Citizenships
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Citizenship.
In this meet up, we will discuss what citizenship is, what responsibilities it entails as well when/if it should be granted or revoked.
Few questions for discussion could be:
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How should we define citizenship? What/who is a citizen? What are their responsibilities to the State/Group? What are the State’s/Group’s responsibility to the citizen?
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Is citizenship a human right? A birthright?
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What are the basic privileges of citizenship? What are the basic obligations of citizenship?
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Some people have suggested that helping needy people is an important part of being a good citizen. Do you agree?
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Globalization is blurring national boundaries. What is the relationship between cosmopolitanism and citizenship?
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Should revoking citizenship be allowed? Why? When? Who decides?
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Should terrorists / ISIS members be allowed to return as citizens to their country of origin? What about domestic terrorists?
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What is social responsibility? What does it have to do with being a good citizen?
Few Links:
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General Definitions
a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship
b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitanism -
Links of Citizenship
a. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/citizenship/
b. https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html -
Terrorist as citizens
a. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/06/hoda-muthana-married-isis-fighters-so-trump-wont-let-her-back-usa/3350233002/
b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamima_Begum
c. https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist
Citizenships