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GE2201 Identity and Citizenship in a Globalized World
Part I Course Duration: One semester
Area: Study of Societies, Social and Business Organizations
Credit Units: 3
Level: B2
Medium of Instruction: English
Prerequisites: Nil
Precursors: Nil
Equivalent Courses: Nil
Exclusive Courses: Nil
Part II Course Aims
This course aims to engage students in learning and debates about rights and duties of citizenship both at the local level and in non-local contexts (national, regional, global). Practical activities related to responsible citizenship are discussed, and opportunities explored. The course also aims to engage students in the issues of corporate and organizational citizenship (eg. corporate social responsibility), and in the contributions of various kinds of organizations to local, national, and global ‘responsible citizenship’. The course also deals with problems related to citizenship and identity which are important in the contemporary world: eg. reconciling ‘patriotic’ education and ‘liberal’ education; sub-state nationalisms and separatism; illiberal minorities in liberal societies, economic migrants and their contested rights and duties; local, regional, and global environmental impacts of production and consumption, and how this may affect rights and duties.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: | No | CILOs | Weighting (if applicable) | | 1. | Identify important problems and conflicts related to identity and citizenship in the contemporary world. | 20% | | 2 . | Discuss the factors that affect access to citizenship of different groups, such as women, immigrants and migrant workers. | 20% | | 3 . | Analyze the roles of individuals and organizations in maximizing responsible citizenship at local, national, and global levels. | 30% | | 4. | Reflect on their personal experiences in regard to identity formation and good citizenship at the local, national, regional and global level. | 10% | | 5. | Prescribe activities which maximize responsible personal and corporate citizenship in local, national, and global contexts. | 20% | Teaching and learning Activities (TLAs)
( Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to facilitate students' achievement of the CILOs . Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course ) | ILO No . | TLAs | Hours/week (if applicable) | | CILO 1 | Lectures: the instructor will present concepts, theories and case studies on citizenship, rights, duties, and opportunities | | | CILO 2 | Class discussions, both in-class and in web-based Discussions Forums, will engage students in debates and explorations | | | CILO 3 | Oral presentations: students will work in groups to lead class discussions and structured question and answer sessions on relevant topics | | | CILO 4 | Research: students use relevant materials to write papers as set by the instructor | | | CILO 5 | Group work: students will work together to develop mini-case studies to develop research, collaborative and creative thinking skills, applied to course topics and themes | |
Assessment Tasks/Activities
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well the students achieve the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course) | Type of Assessment Tasks/Activities | Weighting | ILOs to be addressed | Remarks | | Quizes (2 or 3) | 30% | 1-3 | Quizes will test and reward students’ facility with concepts and cases from lectures and readings | | Term paper (1) | 30% | 1-5 | The term paper will assess students’ ability to analyze issues in depth, and to explore appropriate options for action | | Short assignment (1) | 15% | 3-5 | The short-assignment will engage students in more personal reflection on particular issues which concern them | | Presentations (1-2), participation in class and on-line discussions | 25% | 1-5 | Marks for presentations, class discussions, and contributions to on-line discussions will encourage, reward, and assess students’ active contributions to analysis and their active engagement with other students | Grading of Student Achievement: Standard (A+, A, A- …F) Part III Keyword Syllabus -
The concept of citizenship: rights and obligations; building the ‘good society’; costs and benefits of being a ‘responsible citizen’; the ‘free-rider’ problem; individualism, communitarianism, and the balance of rights and duties; citizenship and military service in various societies, past and present. -
Who am I? Citizenship and identity: local, national, regional, and global. Why do some countries allow dual citizenship, while others do not? Who is a ‘citizen’ of Hong Kong? Citizenship in Hong Kong and China. -
Citizenship issues in local contexts: community, NGOs, environment, justice. What is a responsible citizen - the variety of views and definitions of 'responsible citizenship'? Is citizenship in China different from citizenship in other countries? Debates on individual rights versus collective interests in various societies. -
Citizenship and organizations: corporations, NGOs, political parties, and social responsibility; ‘corporate social responsibility’ - competing claims and definitions. How to organize a society to maximize responsible citizenship. Reconciling leadership in i nternational organizations with national citizenship: examples (UN, WHO, etc.). -
Citizenship issues and political problems in national contexts: sub-state nationalisms and separatism; rights of ethnic minorities; non-liberal cultures within liberal societies; issues of ‘patriotic education’; civil society; migrants and citizenship; gender and citizenship: societies where women or migrants are not ‘equal citizens’ of the state; citizenship issues in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and mainland China. Alternative models: the European Union and its national and international impacts. -
Citizenship issues in global contexts: globalization, internationalization, and their impacts on aspirations, knowledge, identity, and careers; international migrations, and the rise of a transnational business class; communication technology and the declining importance of territory and place; global or humanitarian citizenship issues and global environmental issues for humans as ‘citizens of the world’. Citizenship and the sense of community, at local, national, and global levels. Transnational civil society, and its impact on local conceptions of citizen rights.
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