A Critical Analysis: Global Citizenship Replacing National Identity

This essay explores the concept of global citizenship, examining its potential to replace national identity and its impact on society. The introduction defines global citizenship, outlining its core principles and civic responsibilities, and highlights the essay's focus. It discusses the rationale for choosing this topic, supported by a recent survey indicating a growing preference for global identification. Three key sources are introduced, with one source evaluated using the CRAAP test to assess its currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose, ensuring the credibility of the information used. The essay presents arguments both supporting and opposing the idea of global citizenship, referencing various scholars and studies. The writing plan outlines the essay's structure and timeline, while the challenges section addresses difficulties in finding credible sources. The conclusion summarizes the findings, emphasizing the importance of analyzing the implications of global citizenship before implementing it. The essay aims to provide a balanced perspective on the complex relationship between global citizenship and national identity, offering valuable insights into the future of societal structures.

Should Global Citizenship
Replace National Identity?

Cover Content
 Introduction
• Reason behind choosing this topic
• Three key sources
• Source evaluation
• Thesis statement
• Main arguments
• Writing plan
• Challenges and solution
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
Global citizenship refers to an idea in which every people in
the world have same right and civic responsibilities as they
consider as a global citizen instead from a particular nation.
For this report, various dimensions will be discussed as
how it assist society to make a better world. Besides this,
different flaws and benefits attached to it will also
explained.

Reason behind choosing this topic
Citizenship refers to process in which individual is bind to
comply with the rules and regulations attached to it. In other
words, global citizenship identifies some one who
considered themselves as part of the global community in
the world and follows those values and norms which they
think is appropriate for the society (Global Citizenship as
Identity. 2012).

Three key sources
People are more focusing on global citizenship rather than
national identity as in a recent survey done by the
GlobeScan from more than 20,000 people in 18 countries.
After the evaluation of data it can be concluded that people
are more happy to identify as global as it gives them more
freedom to live their life on their own.

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There are many benefits of it, for instance, people
motivation towards seeing the world and different culture
which reside in. It will leads to increase in tourism sector
which would enhance the standard of living of local people
as their income would increase to a certain level. Along with
this, it will also offers employment in the tourism sector due
to which chances of reduction in poverty will increase.

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It should be important to analyse positive as well as
negative impact of the global citizenship that's why this
source is taken for discussion. Globalisation would leads
to usage of finite resources in a increasing way as more
countries or people would be introduced to them. For
instance, after china joined the World trade organisation
in 2001, their use of coal has increased significantly
which would ends up at eradicating the natural resources
from its roots.

Source evaluation
It should be important to check the authenticity of the
resources used in the report while making as it directly
affects the credibility of the findings. So to evaluate the
source, CRAAP test is used. It assist in finding the value of
sources which it would add after using as it scan the sources
from various aspects like Currency, relevance, authority,
accuracy and purpose. This test would be applied on the poll
source which is conducted by GlobeScan.

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Currency:It states the credibility of source which includes
the date of information published, was the information
related to the topic or not and at last is the information
mentioned is practical in nature or not. So the research done
by the GlobeScan is authentic and unique as no other
organisation has ever done. Moreover, all the data has
collected from 18000 citizens of 18 countries which makes
it more trustable in nature and published in 2016. So it can
be said that currency of the GlobeScan research is high.

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Relevance: It states the importance of data according to
the need of the researcher. All the information
mentioned in the GlobeScan is related to the topic as
research has been done about what people thinks on
global citizenship. Intended audience are the whole
world as motto of it is to show the opinions of people
around the world regarding the same. After finding on
the internet, I have cross checked all the data present in
the main paper from various internet sites. So at last, the
research paper is relevant with the chosen topic.

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Authority: It states the credibility of the sources from
where it was taken. GlobeScan is research consultancy firm
which does various research in the field of brand,
sustainable, trends etc and founded in 1987. It is one of the
reliable company in the world has they are ISO certified and
signed with the United national global compact. They have
partners in more than 70 countries and which makes it more
trustable company in the research sector. Their main site is
as follows, https://globescan.com/

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Accuracy: It means that to much how much extent does the
the information is credible in nature. Whole research is free
from any opinions of the author as they wants to explore the
topic for future rather than earning from it.
Purpose: Main purpose of the research is to identify various
aspects of globalisation and how it would benefit the society
if it is implemented in the real scenario.

Thesis statement
Different aspects of global citizenship would be explained
with many credible sources and would it make the
society better or worsen would be explained.

Main arguments
Arguments supporting my arguments of globalisation
 According to Irini Brom, society would be more
happier if every will live together and solves each other
problems.
 Ceicila atkins said that after the globalisation
implemented on the scenario, there will be no hatred
between people on the basis of various aspects like
caste, religions, diversity etc. due to which society will

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Arguments against my opinions
 According to Alexander Leicht, the most priority thing
in the world is education to everyone.
 According to Cecilia Atkins, the main problem which
would arise will be who will handle the main decision
of the world, or will it be any elections after becoming
global citizenship.

Writing plan
Title designing: 1 day
Searching of source: 2 days
Writing essay: 5 days
Proof reading: 2 days

Challenges and solution
I was having the problem to find the credible sources on the
internet as there are many sites which are not trustable in
nature. This is one of the most important problem I have
faced while writing the essay. But to overcome it, I took
time to made it so that I would make this essay more
credible and authenticate in nature.

Conclusion
From the above mentioned information in the presentation,
it can be summarize that global citizenship is essential in the
era of fight, discrimination, terrorism etc because it would
assist society to maintain peace and harmony resulting in
better future. But before doing it, it must be important to
analyse the outcomes of it as any changes in the society
brings more negativity instead of positivity.

References
12 Negative Aspects of Globalization. 2019. [Online].
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https://oilprice.com/Finance/the-Economy/12-Negative-Asp
ects-of-Globalization.html
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a forceful argument for global citizenship. 2019. [Online].
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2016/05/530772-dpingo-enviro
nmental-challenges-forceful-argument-global-citizenship
>

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