Citizenship in a Globalised World - 9780367179687

Taylor & Francis

Citizenship in a Globalised WorldAuthor(s): Christine Hobden\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367179687, 978-0367179687\nSynopsis\nWhat does it mean to be a citizen of a democracy today? This book challenges us to re- evaluate and ultimately reorient our state- based conception of democratic citizenship in order to meaningfully account for the context in which it is lived: a globalised, deeply interconnected, and deeply unjust world.\n\nHobden argues for a new conception of citizenship that is state- based, but globally oriented. The book presents a new account of collective responsibility that includes responsibility for a wider range of collective outcomes.\n\nDrawing upon this account, Hobden argues that citizens can be held collectively morally responsible for the acts of their state, both domestically and internationally.\n\nThe book explores how this conception of citizenship, with its attendant collective .