關於全球化下「公民身份」的重要性，學者提出?同的看法。「歐盟公民」與「非歐盟公民」的分野提供?一個檢視?同??的?入點。本文藉著分析歐盟內部「歐盟公民」與「非歐盟公民」所享權?之差??檢視全球化下公民概?發展趨勢與歐盟公民概?之發展。一個「非歐盟公民」要如何成為「歐盟公民」？一位「非歐盟公民」所享之政治、社會權與「歐盟公民」有何差?？這些差?有?麼樣的意義以及重要性﹖在回答?這些問題後，文章在結?指出，「歐盟公民」與「非歐盟公民」之分野或許反而導致始?未及的效果。歐盟為改善二者之間?平等的待遇，在未?可能採納「在地公民」的?輯，允許「歐盟公民」與「會員國公民」脫鉤。而「在地公民」的?輯亦將在全球化下公民概?的演進中扮演重要的角色。

Scholarly debate on the concept of citizenship under globalization has centered on the importance of the “citizenship status”. Some argue that the importance of citizenship has been diluted by the emergence of transnational human rights discourse, while others note the nation state’s continual efforts to clearly define EU citizens and non-EU citizens. This article analyzes the developing concept of citizenship under globalization through an examination of the differences in the rights of EU citizens and of Third Country Nationals (TCNs) living in the European Union. How does a TCN become a European citizen? How do the political and social rights of a TCN differ from those of an EU citizen? What are the implications of these differences? After answering each of these questions, the article concludes that, surprisingly, the differences between the rights of TCNs and EU citizens may result in an increased acceptance of the concept of “local citizenship”, allowing for future disassociation of EU citizenship from the national citizenship of member states. Moreover, the concept of local citizenship is likely to feature prominently in the ongoing evolution of the new concept of citizenship in a globalized world.