Flexible Citizenship for a Global Society

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" Flexible Citizenship for a Global Society "
Frey, Bruno S.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	901649
Doc. No	:	LA9pb7v82f
Title & Author	:	Flexible Citizenship for a Global Society [Article]\ Frey, Bruno S.
Date	:	2001
Title of Periodical	:	UC Berkeley
Abstract	:	States are ill equipped to meet the challenges of a globalized world. The concept of citizenship with its rights and obligations, including the allegiance owed, is too narrowly defined to exist only between individuals and a state. Today, people identify with, and pay allegiance to, many organizations beyond the state. This paper suggests that citizenship could be extended further and be possible between individuals and quasi-governmental organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations, such as churches, clubs, interest groups, functional organizations and profit firms. Due to the larger set of types of citizenship individuals could choose from, their preferences would be better fulfilled and, due to the competition for citizens induced among organizations, the efficiency of public activity would be raised.