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Global citizenship has the term that is widely used for different purposes and meanings. There is no single consensus on the meaning of global citizenship. “The concept of global citizenship arose during the days of ancient Greece and during the era of the Roman Empire” (Dower, p.6). Hans Schattle also measures that "not only has “global citizenship” emerged as a variant within the concept of citizenship, but the concept of “global citizenship” contains many variants and sources of internal division”. 

“During the past decade, the term “Global citizenship” increasingly has been communicated in public discourse by individuals across a wide variety of political, social and economic institutions—elementary schools encouraging children to embrace other cultures” (Schattle, p. 219). As we all know, the world is changing faster than most of us can possibly keep up with. Technology is one of those drivers of change and people are becoming more connected to each other around the world than ever before though internet usage and as people become more connected they begin to see themselves as becoming or playing the role of citizenship not only through their natural birth place but a citizen of the world. 

There are many ways available to understand citizenship or being a global citizen. Based on the legal-political basis, citizenship is a status conferred on individuals by political communities to which they belong. According to Dower, citizenship in the state is or entails a formal relationship to the state. T.H. Marshall defines citizenship as a full membership to the communities and it is constituted by three elements which are political right, civil rights and social rights (Dower. p.36-37). It can also be defined as native or naturalized person owing allegiance to and when a individuals owe allegiance to a country, they have to accept and uphold the duties, responsibilities and exercise the rights that they are entitled to as citizens such as obeying the laws; paying...