Concept Of Citizenship Research Articles

The ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment in Russia: Adam Smith and Semyon Efimovich Desnitskii on the philosophy of history

The paper focuses on the mutual interaction as well as the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment on the formation of the Enlightenment in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great. It focuses on the relationship between the work of Adam Smith and Semyon Efimovich Desnitskii, who, thanks to Desnitskii’s studies at the University of Glasgow, got to know each other as teacher and student. The central point of their interaction is the issues of the philosophy of history based on natural-law assumptions and focus on understanding the formation of history, culture, citizenship, and social transformations through morality and law. The paper examines Desnitskii’s ideas on the stages of human coexistence in which Smith’s concept is projected. The paper is not only an attempt to compare these concepts, but it also characterizes Desnitskii’s interest in adapting the ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment to Russian reality and needs and using them in the environment of the advancing feudal empire, to which Desnitskii wants to contribute with his work.

The Professional Identity of University Teachers

Society is experiencing a process of change, which impacts on the formation of citizens; the professional teaching identity is related to a behavior of improvement, which drags with it to the progress of its environment, it is necessary to understand the conceptualized, of the professional teaching identity to determine the theoretical conceptions on the professional teaching identity through a literature review. A literature review was conducted to determine the theoretical conceptions of the teaching professional identity, through the search of articles in different platforms, 23 articles were analyzed, between 2017 to 2022.

Komunikasi Penyuluhan Badan Pangan Nasional (BPN) Melalui Ecological Citizenship dalam Mendorong Ketahanan Pangan di Sumatera Utara


 Food security for a country is a very important thing. Food is a basic need that is essential and very fundamental for humans to fulfill and maintain their life. This study aims to see how extension communication activities are carried out by the National Food Agency (BPN) as part of the government in realizing ecological citizenship and increasing the national food security index. This study uses a case study approach to analyze extension activities carried out by the National Food Agency (BPN) in realizing ecological citizenship and food security. The results of the research show that food security based on three pillars (availability, affordability, utilization) has coherence which basically can be achieved by prioritizing environmental preservation. Extension activities with the concept of ecological citizenship play an important role because they use a bottom-up approach, namely through direct community participation. Through the concept of ecological citizenship, the government does not just solve food security problems, but simultaneously can protect the environment. Optimization of ecological citizenship in increasing national food security is carried out through clear and effective counseling intensity by prioritizing sustainability and humanist principles, such as counseling based on health knowledge, as well as maintenance of an equitable environment.

Practices and acts of energy citizenship

ABSTRACT Both academic and political discussion on energy citizenship have, to a high degree, focused on participation of enthusiastic and knowledgeable citizens as a catalyst for energy system transformation. Likewise, discussion on energy democracy calls for increased and informed public participation in the energy system and its transition. However, to better understand the dynamics of citizen participation in the energy transition, we need to understand the non-constructive side of citizenship as well as the complexity of democratic processes. In this article, we build on research with housing cooperatives in Finland as emerging energy communities to discuss alternative and complementary forms of energy citizenship and their role in developing better energy democracy. We focus on acts of citizenship to illustrate these various forms of participation, which include active resistance towards policy agendas, such as sustainable energy initiatives, in the processes of collective decision making. Moreover, we employ a practice-theoretical approach to picture the interconnectedness of decision making and everyday life, having implications for performing energy citizenship. Our framework broadens the concept of energy citizenship and discusses the implications of these various forms of participation for energy democracy.

