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Importance Of Multidimensional Citizenship

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When discussing the relevance of active citizenship in the context of globalisations one has to have an understanding of what active citizenship is, what multidimensional citizenship is and how the dimensions of it are relate to the A21 movement which is the campaign that is being addressed in this essay. One also has to elaborate on how active citizenship is interpreted in an international context. All of the points that have been mentioned above will be addressed in the following essay. Active citizenship can be defined as “the involvement of citizens in all aspects of society by making informed choices and decisions, having a say in how their countries are governed and taking action on their own and with other people to contribute to their …show more content…

Identity can be defined as, “the conception, quality, belief and expressions that makes a person or group” ("Identity (Social Science)"). Being an active citizen can in the first place be seen as identifying with your country of birth and being patriotic towards it. However, with the existence of multiple and overlapping identities having a national identity is not enough to meet the challenges of the 21st century and one has to look at ethnic, cultural and religious identities as well and even more so as the world is becoming more interdependent and interconnected. The second attribute is Rights and Entitlements. A Right can be defined as “a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.” To be a citizen is to be a member of a group and to be entitled to the benefits that the group membership offers. The British sociologist, T.H. Marshall, identified Western world citizenship rights as being a citizens: legal rights to being free from arbitrary arrest/imprisonment; political rights to being able to vote and participate in public matters; and economic and social rights to having access to health care, education and …show more content…

They do work all around the world, they are aware of social differences as well as human rights and they aim to create a brighter future for those who have been

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