Citizenship has three main elements: legal status, political participation, and membership. It can also be understood through four domains: civil rights and liberties, political involvement, socio-economic participation, and cultural or collective identity. References provide more information on theories of citizenship from philosophy and education perspectives.

1. Citizenship
COURTESY
HONESTY
HUMAN WORTH & DIGNITY
JUSTICE
PATRIOTISM
PERSONAL OBLIGATION
OR THE PUBLIC GOOD
RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY
COURAGE
DISCIPLINE
TOLERANCE
RESPONSIBILITY

2. The concept of citizenship is composed
of three main elements or dimensions
• citizenship as legal status
• citizens as political agent
• citizenship as membership
• (Cohen 1999; Kymlicka and Norman 2000; Carens
2000).

3. Four Domains of Citizenship
• The civil domain of citizenship
• The political domain
• The socio-economic domain
• The cultural or collective domain of
citizenship

4. REFERENCES
• http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/citizenship/
• http://www.cea-ace.ca/sites/default/files/cea-
2004-citizenship-education.pdf
• www.civiced.org/pdfs/delaPazGabriel.pdf