The Recovering Citizenship Learning Collaborative: a system-wide intervention to increase citizenship practices and outcomes

PurposeThis paper aims to describe the Recovering Citizenship Learning Collaborative (RCLC), a training, consultation and implementation effort for 13 local mental health authorities and two state hospitals.Design/methodology/approachThe learning collaborative used a Recovering Citizenship approach, which holds that recovery occurs in the context of people’s lives in their communities and society, that is, their citizenship. The RCLC was implemented by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) in the USA and the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health along with lived experience leaders. The RCLC supported system change through training DMHAS staff on concepts of recovery and citizenship and developing agency action plans, with the long-term goal of improving citizenship-oriented care at the agency-level and recovery and citizenship-related outcomes for people receiving services.FindingsLessons learned include the importance of assessing organizational readiness for change, addressing leadership investment and attention to systemic barrier, and offering tools to promote structure and accountability. Next steps are supporting agency action plans through technical assistance, state-wide educational offerings and a resource library.Research limitations/implicationsSystemic barriers are considerable and must be addressed before system transformation is possible.Practical implicationsThe authors are hopeful that the RCLC has been part of overcoming those challenges and can be a tool for building foundations for improving citizen practices and people’s citizenship-related outcomes.Social implicationsNext steps are sustaining agency action plans, ongoing agency-specific technical assistance, ongoing state-wide educational offerings and a resource library.Originality/valueThe RCLC has provided tools and supports to build the foundation for improved citizenship practices and client outcomes at the multiagency system level.

From ethnic segregation to equal political status: the Making of the concept of citizenship in early modern China

ABSTRACT ‘Political equality’ is regarded as inherent to the nature of citizenship, but the traditional Chinese concept of ‘ethnic segregation’ runs counter to this idea. A shift away from this concept has been a prerequisite for the development of modern Chinese citizenship. In the mid-18th century, the Qing Dynasty was at the point of transition from tradition to modernity. Hua – Yi segregation put the Qing rulers under great pressure due to their origins as an ethnic minority. Confucian intellectuals such as Zeng Jing used this concept to challenge the political legitimacy of the Qing Dynasty, and rulers such as Yongzheng took advantage of this opportunity to replace the conception of ethnic segregation with that of equal political status through political debate and mass education. The concept of Hua – Yi segregation, which had lasted for nearly 3,000 years in China, then gradually faded away. The development of the new approach thus laid the foundation for the acceptance of the Western concept of citizenship. Chinese citizenship therefore has both internal and external cultural roots. The development of citizenship in China shows the importance of ‘after Orientalism’ in citizenship studies.

Affecting belonging: experimental education, cultural resources, and affective cultural citizenship in contemporary China

ABSTRACT This article explores how Chinese grassroots actors engaged in ‘experimental education’ (EE) practice a new form of Chinese cultural citizenship. Using cultural resources gleaned from grassroots social movements ranging from ‘Chinese Traditional Culture’ (CTC) revival to Steiner education, EE activists establish affectivity, or the embodied sensory capacity to receive and exert influence, as a legitimate education goal and a key criterion of socio-cultural belonging. Using affectivity as a basis, EE activists contest the state’s exclusionary education politics. In their grassroots social networks, EE activists construct radical inclusion for ‘value minorities’ – individuals and groups who misfit normative conceptions of Chinese cultural citizenship. These include CTC educators who promote ‘non-cognitive knowing’, Steiner educators who run illegal ‘Voldemort Schools’ to foster children’s affective development, and neurodivergent children who putatively demonstrate ‘terrifyingly strong affective abilities’. I argue that these diverse EE activists articulate and practice ‘affective cultural citizenship’, ranging from moderate to militant forms. Their contestations amount to community-based cultural citizenship practices, asserting the right to be different and to belong in an authoritarian state.

Being, Becoming and Belonging in Constructing Children’s Lived Citizenship with Contact Persons and Contact Families

The article discusses children’s citizenship by linking the dimensions of being, becoming and belonging to the concept of lived citizenship in the context of contact person and contact family interventions. Drawing on empirical research from Finland and Sweden, the article elaborates on how to identify if, and if so, how, children’s lived citizenship is constructed in contact person and contact family interventions and to what extent these constructions leave room for children’s perspectives. The results of the study indicate that contact person and contact family interventions contribute to the construction of children’s citizenship in various ways that include the perspectives on children and childhood of being, becoming and belonging. However, children’s active participation often seems to be governed by adults. Thus, giving greater attention to children’s intergenerational connections, i.e., adults’ roles in forming children’s citizenship, is needed.

