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It entails taking an interest in the day-to-day problems of one’s home town, keeping oneself informed and informing others of current political and social issues and, at the same time, helping to integrate vulnerable groups and minorities into the community, in a spirit of solidarity and of shared responsibility for civic affairs.  \nIt is also a matter of inculcating more widespread awareness of the principles of socially responsible consumerism and of all forms of behaviour and measures that perpetuate and strengthen mechanisms for the direct and indirect practice of democracy.  \nEuropean Year of Citizenship through Education, 2005.  \nIntroduction  \nTwo decades ago an adult who was innumerate and illiterate was considered tobe at a great disadvantage in terms of navigating the challenges of individual personal growth and in terms of being able to participate actively in public life. However, today adults who are computer illiterate are considered to be at a similar disadvantage. The sad reality of civic education and education more broadly is that today, while a minority of the world’s citizens speed off on the information superhighway, the majority, especially in developing countries, remain in potholes of disadvantage and exclusion from public deliberation and active democratic participation.  \nCompounding matters further is the reality that in a world of constrained resources for education, adult education, long the distant cousin of the broader educational family, remains badly under-funded in most societies around  \nthe world. Sadly, many policy makers in developing and developed countries alike use a crude cost-benefit analysis to justify investment in children’s education atthe expense of adult education. This educational deficit has serious consequences for educational development generally and for the attainment of participatory democracy in particular. This challenge is all the more acute given the deepening democratic deficit that now reigns supreme in many countries around the world.  \nGiven the above, we can easily see why many national elections are deeply flawed before the first ballot is cast. Adults who have been educationally deprived are more vulnerable to electoral manipulation. However, it is critically important for all of us today to ask the following questions: How democratic is our democracy? What do we need to do to democratise democracy? And here special mention is merited of those governments who see themselves as promoters of democracy and who might believe that they do not have to deal with their own deepening democratic deficits. For example, during the latest US Presidential elections, the fact that certain communities faced greater difficulty in casting their votes, the suspicions about the accuracy of the voting equipment and the power of incumbency (those in elected office are returned to office nearly 95% of the time) all suggest that the challenge of saving democracy is one that affects more countries in the world than many in power wish to admit. Broadening access to participation of all of humanity is the critical challenge ofour time. But understanding the complexity of the moment of history we find ourselves in, and understanding the role of education to advance democratic participation, is critically needed at this juncture of human development.  \nProblematising Globalisation  \nIt is against this backdrop that we need to explore the global context in which democracy and citizenship are being reshaped. What has erroneously been called the “anti-globalisation” movement is ironically one of the most globalised movementsofour time. Globalisation has drawn the people of the world into closer proximity with one another; it has intensified contact between them; lowered many–but certainly not all–types of barriers to the movem","cbCaieHvyaruf2cT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieHvyaruf2cT","pdf",83703,15,"English","# Introduction\n## Problematising Globalisation","[{\"question\":\"Why does the text argue that citizenship involves more than voting?\",\"answer\":\"It says citizenship requires ongoing attention to daily local problems, staying informed about political and social issues, and helping integrate vulnerable groups into community life with shared responsibility.\"},{\"question\":\"What consequences does adult educational deprivation have for democracy?\",\"answer\":\"Adults deprived of education are described as more vulnerable to electoral manipulation, and the broader educational deficit is linked to weaker participatory democracy.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the text connect globalisation to citizenship and democratic participation?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that globalisation increases proximity and information flows but also creates contradictions, including restricted international civic mobility and uneven effects that drive collective critiques and debates.\"}]","Citizenship, Education and Governance in a Global Context - Introduction | PDF",1792067014,38]