
ROBARTSCENTRE FORCANADIANSTUDIESI Gotta be Me:Public Reason and the Hardwired GlobalCitizenADigitalReportFromThe Counter-Publics WorkingGroupDaniel Drache,Senior ResearchFellow and AssociateDirectorJaigris Hodson, Research AssociateEYEPlease Send Comments todracheavokucaCONICSSeptember2007
I Gotta be Me: Public Reason and the Hardwired Global Citizen A Digital Report From The Counter-Publics Working Group Daniel Drache, Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director Jaigris Hodson, Research Associate Please Send Comments to drache@yorku.ca September 2007 Eye Conics

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I Gotta Be Me: Public Reason and The Hardwired Global Citizen

Who is theGlobal Citizen?The Global Citizenengages in publicreason across temporaland spatial boundariesusing the toolsavailable to her
Who is the Global Citizen? The Global Citizen engages in public reason across temporal and spatial boundaries using the tools available to her

Public ReasonPublic Reason occurswhen members ofsociety discuss mattersthat concern a greatergood.This dialogue is the firststep to public action
Public Reason Public Reason occurs when members of society discuss matters that concern a greater good. This dialogue is the first step to public action

What are Global Citizens Doing?0ONSTARTEGOTIATIONSLIVEEARTHLIVEARAIDSTLATIONSJULY7-2007曼Global Citizens are signing petitions, starting boycotts,creating art, breaking copyright laws, filesharing,blogging, engaging in elite challenging activities, andabove all, they are talking to one another!
What are Global Citizens Doing? Global Citizens are signing petitions, starting boycotts, creating art, breaking copyright laws, filesharing, blogging, engaging in elite challenging activities, and above all, they are talking to one another!

Where do you find the GlobalCitizen?The Global Citizen can be found in coffee shops,when she discusses the issues that matter to herwith members of her community
Where do you find the Global Citizen? The Global Citizen can be found in coffee shops, when she discusses the issues that matter to her with members of her community

Sometimes She's in Unlikely PlacesFAIRTRADEHEIFILL3第山福福REPAIRUSDATORGANICNCEIS NOT ENOUCERTIFIEDThe Global Citizen can be found at the mallwhen she chooses to support certain businessesover others by voting with her wallet
Sometimes She’s in Unlikely Places The Global Citizen can be found at the mall, when she chooses to support certain businesses over others by “voting with her wallet

THIS MIGHT HURT A LTTLEPublic Reason atthe Movies?The Global Citizen canbe found at the movietheatre, such as whenresidents of a Dallassuburb held animpromptu town hallmeeting in a movietheatre lobbyto discussMICHAEL MOOREtheir concerns afterSiCKOwatching a MichaelMoore film
Public Reason at the Movies? The Global Citizen can be found at the movie theatre, such as when residents of a Dallas suburb held an impromptu town hall meeting in a movie theatre lobby to discuss their concerns after watching a Michael Moore film

Social NetworkinoA Public, OnlinebabbelksOFacejatymyspace.comXmiaplazadownelinbeEnnDNsconexGerteOLIVEJOBolttribemyGammarywortexuoacnmNetSpotorgThe Global Citizen canCampusMOBANGOmusic ForiCrostelbe found online athlurlfriendsterSTUDYSTUDENTPICZORIOUSBreakerCENTERTwitter, Wikipedia,and Facebook, wherefacebookshe uses the Internetas a tool tocommunicate withfriends and those shehas never met inperson
A Public, Online The Global Citizen can be found online at Twitter, Wikipedia, and Facebook, where she uses the Internet as a tool to communicate with friends and those she has never met in person

Global Citizens are everywhere!
Global Citizens are everywhere!