Citizenship in a Globalizing World

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Citizenship and Global Justice

Chandrachur Singh

But among the traits characteristic of the human being is an impelling desire for fellowship, that is for common life, not of just any kind, but a peaceful life, and organized according to the measure of his intelligence, with those who are of his kind …. Stated as a universal truth, therefore, the assertion that every animal is impelled by nature to seek only its own good cannot be conceded.

 

Hugo Grotius, On the Law of War and Peace

Introduction

Twenty-first century politics is undisputedly a global affair. Even though globalization as a concept remains contested and has been used to describe either positively or negatively the highly complex and multidimensional processes in the economy, ...