STATES, NATIONS AND
GLOBALIZATION
OBJECTIVES:
• Define nation and state (HUMSS_PG12-Ie-15)
• Differentiate nation from state (HUMSS_PG12-Ie-16)
• Explain meanings of globalization (HUMSS_PG12-Ie-
17)
• evaluate how globalization influences nation-states
(HUMSS_PG12-Ie-18
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"Think globally, but
act locally"
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Concept of a State State
taken from the Latin stare (to stand) a state is a
political community that occupies a definite
territory;
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Concept of a State
The state is a political community that has
sovereign jurisdiction over a clearly defined
territory , and exercises authority through
several institution including the government.
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“ A good citizen makes a good
state”
- Aristotle
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WHY STATES DEVELOPED?
1. Maintain order
2. Population increase, food production become complex
3. Hydraulic theory of state development - Irrigation system
4. External conflict give motivation for state development.
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FIVE FEATURES OF STATE
HEYWOOD (2013)
1. It is sovereign.
2. Its institution are public.
3. It is an exercise of ligitimation.
4. It is an instrument of domination.
5. It is a territorial association
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ELEMENTS OF A STATE
First Problem Second Problem
1. PEOPLE 2. TERRITORY
also known as population or refers to the portion of the earth
inhabitants. which composed of aerial (air space
above), fluvial (waters around and
connecting the islands of the
archipelago) and the terrestrial
(landmass) domains.
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ELEMENTS OF A STATE
3. SOVEREIGNTY Second Problem
1. internal is the power of the state to
rule within its territory
2. External is the freedom of the state
to carry out its activities without
subjection to or control by other states.
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CHARACTERS OF SOVEREIGNTY
1.Sovereignty is absolute from the legal point of view.
2.Sovereignty is permanent
3.Sovereignty of the state is universal
4.Sovereignty is inalienable
5.Sovereignty cannot be divided between or shared by a
plurality
6.Sovereignty is exclusive
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ELEMENTS OF A STATE
Second Problem
4. GOVERNMENT
refers to the institution or agency or
instrumentalities through which the
state maintains social order, provide
public services, and enforces binding
decisions.
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STATES AND
GOVERNMENT
1 State consists of population, territory , government and sovereignty.
In short, government is part of state.
State possesses original powers. Powers of the government are
2 derived from the state.
State is permanent and continues forever. Government is temporary,
3 it may come and go.
State is abstract and invisible. Government is concrete and visible.
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3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
1 EXECUTIVE - has the power to enforce or implement law.
2 LEGISLATIVE- has the power to make, amend, revise or change the
law.
3 JUDICIARY- has the power to interpret or apply laws.
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DUTIES OF THE STATE
The following are the concerns of the state which are
also considered as its duties or responsibilities.
1. Peace and order and national security
2. Political harmony or good laws
3. Social Justice
4. Economic Development
5. Individual and collective development of people
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NATION
AND STATE
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NATION
group of people bound together by
commonalities in language , history, traditions
and religion.
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IS THE PHILIPPINES A NATION OR A
STATE?
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“ an indepemdent political state
formed from a people who share
common national identity (historically,
culturally, ethnically)”
- Oxford English Dictionary
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CONCEPT OF GLOBALIZATION
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GLOBALIZATION
is a process of interaction and integration
among people, companies and governments of
different nations, a process driven by
international trade and investment and aided
by infoemation technology.
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3 SEVERAL FORMS OF
GLOBALIZATION
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