![]() However, the concept of citizenship has far more layers of meaning than legal citizenship. ![]() ![]() Thus, citizens fulfil certain obligations to their state and in return they may expect protection of their vital interests. Being a citizen also imposes certain duties in terms of what the state expects from individuals under its jurisdiction. Most people in the world are legal citizens of one or another nation state, and this entitles them to certain privileges or rights. This concept of citizenship is reflected in today's most common understanding of citizenship as well, which relates to a legal relationship between the individual and the state. ![]() Democratic citizenship, specifically, refers to the active participation by individuals in the system of rights and responsibilities which is the lot of citizens in democratic societies.Ĭonsultation Meeting for the Education for Democratic Citizenship Programme of the Council of Europe, 1996
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