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In the realm of globalization the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility is a much discussed one. This research investigates the friction between morality and corporate social responsibility by identifying the boundaries of moral action through corporate social responsibility of multinational corporations operating in developing countries. The concept of corporate citizenship, participation, and agency will be discussed. A new perspective originating from cosmopolitanism will be given besides the discussion on strategies of CSR achieving politics of resignation and politics of refusal. The case study of a mass non-violent social protest of women in the Warri Headquarters of Shell in Nigeria illustrates the argument for a cosmopolitan perspective. Further research is needed in order to gain deeper theoretical understanding how CSR, corporate citizenship and morality are shaped by not only corporations, but also by the notion of otherhood (Nussbaum, 1994).