GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AS THE COMPLETION OF COSMOPOLITANISM

Author: CABRERA, LUIS

Source: World Governance: Do We Need It, Is It Possible, What Could It (All) Mean?, 1 January 2010 , pp. 333-355(23)

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing in association with GSE Research

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The No More Deaths volunteer, a recent college graduate who was spending her summer conducting humanitarian patrols in search of border crossers stranded in the harsh desert of southern Arizona, struggled for words. The question grated. 'I think that's ridiculous,' she finally said, in response to those who would contend it is wrong to aid unauthorized crossers. 'One of the first questions a reporter ever asked me was `why, as an American, are you doing this?,' That's always funny to me, when people ask that. It's not really an American thing. It's a people thing. You know, thirsty people should be given water. It seems to me just to make sense' (Author interview, 6-05). Her co-volunteer at the No More Death spatrol camp expressed a similar mix of difficulty and exasperation when asked why she felt compelled to seek out migrants in distress. 'There's this imaginary line drawn across the desert. That doesn't make any sense to me. For someone to become illegal as soon as they cross that line-They are just people. It's that simple to me' (Author interview, 6-05).

Keywords: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AS THE COMPLETION OF COSMOPOLIT

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2010-01-01

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World Governance: Do We Need It, Is It Possible, What Could It (All) Mean?
One of the main objections raised against world governance is not that it is impractical, but that it is unnecessary and even undesirable. There is a fear that world government would be or become tyrannical. German philosopher Immanuel Kant devised a project of "perpetual peace," but he was against a world state, advocating instead a kind of confederation of the states in the world. Finally, if a world government is indeed formed, how far should the instruments and tools of such a body reach? These and other issues have been explored in this book. Covering a wide range of disciplines - from philosophy to jurisprudence, ethics, and social science - the book explores how theorists have reflected upon the necessary components of an effective global order.
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