Global Citizenship and Social Movements : Creating Transcultural Webs of Meaning for the New Millennium

In this book, Janet McIntyre addresses the need for transcultural thinking tools, to not only mend problems in the global environment but also to understand the essential nature of the problems. Thinking tools comprise the analytical concepts which organise, disorganise, pattern and question thoughts about the social and natural world. Specifically, the concepts introduced in this book are 'global citizenship', 'human rights', 'responsibility', 'social movements' and 'transcultural webs of meaning'. Global Citizenship And Social Movements Discusses Ways In Which Advances In Science And Technology Can Best Serve The Global Society As A Whole. In Addition, The Book Provides Information On How The Knowledge Generated By The Social Sciences Can Be Used To Manage Public Affairs And Societal Resources.--jacket. 1. Introduction -- 2. Intellectual Courage And Intellectual Conformity -- 3. Tools For Transcultural Ethical Thinking -- 4. Ecological And Critical Humanism (eco-humanism): Creating Webs Of Meaning Through Paradigm Dialogue -- 5. The Rights And Responsibilities Of Global Citizens: Pragmatism, Ethics, And Survival At The Coalface Of Bureaucracies -- 6. Class, Culture And Sustainable Global Democracy -- 7. Conclusion. Beyond Nationalism: Striving For Global Democracy Within Conceptual Space, Cyberspace And Geographical Space. Janet J. Mcintyre-mills. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 157-174) And Index. "Global Citizenship and Social Movements discusses ways in which advances in science and technology can best serve the global society as a whole. In addition, the book provides information on how the knowledge generated by the social sciences can be used to manage public affairs and societal resources."--BOOK JACKET This essay is based on my varied experiences as a researcher and as a university community educator, facilitator and planner in a wide range of contexts.