What does it mean to be a citizen in a world of fractured identities and crumbling nationalism―when people are withdrawing into consumerism, cultural separatism, and self-regarding isolation? Citizenship meets one of our deepest needs, the need to belong; it also makes concrete the ethical commitments of care and respect. Political and cultural theorist Mark Kingwell traces the history of the idea of citizenship, and argues for a new model for the next century. In the style of Michael Ignatieff's The Needs of Strangers, he takes a long look at what citizenship has meant in the past and what it means today.

The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age

Politics & Social Sciences

Peter Karoff

Jane Maddox

Philosophy

Rowman Littlefield

The World We Want: New Dimensions in Philanthropy and Social Change

In The World We Want, Peter Karoff presents a collective vision of an ideal world. By sharing his experiences and through conversations with more than forty social entrepreneurs, activists, nonprofit leaders, and philanthropists who are changing notions of 'the human condition' in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and North America, he describes how new partnerships and approaches are reducing suffering and gaining greater equity for people everywhere. These visionaries are engaged in a struggle of sorts, and that conscious engagement―'the shoulder to the wheel'―is a fundamental part of the world they want. The book weaves together multi-sector, multidiscipline strategies, but―in large part―it is about the power of human connection, reinforced by personal stories of motivation and the human capacity for caring. Without ignoring the institutional and cultural obstacles, and the courage needed to face down the dark side of human behavior, Karoff shows how citizen engagement and open source solutions could tip the scale toward a better world.

Business & Money

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

AltaMira Press

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