300558 Global Citizenship: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Challenges (Fachdidaktische Vertiefung, politikdidaktischer Schwerpunkt) (S) (SoSe 2010)

The processes of globalisation (and many other phenomena closely connected to globalisation, like transformation, transnational migration and Europeanisation) cannot but influence the development of citizenship in the modern world. On the one side, citizenship cannot be exclusively attached to a conception of the national state anymore, for due to the enlargement of supra-national units supra-national citizenship emerges (thus, conceptions of citizenship office, rights, duties and participation change enormously). On the other side, globalized conceptions of citizenship without attachment to political units emerge: like global ecological citizenship, technological citizenship etc. Global conceptions of rights (Human Rights) seek to complete or to replace nation-based conceptions of citizenship.
Many actors are involved in the process of the emergence and formation of new conceptions of citizenship: On the level of policies, international and national political units invest a lot into the development of new practices of citizenship, of citizens’ commitment and participation on the international or global level. International NGOs are also active in the sphere of global citizenship’s development.

Among many other policies and practices, education for multiculturalism and global citizenship is of central importance for the emergence of global citizenship. This kind of education is very prominent on the international level, as carried out both by political units and global NGOs. Educators (actors of the educational system on all levels) are challenged to orient themselves in the complex field of education for global citizenship and multiculturalism, and bring these forms of education into the framework of (school) curricula.

This seminar starts with theoretical foundations (from social sciences) of citizenship’s conceptualization beyond the borders of the nation state; continues with insights into international policies and organisations, responsible for global citizenship and multiculturalism; analyses educational conceptions (international and local) towards multiculturalism and global citizenship and provides skills for critical analysis of existing conceptions and well as for the development of such concepts for school.

Bibliography

The detailed list of references will be send to all participants before the beginning of the seminar.