Integration and urban citizenship: A social‐psychological approach to refugee integration through active constructions of place attachment to the city

AbstractThe current research explores refugee integration through the analysis of active constructions of everyday life in Greek cities. It draws from critical social and political psychology literature that explores spatial aspects of intergroup relations and developments in citizenship and migration studies. For the purposes of the study, 25 walking interviews with refugees from Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Palestine, Somalia, and Syria were conducted in the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki. Interviews were analyzed with tools and concepts of critical discursive social psychology. Analysis indicated three main repertoires related to corresponding space nuclei: “city squares and surrounding areas as minorities' spatial nuclei,” “political spaces as urban enclaves of belonging,” and “neighborhoods as un/familiar places.” Each of these broader compounds represented different people–place dynamics and presupposed different citizenship constructions and claims. These constructions entailed different ways of positioning oneself and others and constituted the ground for redefining integration based on local experiences and multilevel connections with urban networks. Drawing on these findings, the article proposes to reconsider integration through the concept of urban citizenship to explore everyday politics of intergroup relations in contexts of migration.

Membentuk Kewarganegaraan Ekologis melalui Pendidikan Lingkungan berbasis Kegiatan Masyarakat

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 This study aims to analyze the formation of the concept of ecological citizenship through community activity-based environmental education. This research was conducted in Talang Bubuk Village, Plaju District, Palembang City, South Sumatra Province. Data collection techniques were carried out through documentation and observation. Data analysis was performed using the Miles, Huberman & Saldana qualitative data analysis technique. Data analysis includes data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The results of the study show that environmental education which is carried out on the basis of community activities is able to make people care more about the environment in which they live so that indirectly they have been able to form ecological citizenship in the community.

Mapping energy citizenship in the south of Europe.

The adoption of new global approaches in the field of energy democratization requires inquiring into how people act to shape the energy system. This is where the concept of energy citizenship (ENCI) appears as a constellation of actors that enable and/or support citizens to became active participants in the debates and energy systems both in private and public sphere, or as a collective citizen that contributes to change (Pel et al., 2021). The aim of this paper is to explore the concept of ENCI in Southern Europe. Using a mixed approach, an extensive mapping of 43 ENCI initiatives in Spain (n = 29) and Portugal (n = 14) was conducted through desktop research, and a stakeholder consultation workshop (n = 7) was carried out through a focus group. Results revealed the major presence of collective ENCI types, with the citizen-based/hybrid one standing out (e.g., energy cooperatives). Most of them were motivated by the interest to contribute to energy transition or to produce and/or use renewable energy, and aimed at promoting energy saving, energy justice and reducing the carbon footprint. The general tendency is towards active participation (in Spain) and transformative forms (in Portugal). The possibilities for citizen control in the initiatives analysed is still limited. These results were confirmed by stakeholders who, additionally, pointed out the major political, social, economic, and geographical factors related to ENCI forms. In short, various types of ENCI could be validated in the Spanish and Portuguese context, showing a commitment to sustainability, democracy, and energy justice. Other non-evidenced forms may be raised as a challenge to further in-depth research on latent forms of ENCI in Southern Europe.

LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND OF STATE CULTURAL POLICY IN TIME OF WAR

The article deals with the issue of legislative support of the state cultural policy of Ukraine under martial law. The author argues that it is necessary to update the strategic documents regarding cultural policy, in particular the strategy for the development of the cultural sector. The current documents defining the directions of cultural policy are outdated and are not fit for purpose.
 One vital aspect of the ​​legislative support for cultural policy is the creation of a regulatory framework for public-private partnerships in the field of culture. Currently, the level of budget funding has significantly decreased, therefore the use of the potential of public-private partnerships could become an alternative source of financial support for cultural projects. The current state of the regulatory framework of public-private partnerships needs to be tailored to create optimal conditions for attracting private business resources to support cultural projects. Special attention needs to be paid to the creation of a legal basis for philanthropic activity.
 Russia’s large-scale military invasion radically accelerated the consolidation of Ukrainian society and the strengthening of identity values. New structures of socio-cultural identity are being established in Ukrainian society. The author highlights the relevance of the legislative definition of the directions of humanitarian and cultural work, aimed at supporting new trends in the formation of citizens' identity and the development of human potential. In particular, there is a need to implement European values ​​into the structure of sociocultural identity of Ukrainian society.
 Proposals for additions to a number of regulatory and legal acts have been formulated, which will contribute to increasing the effectiveness of cultural policy, attracting private investment in the cultural realm to make up for the lack of budget funding, and forming a socio-cultural identity.

