Global citizenship and social movements : creating transcultural webs of meaning for the new millennium /
Janet J. McIntyre-Mills.
- 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Intellectual Courage and Intellectual Conformity -- Tools for Transcultural Ethical Thinking -- Ecological and Critical Humanism (Eco-Humanism): Creating Webs of Meaning Through Paradigm Dialogue -- The Rights and Responsibilities of Global Citizens: Pragmatism, Ethics, and Survival at the Coalface of Bureaucracies -- Class, Culture and Sustainable Global Democracy -- Conclusion. Beyond Nationalism: Striving for Global Democracy Within Conceptual Space, Cyberspace and Geographical Space -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"Global Citizenship and Social Movements discusses ways in which advances in science and technology can best serve the global society as a whole. In addition, the book provides information on how the knowledge generated by the social sciences can be used to manage public affairs and societal resources."--Jacket.
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Social change. Social sciences--Philosophy. Social movements World citizenship Intercultural communication. International cooperation. Conflict management. Community development