Expanding democratic participation on a global scale has never been more crucial. Global citizenship education aims to transform students as agents of change to face the challenges of the 21st century.

The paper explores the crisis of national citizenship in the age of globalisation and presents Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as a transformative approach to foster critical and responsible citizens able to address planetary challenges. Through innovative training experiences, GCED strengthens democracy, promotes participation, and counters nationalist backlashes.

Il saggio analizza la crisi della cittadinanza nazionale nell’era della globalizzazione e propone la Global Citizenship Education (GCED) come approccio trasformativo per formare cittadini critici e solidali, capaci di affrontare sfide planetarie. Attraverso esperienze formative innovative, la GCED rafforza la democrazia, promuove la partecipazione e contrasta le derive nazionaliste.