Construction of Acceptable Citizenship Through Primary School Textbooks in Iran

This article aims to shed light on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s conception of citizenship that emerged from the 1979 Revolution by analyzing primary school textbooks. Those are 14 books of common courses: Persian, Teaching the Qur’an, Heaven’s Gifts: Islamic Education and Training and Social Studies. At the end of this analysis, it was revealed that the conception of citizenship, which creates the ideal society of the Iranian state consisting of acceptable citizens, is fed by the idea of the ummah and based on both sectarian and ethnic identities in accordance with the Shiite-Muslim and Shiite-Iranian elements of the state.

Toward Environmental Citizenship: The Concept of Citizenship and Its Conceptualization in the Context of Global Environmental Challenges

The issue of citizenship has been one of the main topics of political thinking since antiquity, when its origins were significantly shaped by classical philosophers, whose ideas are also important for modern thinking. Gradually, with the intensification of globalization many new conceptualizations of the classical concept of citizenship were formulated to address global challenges. These shift away from the basic view of the interconnectedness of citizenship with a specific territory and give humans a wider, global identity with an associated appeal to global responsibility. One such concept is environmental citizenship. This article is aimed at examining the historical development of citizenship, particularly in its republican and liberal versions, and its conceptualisation in the context of environmental problems that overcome national borders. The demands on citizens must be adapted to this reality. This article highlights the growing potential of environmental citizenship as one of the possible key factors for achieving a more sustainable world, which however requires the active involvement of nation-states.
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 Received: 24/11/2022. Reviewed: 27/03/2023. Accepted: 18/04/2023.

El proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la asignatura Educación Ciudadana en la Educación Primaria

The inquiries Citizen Education, in its conception as a subject, contributes to the process of training students by integrating ethical-moral, political and legal components. The research starts from identifying insufficiencies and potentialities of the teaching-learning process of the subject Citizenship Education in Primary Education. From this initial assessment, the objective is to develop a didactic strategy for the improvement of the teaching-learning process of the Citizen Education subject in Primary Education of the Pinar del Río municipality, which favors the formation of an integral citizen. Theoretical, empirical and statistical methods were used in the research. The didactic strategy consists of: introduction, foundation, diagnosis, statement of the general objective, strategic planning, instrumentation and evaluation. The practical significance is revealed in the applicability of the didactic strategy which has been structured for its implementation in a system of actions in the short, medium and long term.

Youth environmental citizenship formation: Struggled political subjectivities and everyday experiences of young people in Turkey

AbstractThis ethnographic study reveals how young people become environmentally aware citizens. The study traces the lived worlds of early youth in Turkey by focusing on their environmental experiences and by problematising climate change and consumerism. Through online mapping activities and in‐depth interviews, the applied geo‐social methodology explores the social, spatial and political subjectivities of 21 young people from different parts of Turkey, elucidating their developing environmental agencies. This article further argues how these subjectivities are contextual to the intersectional aspects of environmental socialisation. The results provide youthful insights into today's authoritarian Turkey, which is facing an economic recession.

