Navigating the boundaries of active global citizenship

• Published in: Transactions - Institute of British Geographers (1965) Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 457 - 469
• Main Authors: Lough, Benjamin J, McBride, Amanda Moore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2014; John Wiley & Sons Ltd; Institute of British Geographers; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: 21st century; Bgi / Prodig; Citizenship; Civics; Cosmopolitanism; global citizenship; Global education; Globalization; Governance; Human geography; International; International community; International development; International education; International service; nationalism; Political geography; Political participation; Population geography and social geography; quantitative; Quantitative analysis; Social geography; Students; Transnationalism; Voluntary work; volunteering; Volunteerism; Participation; Citizenship; Social geography

This paper informs the active global citizenship debate by assessing whether returned international volunteers with a strong belief in the need for global governance also believe that participation in national political and civic spaces can drive global change. Regression models use survey responses...