Globalization and Citizenship

Download or read book Globalization and Citizenship written by Hans Schattle and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively and invigorating book explores the complex relationship between globalization and citizenship. From Cairo to Beijing, campaigns for civil rights and democracy around the world are intensifying and speeding up in the digital media age, and public recognition of global interdependence continues to rise. At the same time, many national governments are tightening border controls and further limiting access to citizenship in a climate of high public anxiety and economic uncertainty. Although globalization continues to open up many new opportunities for citizens to enter the international arena and make their voices heard, as Schattle shows, the institution of national citizenship remains highly resilient.