Class work, answering questions on Bouldering's article 9-20

Chad Durkin

Itzel Ponce

Mitch Longerbone

“Can there be world citizenship” by Boulding

1. How does Boulding describe the problems with the current state of “World Citizenship”? Find a quote or two that helps support your claim.

-Boulding says that there is a number of problems with making world citizenship today such as “The (same) issue of assimilation versus creative diversity faces the world in the institution of the United Nations Itself.” “Conflicts per se among humans are inevitable because each of us, Is a unique person, but responses to conflict are learned.”

2. Describe the term “three-fold citizenship.” What would this proposed global community look like in reality? Do you have any personal examples?

-Three-fold citizen can be broken down into local, state, and international. Your role in the community, your role in country, and what you can do globally. It’s really making people be more self-reflective, but gives you the sense that we are all one cooperative civilization. Examples: Role as a family member, friend, team mate.

3.  Does this proposed “governance for the planet’s citizenry” seem possible? What are the restricting factors? What seems possible?

-No, it’s idealistic though. It’s more of a less tangible idea, where a lot of people want this idea to happen, but don’t want to make change for it, to a certain extent. Economic variables, lack of communication, people want to stay in their nitch, they want to do what’s convenient for them even if it affects others negatively. Given time we can see humanity come together eventually, but that’s just one of many futures the world can hold, at any time something could change and affect the whole world, either for the better or for the worse.