This document discusses states, nations, and globalization. It defines a state as a political community occupying a territory with a government. The key elements of a state are people, territory, government, and sovereignty. It also defines a nation as a group sharing a common identity, history, and culture. The Philippines is described as a nation-state. Globalization is defined as the increasing integration and interaction between countries through trade, culture, and politics. The document outlines some advantages like economic development but also disadvantages like threats to national sovereignty from globalization.

1. States,
Nations and
Globalization

2. Table of Contents
Nations
The Concept of State
Elements of the State Globalization
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3. The Concept
of State
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4. Meaning of State
• A state is a community of nations more or less numerous
permanently occupying a definite portion of territory,
having a government of their own to which the great body
of inhabitants render obedience and enjoying freedom
from external control (De Leon, Hector).
• a nation or territory considered as
an organized political community
under one government.

5. The Elements
of a State
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6. Elements of a State
1. PEOPLE is the organization of human beings living
together as a community.
2. TERRITORY refers to the territorial domains over which
the state exercises control or sovereignty which includes
all the land, sea and airspace the state exercises
jurisdiction on.

7. Elements of a State
3. GOVERNMENT is an agency to which the political ideology
of the state is expressed and carried out.
4. SOVEREIGNTY it is the power of the state to enforce the
law over its people within its jurisdiction and demand
obedience from them.

8. Two Types of Sovereignty
1. Internal Sovereignty - the power of the state to command
authority within its jurisdiction.
2. External Sovereignty - the power and freedom of the state
to carry out its activities without foreign domination or
control.

9. Two Types of Sovereignty
1. Internal Sovereignty - the power of the state to command
authority within its jurisdiction.
2. External Sovereignty - the power and freedom of the state
to carry out its activities without foreign domination or
control.

10. THE PHILIPPINE TERRITORY
Article 1 Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution states the NATIONAL TERRITORY of
the Philippines:
Art.1 Sec. 1 1997 Constitution NATIONAL TERRITORY
The national territory comprises the Philippines archipelago, with all the
islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over
sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial
domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular
shelves and other submarine areas. The waters around, between and
connecting the island of the archipelago, regardless of their breath and
dimensions form part of the internal waters of the Philippines.

11. 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

12. The Concept
of Nation
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13. THE CONCEPT OF NATION
A nation is a group of people bound
together by certain characteristics and
shares the same history, ancestry,
culture, and language.

14. THE CONCEPT OF NATION
Benedict Anderson asserted that nations were
“imagined communities” it is imagined because even
though people do not know each other or do not
meet all the members, they share the same common
history, culture, language and tradition that are
practiced by every member. They have the same
feelings of belongingness and talk the same events
that were part of their history even though they were
miles away from one another.

15. Is the Philippines
a nation or a
state?
The Philippines is
a nation-state.

16. WHAT IS A NATION-STATE?
The Oxford English Dictionary defines nation-state as
“an independent political state formed from a people
who share a common national identity (historically,
culturally, or ethnically)
A nation-state is a self-governed political
entity occupied by people who speak the
same language and share a common history
and culture

17. The Concept of
Globalization
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18. WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION?
Globalization is a process of interaction and
integration among the people, companies,
and governments of different nations, a
process driven by international trade and
investment and aided by information
technology.

19. WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION?
Globalization is the gradual process of
political, economic and cultural integration
brought about by increased trade, exchange
of ideas, and political relations among the
states of the world.

20. Forms of GLOBALIZATION
1. Economic Globalization
-Refers to the interconnectedness of
economies through trade and the
exchange of resources.

21. Forms of GLOBALIZATION
2. Cultural Globalization
-It is the process whereby information,
commodities and images that have been
produced in one part of the world enter
into a global flow that tends to ‘flatten
out’ cultural differences between nations,
regions and individuals.

22. Forms of GLOBALIZATION
3. Political Globalization
-Refers to the amount of political co-
operation that exists between different
countries. This ties in with the belief that
“umbrella” global organizations are better
placed than individual states to prevent
conflict.

23. Advantages of GLOBALIZATION
1. Global politics opens up opportunities for
states to render aid to each other,
provides avenues for dialogue and
cooperation, and ensures that states
learn from each other.

24. Advantages of GLOBALIZATION
2. Economic globalization enables
emerging markets and industries to
thrive due to trade liberalization, and
provides states opportunities for
economic development.

25. Advantages of GLOBALIZATION
3. Cultural globalization has given
rise to a global community that
accepts and celebrates diversity.

26. Disadvantages of GLOBALIZATION
1. Critics of globalization consider it as a
detriment to the welfare of some
states, as global interests often run
counter to national interest.

27. Disadvantages of GLOBALIZATION
2. Economic globalization has rendered
some developing nations helpless in
the face of competitions in the
global market.

28. Disadvantages of GLOBALIZATION
3. The supranational character of
globalization, likewise, is seen as a
limitation to national sovereignty.

29. Disadvantages of GLOBALIZATION
4. The refusal of powerful states to
abide by international law standards
also limits the effectiveness of
global cooperation