A ‘good’ neoliberal citizen: A policy analysis of conceptions of young Singaporean citizens

Globalisation has driven the pursuit of more active citizenship forms. Many governments see educational policies as critical to preparing young citizens with the necessary skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours to thrive in a changing global context. However, what active citizenship education is and means varies across countries. Little is known about how active citizenship is conceptualised in educational policies in Singapore and the kinds of citizens these policies and programmes aim to nurture. This article draws on an analysis of 20 Singapore policy texts, such as political speeches, press releases, and curriculum documents, to examine the kind of Singaporean citizens the Singapore government seeks to nurture. We argue that globalisation provides a critical context for local conceptualisations of citizenship, but the active Singapore citizen is not an individualistic nor a universal neoliberal citizen subject. In line with Asian conceptions of citizenship, which posit that ‘good’ people make good citizens, active citizenship in Singapore has a prevailing focus on ‘good’ character and an active citizen who prioritises the well-being of the collective, yet caught in a paradoxical pursuit of a neoliberal citizen.

Добровольчество как практика воспитания активного гражданина в системе государственной молодежной политики

The article examines the institutional foundations and practices of civic activity development in the volunteer movement. Based on the concept of citizenship three levels of civic qualities formation in the volunteering sys-tem are considered: cognitive, value-motivational and behavioral-instrumental. The institutional practices of volunteering at the present stage are analyzed in the context of interaction between state structures and civil society organizations, in particular, the formation of cultural identity, assistance to people in difficult life situa-tions, patriotic education, the preservation of historical memory, etc. Three levels of interaction between key actors of volunteering development aimed at shaping the citizenship of Russian youth are defined: design and infrastructural support of volunteering; mobilization of public resources and development of volunteer practic-es; expansion of youth involvement through the popularization and development of volunteer practices.

Formation of Students’ Legal Consciousness and Civic Position in Higher Education Institutions

Introduction. The principles and values, which form and keep functioning the civil society, should be a priority for all the present and future generations of citizens of the country. At the same time, the theoretical understanding of these categories should be backed up by their practical implementation. Therefore, the article aims at conducting the experimental pedagogical study of the problematic aspects of legal consciousness development for enabling a comprehensive assessment of the civic position maturity level of higher education teachers and students.Materials and Methods. The pedagogical activity management process in a Higher Education Institution and the work of tutors served the material for the present research. The research was conducted using a set of general scientific and specific scientific methods targeted at analysis and systematisation of the relevant materials, as well as at practical and experimental investigation.Results. The content of educators’ and students’ work on development of self-consciousness was considered during both in-class and extracurricular activities. Among the fundamental principles of the pedagogical activity management, the principles of legal consciousness and citizenship, democracy, as well as tolerance and civic actions engagement experience were defined. The features of tutors' work targeted at students’ legal consciousness and civic position formation were also analysed. In addition, the article focused at the need to form and strengthen partnerships with the general public, educational institutions, authorities and business.Discussion and Conclusions. The manageability of the civic self-consciousness development process has been revealed as the main result of the authors’ analytical research. The essential pedagogical requirements for this process have been distinguished: setting up interaction among all participants of this process both during educational as well as extracurricular activities, considering student professional training specifics and involvement of the general public into the process of self-consciousness development. The need to sensitize the teaching methods fostering students’ legal consciousness and citizenship formation has also been mentioned among the pedagogical requirements. The efficiency has been proved of setting up the temporary pedagogical communities of experts working directly with students and elaborating the specialised approaches designated to form the above-mentioned qualities in students through promotion of the special topics and issues within the curricula courses, the study of which can multiply the efficiency of the civil legal consciousness development efforts. The tutor activities programme aimed at students’ civic position formation has been worked out and suggested; step-by-step monitoring of students’ civic position formation process has also been envisaged.

‘Without an address, you do not exist’: the administrative invisibility of people experiencing homelessness in Belgium

ABSTRACT Population registries have become essential instruments in the expansion of welfare states to determine a person’s eligibility for social rights and benefits. To (temporarily) register people without a residential address, Belgium introduced an alternative registration system: the ‘reference address’. By using data from interviews with 80 experts from two research projects, we focus on the reference address and the implications of registration and de-registration for administratively disadvantaged people. More specifically, we shed light on the importance of civil registration and the link with citizenship for people experiencing homelessness. Building on the concepts of domicile-based and local citizenship, we argue it disproportionately hampers the access to rights for people experiencing homelessness and creates an ‘invisible crisis’ in Belgium.