European Identity - Individual, Group and Society - HumanitarianNet

150 EUROPEAN IDENTITY. INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND SOCIETY—Technological changes. Technological training. Incorporation ofthe virtual dimension. Distance learning.—New generation of human rights. Human Rights education andeducation for values. Social and economic rights.CitizenshipThere is a traditional conception that links citizenship to a geographicalconception and that emphasizes exclusion more than inclusion. This isa passive conception that aims at homogeneity.Vis-à-vis this conception, citizenship can currently be understood asa legal status (“being a citizen of”) which attributes an ensemble ofcivic, social and political rights and duties to a number of people whoown it either by birth or by later acquisition.However, citizenship is also a practice (“feeling a citizen of”) andimplies a process of social construction whereby citizens interact andshare values and rules that allow them to live together and providethem with a collective identity. Thus, citizenship does not only dependon the recognition of a status but also demands a feeling of belongingthat is built collectively and through participation until “empowerment”is achieved.Social and Political Context(Organizations, political groups, etc.)Closer context family, friends ...CitizenshipCitizen competenceas a Autonomy • Understanding of democracystatus• Ringhts and responsibilities↓• InterculturalCitizenship ↔ Feeling of Belonging ↔ Critical judgementas aprocess↑Legal recognition ofcitizenshipCultural identityCitizen participatin in public spaces