - Cosmopolitanism is either utopian (unrealistic) or about something weaker (different) than citizenship
What is a point on historical global citizenship?
World/global citizenship was associated with the idea of world government
What is world citizenship like now?
It is decoupled from world government
What does Dower argue (contend) people say about Global Citizenships?
Does not exist in the modern world because the requisite conditions do not exist and perhaps cannot exist
Dower supports cosmopolitan citizenship which he defines as…
…When global citizenship is stronger than ethical commitment but does not entail world government
