The document discusses states, nations, and globalization. It defines a state as a political structure with a population, territory, government, and sovereignty recognized internationally. A nation is a large group sharing a common culture and identity, but not necessarily a country. A nation-state combines these, with a sovereign state and homogeneous population. Globalization involves increasing political, economic, and cultural integration between states through trade, ideas, and technology.

1. STATES, NATIONS, AND
GLOBALIZATION
PRESENTED BY: GROUP 3 REPORTERS

2. THE STATE
• A State is a political structure of an organized community
which is internationally recognized as an independent state,
have a population, common language, defined territory and
an established government.
• Related to but is not synonymous to government and
country.
• In a broader sense, it consists of the agreements on how
disputes are settled in the form of laws.

3. THE STATE
•An organized with legal purpose; to impose law and
order to ensure the welfare and safety of its citizens
•Embodied by the public officials, the police and armed
forces, the government officers and workers.
•Represented by symbols, i.e. flag, national anthem,
national animal, etc.

4. ELEMENTSOF STATE
•POPULATION- Refers to the people that compose the
state
•TERRITORY- Refers to the place where the people are
located, including the land natural resources and air
space located within it.
- Any interference with rights or ownership
may lead to conflict or war

5. ELEMENTOF STATE
•GOVERNMENT- The system that administers or
controls the state; instrument through which the will
of the state is made known and implemented.
•SOVEREIGNTY- refers to the ability of the state to
govern itself without outside influence or
interference.

6. 2 ASPECTS OF SOVEREIGNTY
•INTERNAL SOVEREIGNTY- Refers to the ability of
the state to govern and control its people and
territory
•EXTERNAL SOVEREIGNTY- Refers to the freedom
of the state from external influences and foreign
interventions.

7. SOVEREIGNTY AND LEGITIMACY
• Sovereignty is closely related to legitimacy.
• State attain legitimacy if it is recognized and respected by the
people.
• When majority of the population recognizes the government
and subsumes under its laws, then the state is considered
legitimate.
• State’s legitimacy is also internationally recognized by other
states, or community of nations.

8. SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATE
• A sovereign state should be able to freely
pursue its goals and interests as well as
uphold it objectives independently
• A sovereign state is considered a unified,
coherent and organized entity that is
able to exercise legitimate power for the
welfare of its citizens.
If a state
experiences political
upheavals, or if the
government is
considered
illegitimate by the
international
community, the
sovereignty of the
state is
questionable.

9. SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATE
•DE JURE STATE- A state that has
legitimacy cannot exercise
sovereignty
•DE FACTO STATE- A state that has no
legitimacy but has sovereignty

10. NATION
• A large group of people who share common characteristics such
as language, traditions and ethnicity, and share a history and
culture (even if the group does not have a country of its own).
• Emerged as a social construct, based on the concepts of identity
and ethnicity.
• “imagined communities” that see themselves as one due to
notions of unity.

11. STATE
NATION
A group of people
bound together by
ethnicity, culture,
traditions, language
and other
characteristics

12. NATION-STATE
•A nation state is the idea of having a sovereign state
with homogenous population of people who share
the same ethnicity, history, traditions and culture.
•A state may emerge from a nation, if a nation can
define the elements that makes up a state.

13. GLOBALIZATION AND THE NATION STATE
•Globalization refers to the gradual process of political
and economic and cultural integration brought about by
increased exchange of products, ideas, and technology
throughout the world.
•Has been going on since ancient times: from great
empires to global empires during the age of colonialism
and imperialism.

14. ASPECTS OF GLOBALIZATION
•POLITICAL ASPECT
 Political cooperation and dialogue among nations.
Military matter and global security threat.
Human trafficking, illegal drug trade, organized
crime, etc.

15. ASPECTS OF GLOBALIZATION
•ECONOMIC ASPECT
Economic integration, treaties, and international
policies among nations
Trade & financial relations among nations, removal
of trade barriers.

16. ASPECTS OF GLOBALIZATION
•CULTURAL ASPECT
Promotes cultural exchange among nations.
Spread knowledge, ideas, content about other cultures
& nations
Openness to diversity and understanding of other
people’s culture & lives.