Global Citizenship amid Transitional Periods of Increased Importance of STEM: Illustrations of Contemporary Sociocultural Challenges

• In Event: 4366 - Section on Global and Transnational Sociology Refereed Roundtables (1 hour)
  In Refereed Roundtable 60min: 4. Citizenship and Migration

Abstract

Our presentation will: 1) discuss the contemporary debate for and against global citizenship that are driving many of today’s national policies around the globe (i.e. US immigration policy, Brexit); 2) explicate the expansion of ideas regarding national issues in a global context and rising belief in international collaboration to deal with those issues (global citizenship); 3) elucidate our methodological approaches; 4) examine how the STEM pipeline is affected by anti-global citizenship policies; and 5) synthesize the ways that STEM promotes collaboration in dealing with global issues (i.e. Science Diplomacy, nuclear proliferation, military alliances). Items one and two will encompass our literature review and content analysis in structuring the paper, and thus will encompass our contextual and conceptual frameworks. Our presentation will conclude with statements by eminent national leaders, who are and have been influential policymakers in domestic and international arenas who voice the necessity of cooperative STEM, citizenship, and global enterprises.

Authors

• Beverly Lindsay, University of California

• Eric Jason Simeon, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency