Global Citizenship
“Global citizenship is the concept of citizenship on a global level. It is a moral and ethical disposition which might guide the understanding of individual or groups of local and global contexts and their relative responsibilities within different communities. It is distinct from the concept of world citizenship.”
“A feeling of global citizenship is motivated by local interests (love of family, communal fairness, self-interest) as well as global interests (a sense of universal equality), and care for fellow humans as well as human rights and human dignity. As participatory action, global citizenship entails a responsibility to reduce International inequality (both social and economic), refrain from action that hinders individual well-being, and avoid environmental degradation. The notion of global citizenship is linked to an understanding of globalization and cosmopolitanism. In international relations, global citizenship may refer to the responsibility of states to act with awareness of the world as a global community by recognizing and fulfilling its global obligations and the rights of global citizens, such as freedom of movement.”
Source: Wikipedia
Philosophy of Global Citizenship
- Sees an interconnected world; a world without boundaries.
- Realizes that every society has flaws, but also strengths.
- Leverages on commonalities to build connections.
- Internationally aware and respects the customs of different cultures.
- Can interact with anyone from any background on issues ranging from global warming to poverty to illiteracy.
Aspects of Global Citizenship
Citizenship Commonalities
- Art
- Beliefs
- Communication
- Culture
- Dance
- Family
- Foods
- Freedom
- Games
- Happiness
- Learning
- Love
- Music
- Rights
- Sports
Barriers to Global Citizenship
- Censorship
- Intolerance
- Apathy
- History
- Access
- Language
- Culture
- Stereotypes
- Arrogance
- Ignorance
Opportunities of Global Citizenship
- Education
- Influence
- Products
- PEACE
- Connectedness
- Services
- Effectiveness
- Collaboration
- Trade
- Understanding
- Communication
What will you do as a Global Citizen?
Every citizen has more capability than ever before to interact with others. What will you do with that connection? Will you build them up or tear them down. Will you give those a voice to those who don’t have one or will you turn a blind-eye and allow important social messages to diminish? It’s your choice. It’s our world.
Youth & Global Citizenship
MetroStar Systems and our partners take a vested interest in our youth. We diligently work to instill positive ideas and positive values into our future leaders of tomorrow.
Questions About Global Citizenship
- What is global citizenship?
- Who is a citizen?
- What is your definition of global citizenship?
- What does ‘citizenship’ imply?
- What is common to every citizen in every country?
- What does global citizenship mean to you?
- What are the barriers to global citizenship?
- What are the opportunities of global citizenship?
- How do we leverage new mediums of communication internationally?
- What are the challenges & opportunities to Global Citizenship?
- What are the central roles played by media and information technology?
- How can citizens channel their ideas, passions, talents, & patriotism into actionable, measurable, transparent & accountable initiatives that have positive & lasting impact on the government?
- How can citizens provide thoughtful constructive feedback to specific parts of government through the web in a positive way that will facilitate change?
- If governments could become a platform for the people (between many parties/cultures), what would people want & need it to do?
- How can governments use existing social media tools to better engage and understand one another, fight poverty, end wars and conflicts, and to increase peace and humility?
- How can governments tap into & leverage the open source movement to reduce costs & development times of various projects, while maintaining security standards and sustainability?
- How can governments use mobile technologies for inbound and outbound data distributions?
- As we become increasingly connected via technology across all of our borders, what happens to how we perceive ourselves and other individuals relative to our allegiances to county, state, nation?
- What will the next generation of citizens think and act like towards one another?
- How can being a global citizen help you and everyone else?
