The practices of global citizenship / Hans Schattle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schattle, Hans.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World citizenship.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Civil society.

Physical Description:

x, 227 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2008]

Summary:

What exactly is global citizenship? Are we all global citizens? In The Practices of Global Citizenship, Hans Schattle provides a striking account of how global citizenship is taking on much greater significance in everyday life. This lively book includes many fascinating conversations with global citizens all around the world. Their personal stories and reflections illustrate how global citizenship relates to important concepts such as awareness, responsibility, participation, cross-cultural empathy, international mobility, and achievement. Now more than ever, global citizenship is being put into practice by schools, universities, corporations, community organizations, and government institutions. This book is a must-read for everyone who participates in global events-all of us.

Contents:

Pathways of global citizens

Primary concepts of global citizenship

Secondary concepts of global citizenship

Global citizenship in civil society

Global education and global citizenship

Global citizenship in the marketplace

Governing institutions and global citizenship.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.

ISBN:

9780742538986

0742538982

9780742538993

0742538990

OCLC:

140101246