Introduction to the Lecture

WS 2016/ 17

Prof. Dr. Brigitte Fahrenhorst

TU Berlin / SID Berlin
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
 Lecture series 14 years old
 Information on development issues, esp. sustainable
development
 Linking theories & practice
 Open for all students & interested public
 Since sommer semester 2015 = English
 Organised by
• Society for International Development – Berlin Chapter,
• Institut für Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanung der TU
• German UN Association
• Global Cooperation Council
 1. CONDITIONS FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATES
 Regular participation (not more than 3/4 times absence)
 2 types of certificates available:
1) Participation certificate
2) Certificate with credit points and grades:
• Paper in English or German
• 3-5 questions are formulated out of which 1, 2, or 3 to be
analysed
• Max 6 credit points (LP or ETCS) – 2 credit points per question
• Each question: ca 8 – 10 pages
• Scientific paper: using scientific literature, not only internet,
correct citation, introduction, theoretical overview, practice,
discussion, own ideas/ analysis
2. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

 Deadline for submission: end of June 2017

 As email attachment to be transferred to
BrigitteFahrenhorst@t-online.de
 Questions will be posted on www.sid-berlin.de „Programme
– Ringvorlesung“
 Please write your name, number of semester and faculty/
university, Matrikel number, postal address, number of
credits points expected on the cover page
 Certificate will be sent to students‘ postal addresses
II. MAIN TOPIC OF THE LECTURE
SERIES – DEVELOPMENT POLICY
 1992 UNCED: UN Conference on Environment and
Development:
o Agenda 21:
• All countries have to develop - not only the South.
• All countries agreed to introduce Sustainable
Development
 Development Policy = Global Policy
III. Topic of Winter
Semester 2016/ 17:
From the background of growing nationalism and racism in
the Western world we decided to organise a lecture on

Global Citizenship
This lecture is a contribution to fighting nationalsm and
racism
What is global citizenship?

human beings always

 form communities based on shared identity: economic,

political, religious, social.

 articulate shared values,

 build governance structures (Ronald C. Israel)

What is global citizenship?

Citizenship
 membership in a political community / legal member of a
sovereign state.
 Greek ideas: equality under the law, civic participation in
government, power restrictions (Hosking, G., 2005)
 to be truly human, one had to be an active citizen
(Aristotle)
 rights & duties: political participation, right to vote, right to
receive protection (Leary, V., 2000)
 Classical/ civic humanist conception: citizenship as an active
process, not a passive state (Beiner, R., ed., 1995)
What is global citizenship?

Global Citizenship is a way of living

that recognises our world is an
increasingly complex web of
connections and interdependencies.
One in which our choices and
actions may have repercussions for
people and communities locally,
nationally or internationally.
http://www.ideascotland.users39.interdns.co.uk/
What is global citizenship?
global citizenship: identity with a "global community" above
identity with nation or place. Planetary human community =
interdependent & whole; humankind = essentially one.

a “global citizen is someone who identifies with being part

of an emerging world community and whose actions
contribute to building this community’s values and
practices”(Ronald C. Israel)
What is global citizenship?

Common characteristics of the definitions:

 Recognising complexity and interdependency

 Global dimension – developing global identity
 Community building – one humankind
 Contributing to building community’s values & practices
 Building governance structures
 Building a sustainable values-based world community
Values & responsibility of a global community of
people sharing the same global identity
 human rights,rights,
 human
 environmental
 environmentalprotection,
protection,
  religious
religious pluralism,
pluralism,
  gender
gender equity,
equity,
  sustainable
sustainable worldwide economic
worldwide growth,
economic growth,
  poverty
poverty alleviation,
alleviation,
  prevention
prevention of conflicts
of conflicts between
between countries,
countries and people,
  elimination
elimination of weapons
of weapons of mass
of mass destruction,
destruction,
  humanitarian
humanitarian assistance
assistance,
  preservation
preservation of cultural
of cultural diversity
diversity
Active Citizen Rights: Global Governance

Modern states: systems of political representation at a

distance such as representative democracy. Action is
delegated to others (Isin, E. F.; Bryan S. T., eds., 2002).
Global Decision-making System

United Nations:
 Membership voluntarily
 General Assembly: one vote per member state
 Security Council: 15 members, of which 5 permanent
(China, France, Great Britain, Russia, USA) = veto right
 Specialised Agencies, a.o.:
 World Bank Group: vote related to financial
shares
 World Trade Organisation: one vote per member
(not necessarly states, like EU)
 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): Civil Society
Platform = consultative role
Agreements between organisations, such as

Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate

citizenship or responsible business) / Global Compact =
corporate self-regulation following high ethical standards.

Global Citizens and Global Governance?

Think globally – act locally, nationally and globally
IV. Lecture Global
Citizenship
Offers speeches/ presentations analysing the topic in all facets
 Global governance and Identities
 Human rights and international law
 Information and media
 Economy
 Civic education and campaigning
 Peace
 Migration
 Climate policy
 Sustainable development
IV. Lecture Programme WS
2016 /17
• 25.10.2016
INTRODUCTION INTO THE LECTURE
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Fahrenhorst (Technische Universität Berlin/
Society for International Development - SID Berlin)

• 1.11.2016
A GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT - FACT OR FICTION?
Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach (Global Public Policy Institute - GPPi)
Programme ctd.
• 8.11.2016
PROMOTING GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP THROUGH INTERNATIONAL LAW?
Murtaza Jaffer, LL.B. (Lawyer, former Judge and UN-
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda)

• 15.11.2016
TRANSNATIONAL DIASPORA AS GLOBAL CITIZENS
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Fahrenhorst (TU Berlin /Society for
International Development- Berlin)
Programme ctd.

• 22.11.2016
CIVIC EDUCATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Marion Lieser, Oxfam

• 29.11.2016
GLOBAL CITIZENS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Dr. Inge Kaul (Hertie School of Governance, formerly UNDP)
(not yet confirmed)
Programme ctd.

• 6.12.2016
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP – NATIONAL STATES – IDENTITIES
Daniel Perell (Representative of the Baha'i International
Community to the United Nations, New York)

• 13.12.2016
ECONOMICS AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
Ambassador assoc. Prof. Dr. Keshwar Jankee (Embassy of
Mauritius)
Programme ctd.

• 10.1.2017
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: HOPE OR HYPE?
Joachim Fried (Global Citizens Alliance, Austria)

• 17.1.2017
CITIZENS IN WORLD POLITICS
Prof. Dr. Michael Zürn (Berlin Social Science Centre/ Free
University of Berlin)
Programme ctd.

• 24.1.2017
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AND THE ROLE OF MEDIA
Ramesh Jaura (Editor-in-Chief & Intern. Correspondent IDN-
InDepthNews, Executive President Global Cooperation
Council)

• 31.1.2017
GLOBAL PEACE, SECURITY AND CRISIS PREVENTION
Dr. Ekkehard Griep (Vice Chair UN Association of Germany)
Programme ctd.

• 7.2.2017
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GOALS: WHAT DO THEY INTEND AND WHERE DO WE STAND?
Dr. Susanne Neubert (Humboldt University of Berlin)

• 14.2.2017
MIGRANTS IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Susanne Melde (International Organisation for Migration -
IOM)
Organisers and supporters:
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PLEASE, ENJOY THE LECTURE AND GAIN

KNOWLEDGE

• Prof. Dr. B. Fahrenhorst: BrigitteFahrenhorst@t-online.de;

• Murtaza Jaffer: jaffermurtaza@yahoo.co.uk;
• Sami Meaini: sami.meaini@gmx.de

For further information please see www.sid-berlin.de/

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