Globalizing Citizens: New Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion (Claiming Citizenship)

By: Rebecca Cassidy and Ian Scoones and Rajesh Tandon and Marjorie Mayo and Melissa Leach and Linda Waldman and Lyla Mehta and Rosalba Icaza and Saturnino M. Borras and Angela Alonso and Steven Robins and Peter Newell Csgr and Rebecca Napier-Moore and Jennifer C. Franco and Julie Thekkudan and Marcelo Saguier

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Synopsis: Globalization has given rise to new meanings of citizenship. Just as they are tied together by global production, trade and finance, citizens in every nation are linked by the institutions of global governance, bringing new dynamics of inclusion and exclusion. For some, globalization provides a sense of solidarity that inspires them to join transnational movements to claim rights from global authorities; for others, globalization has meant greater exposure to the power of global corporations, bureaucracies and scientific experts, thus adding new layers of exclusion to already fragile meanings of citizenship.Globalizing Citizens presents expert analysis from cities and villages in India, South Africa, Nigeria, the Philippines, Kenya, the Gambia and Brazil to explore how forms of global authority shape and build new meanings and practices of citizenship, across local, national and global arenas.