PUBPOL 5120

Global Citizenship

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The course will explore the theoretical foundations and politics of global citizenship, U.S. programs designed to promote global citizenship, as well as national and subnational policies in the U.S. and around the world that advance local solutions to global systems of inequality.

Enrollment Information REF-F25 Enrollment limited to: Master of Public Administration (MPA) students.

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Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Analyze the theoretical foundations of global citizenship, including key philosophical, sociological, and political perspectives, and critically evaluate their implications for policy formulation and implementation.
• Evaluate U.S. Government and U.S. Higher Education programs aimed at promoting global citizenship, assessing their effectiveness and implications for global cooperation and governance.
• Examine national and subnational policies from diverse global contexts that address systemic inequalities on local and global scales, identifying common challenges, innovative solutions, and the role of policy advocacy and implementation strategies.
• Synthesize interdisciplinary insights to design an evidence-based intervention to advance mutual understanding and global solidarity between two international constituencies.

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