The dimensions of global citizenship: political identity beyond the nation-state

"The Dimensions of Global Citizenship takes issue with the assumption that ideas about global citizenship, popular with contemporary commentators, are merely Utopian ideals. It argues that, far from being a modern phenomenon, world citizenship has existed throughout history as a radical alterna...

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Main Author: O'Byrne, Darren J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Frank Cass 2003
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Summary:"The Dimensions of Global Citizenship takes issue with the assumption that ideas about global citizenship, popular with contemporary commentators, are merely Utopian ideals. It argues that, far from being a modern phenomenon, world citizenship has existed throughout history as a radical alternative to the boundedness and the inadequacies of the nation-state system. However, only in the post-war era has this hitherto abstract ideal become politically meaningful. In this era - an era of international human rights conventions, transnational cultural flows and the knowledge of potential global nuclear and environmental destruction - it is possible for us to not only believe in the ideals of world citizenship but to put these beliefs into practice; to act in accordance with an unmediated relationship between citizen and globe. This fundamentally social transformation is illustrated through references to the activities of global social movements as well as individual citizens."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-273) and index
Physical Description:x, 282 p. ill. : 24 cm
ISBN:0714654442

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