Citizenship education under discourses of nationalism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism: Illustrations from China and the United States

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Frontiers of Education in China

Volume

6

Issue

4

Publication Date

2011

First Page

602

Last Page

619

Abstract

The authors, one from China and one from the United States, present a theoretical framework for understanding the discursive fields of citizenship education as composed, in large part, of the discourses of nationalism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism. The framework is illustrated by examples from citizenship education in China and the United States. Citizenship education in these examples is largely influenced by the discourse of nationalism. The discursive fields are fractured, context-specific, and dynamic. In conclusion, the authors call for awareness of how these discourses operate, and propose that the discourses of globalization and cosmopolitanism merge and strengthen within citizenship education. The effect could be a new citizenship education that is responsive to the current needs of local and global democratic communities.

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