Citizenship
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The future of democracy may, thus, depend on the ideas and the people who might bring us some higher pleasure and so provide us satisfaction in our
citizenship.
The key to enforcing this accountability is active
citizenship.
Taught in schools around the world, from Canada to the United Kingdom, active
citizenship
means political participation at every level.
The ethos of active
citizenship
applies in every sphere.
The reason is simple: active
citizenship
means standing up – or kneeling down – for what we believe in, whether it be a government free of corruption or law enforcement free of racism.
The Alawites, who overcame second-class
citizenship
only when Assad’s Baath party came to power in 1963, now believe that their very survival is linked to that of the regime.
Last but not least, the Bank needs to play a much bigger role in environmental issues and, in general, in promoting good international
citizenship
by both rich and poor countries.
The rich had more money, of course, but they somehow still seemed part of the same society as the poor, recognizing that geography and
citizenship
made them share a common fate.
Nonetheless, they continue to identify themselves as Palestinian, with only 10,000 of Jerusalem’s 300,000 Palestinian residents having agreed to apply for Israeli
citizenship.
We were brain-washed to accept
citizenship
without the right to have a choice, without the right to decide on either our future or the future of our country.
Democratic participation is the best way to integrate people into society and make them feel that their opinions count, regardless of whether they have formal
citizenship
and thus the right to vote.
My father was American, but naturalized too recently to hand his US
citizenship
on to me.
For larger companies, they are avenues for corporate
citizenship
and innovation.
With the advent of peace, we all hope that this bond will become consolidated around a common Israeli
citizenship.
In the 19th century, the non-Muslim peoples of the empire also achieved the rights of equal
citizenship
with Muslims.
Although most Chinese in Malaysia now feel that they deserve the full rights of citizenship, they have not insisted on absolute equality.
One of the ten global promises on education is this contorted formulation: “By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.”
But what we learn about our common humanity in our youthful travels is bound, one hopes, to translate into a sense of responsible global
citizenship
– a commitment to do the best we can to make the world a better place.
The factory work that once provided both a lifelong career and a path to
citizenship
is fast disappearing, together with the opportunity of advancement that it gave to earlier immigrants.
But that does not mean that successive generations must be condemned to second-class
citizenship.
In short,
citizenship
in the full sense of the word requires basic rights and the ability to enforce them.
It is thus not bad in itself, even if its excesses must be capped in the name of
citizenship
for all.
Israelis from all walks of life, and increasing numbers of Diaspora Jews, are speaking out, rejecting what they call Israel’s frequent violation of international law and the injustice of what they describe as a two-tier system of
citizenship
and law.
Despite talk of European citizenship, politics remain obstinately national.
After a quarter-century of near-paralysis, American legislators are close to agreeing on reforms that would allow 11 million undocumented migrants to earn
citizenship.
But what matters here is a common perception that Russians are not ready to assume the responsibilities of
citizenship.
You don’t understand what
citizenship
means.”
As always, they want the best of all worlds: an emphatically Jewish state in which Palestinians would have
citizenship
rights, but no national rights whatsoever.
By valuing ethnicity over citizenship, he is challenging the very basis of the international system and fueling rapid deterioration in Russia’s relationship with the West.
Since independence in 1948, successive governments have denied even the most basic rights to the Rohingya, refusing to grant them so much as
citizenship.
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