![]() Today, the rules of engagement are not being written by legislators but by those agencies that produce, distribute, and share knowledge-once, but no longer, the nearly exclusive domain of educational institutions. Future citizens of the digitally hyper-connected global village are thus facing two tangible dangers: simulation of participation and the illusion of having a less asymmetrical relationship to power (Dominici, 1996, 2003). The global context, furthermore, is one in which the political systems of nation-states have become less and less relevant, with many modern democracies at risk of becoming “handmaidens” to the economic power system. Today, citizenship is only partially linked to rights and duties deriving from the recognition of an individual as belonging to a community (local, national, or international). Three concepts form the basis for educating toward global citizenship: awareness that citizenship and education are inseparable, awareness that democracy and education are inseparable, and awareness that democracy is complexity.īefore discussing the prospects for educating young people toward becoming global citizens, we need to ask ourselves a difficult question: is global citizenship reality or illusion? In approaching this complex issue, what can certainly be stated is that plain citizenship itself can no longer be considered merely a legal or judicial matter. The rules of engagement are not being written by legislators but by agencies producing and sharing knowledge citizenship (global or otherwise) is intimately correlated with access to quality education. Future citizens of the digitally hyper-connected global village face two dangers: simulation of participation and the illusion of having a less asymmetrical relationship to power. Today, citizenship is only partially linked to rights and duties deriving from the recognition of an individual as belonging to a community (local, national or international). Before discussing the prospects for educating young people toward becoming global citizens, we must ask ourselves: is global citizenship reality or illusion? What can be stated is that plain citizenship itself can no longer be considered merely a legal or judicial question. ![]()
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