Dawn of the Cosmopolitan: The Hope of a Global Citizens Movement

This paper describes global civil society and examines the potential for what we call movement diplomats to facilitate a citizens\u27 movement to action beyond today\u27s fragmented dialogue at the World Social Forum. The paper concludes that while the emergence of a Global Citizens Movement (GCM) may not seem probable, we argue it is possible given the historically unique factors pushing us into a global age. We discuss further some of the necessary missing ingredients for the emergence of a GCM and point to future avenues for exploration. Our work is animated by the prospect of a GCM and we build on previous literature in this area. We start our discussion with an examination of the basis for a GCM through the growth of civil society and the advent of global identity