Global citizenship : a critical introduction / / edited by Nigel Dower & John Williams ; [with a foreword by Onora O'Neill]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814366603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2002
• ISBN: 1-136-70664-X; 1-315-02359-8; 1-136-70657-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DowerNigel <1942->; WilliamsJohn <1969->
• Disciplina: 323.6
• Soggetti: World citizenship; International relations; Internationalism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Notes on The Contributors; Glossary; Introduction; SECTION I THE IDEA OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP; Section Introduction; 1 An Emergent Matrix of Citizenship: Complex, Uneven, and Fluid; Introductory Reflections; 1 Westphalian Citizenship: A Resilient Reality; 2 The Case for Regional Citizenship; 3 Visionary Perspectives: The Role of the Citizen Pilgrim; Questions; Notes; 2 Global Citizenship: Yes or No?; 1 Ethical or Institutional?; 2 Vacuous Conception?; 3 World Government?; 4 Objective Ethical Basis?; 5 All or Some?; 6 Challenge to National Citizenship?Conclusion; Questions; 3 Good International Citizenship; Introduction - The Idea of 'Good International Citizenship'; Good International Citizenship and Foreign Policy; The Conservatism of Good International Citizenship; Intellectual Problems of Good International Citizenship; Conclusion; Questions; 4 Feminism and Global Citizenship; Introduction; Feminist Politics in a Global Context; Women, War and Peace; An Ethic of Care; Critical Reflections; Conclusion; Questions; Notes; SECTION 2 INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND THE BASES OF SCEPTICISM; Section Introduction; 5 Citizenship: European and GlobalIntroduction; 1 Union Citizenship; 2 Citizenship as a Source of Trust; 3 The Basis of Citizenship; 4 European and Global Citizenship; Conclusion; Questions; Notes; 6 The Left, the Nation-State and European Citizenship; Questions; 7 The Transformation of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalisation; Changing Forms of Regional and Global Enmeshment; Democracy and Globalisation: In Sum; Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalisation; Questions; 8 What's Wrong with Cosmopolitan Democracy?; Globalisation and Cosmopolitan DemocracyA Critical View on Cosmopolitan Democracy; The Continuing Relevance of the Nation-State; Why We Need a Strong and Democratic Civil Society; Questions; Notes; 9 The UN and Global Citizenship; Origin and Development; International Peace and Security; Humanitarian Assistance: Disasters, Refugees and Rights; Science, Economic Cooperation and Development; Reform and Democratisation of the UN?; Conclusion; Questions; SECTION 3 ETHICAL BASES OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP; Section Introduction; 10 A Global Ethic for a New Global Order; 1 Challenges and Responses; 2 New World Order and World Ethic3 World Politics Discovers the Global Ethic; 4 Not Only Rights but also Responsibilities; 5 Contribution of Religions; Questions; Notes; 11 Global Ethics and Global Citizenship; Introduction; 1 Examples of Global Citizenship Action; 2 Implications for Global Ethics; 3 The Common Core; 4 Varieties of Global Ethics; 5 What Global Norms?; Questions; 12 Global Justice, Global Institutions and Global Citizenship; Introduction; Cosmopolitan Views of Global Justice; Institutional Implications of Theories of Global Justice; Global Citizenship: Legal Rights or Moral Duties?