A Review of the Continuation of Global Citizenship and the Move towards Universal Rights, with Emphasis on Solidarity
Sr No:
13
Page No:
106-114
Language:
English
Licence:
CC BY-NC 4.0
Authors:
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ekram YAWAR*, Dr. Ramazan Ahmadi, Dr. Nasratullah Morad, Mohammad Masoud Moradi, Mohammad Kazim Amini
Published Date:
2025-09-17
Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to analyze the concept of global citizenship in relation to the progression toward universal rights, with particular attention to solidarity. The study employs a descriptive–analytical method.
Globalization, as a natural and accelerating phenomenon since the Second World War, has expanded through the establishment of international organizations such as the United Nations, processes of decolonization, the rise of newly independent states, the expansion of the global economy, and the increasing role of transnational actors, including multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations. The rapid development of information and communication technologies has further provided the structural infrastructure for this transformation.
This phenomenon has had profound effects across economic, cultural, political, and civil spheres. The notion of citizenship, shaped by its social dimensions, has undergone multiple historical transformations in which the interrelations of its constituent elements have evolved.
The findings indicate that, under the influence of globalization, the meaning of citizenship has shifted in parallel with the emergence of global civil society. This process has facilitated the rise of a global citizen, whereby individuals assume roles beyond the political boundaries of nation-states, independent of their formal legal identity as state citizens. Advanced communication networks, integrated global markets, and the growing influence of multinational corporations have progressively eroded the material and psychological boundaries that once defined social membership, thereby diminishing the traditional significance of citizenship within the framework of legal modernity.
Keywords:
Citizenship, Globalization, Global Citizen, Universal Rights, Solidarity, Harmonization.