The Relevance of The State Amid Globalization

The relevance of the state amid globalization

The state is a distinctive political community with its own set of rules and practices and that is more
or less separate from other communities.
It has four elements:
People – the first element of a state permanent population. This population does not refer to a
nomadic people that move from one place to another in an indefinite time.
Territory – this permanent presence in one location is strengthened by the second element of a
state, a territory has clear boundaries. A territory is effectively controlled by the third element,
government.
Government – The government regulates relations among its own people and with other states.
Sovereignty - Sovereignty is the supreme authority within a territory. In any state, sovereignty is
assigned to the person, body, or institution that has the ultimate authority over other people in
order to establish a law or change an existing law.

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• Nation refers to a people rather than any kind of formal territorial
boundaries or institutions. It is a collective identity grounded on a notion of
shared history and culture.
• Philippines as a state, we may refer to the Philippine government, the
Philippine territory, and its internal and external sovereignty.
• Philippines as a nation, we refer to our shared collective notion of
democracy, our history, and our collective identity.
• the state is a political concept, while a nation is a cultural concept.

• nation-state. It is a territorially bounded sovereign institution that governs
individuals sharing a collective history, identity, and culture. In reality, it is
difficult to think of any nation as having any shared national identity.
• A variety of arguments are made including that nation-states continue to
be the major players on the global stage (Gilpin, 2001).
• Beland (2008) argued that "the role of the state is enduring- and even
increasing-in advanced industrial societies"
• He saw greater demand being placed on the state because of four major
sources of collective insecurity: terrorism; economic globalization, leading
to problems such as outsourcing and pressures toward downsizing, as well
as the current economic crisis.
• threats to National identity due to immigration; and the spread of
global diseases such as AID’s Further, the state does not only respond
to these threats, but may also exaggerate or create dangers, thereby
making its citizens more insecure (Glassner, 2000)
• A good example is the U.S. and British governments' arguments prior to
the 2003 war with Iraq that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass
destruction(WMDS) that posed a direct threat to the United States and
United Kingdom.
• The collective insecurity created by such outrageous claims helped
foster public opinion in favor of invading Iraq and overthrowing Saddam
Hussein.
Institutions That Govern International
•Relations
There are several international organizations that governments of
countries around the world and individuals participate in. These include
the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, NAFTA, and NATO.
Peace Treaties and Military Alliances: The UN and NATO
• Global politics entails relationship of countries and different

governments and nongovernmental organizations.
• The United Nations (UN) is one of the leading political organizations in
the world where nation-states meet and deliberate
• The Second World War. The term "United Nations" was coined by
former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 (United Nations,
2011). Its operations began on October 24, 1945. It started with 50
representatives from different Countries.
• it functions in four areas: military issues, economic issues,
environmental issues, and human protection.
• Military issues - The UN also has what is known as the Security
Council. This group of Countries decides what to do when two or more
countries are waging war or are on the verge of fighting
• There are five permanent members of the UN Security Council-the
United States, Britain, Russia, China, and France
• Economic issues - the main focus of the UN is the reduction of global
inequality. The UN is not all about fights. It has a program called UNICEF
or the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund.
• , Environmental issues - such as pollution and hazardous wastes, are
addressed through United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• Human protection - UN promotes and protects human rights through
different organizations and mechanisms.
• Since 1948, human rights have been brought into the realm of
international law. This is reflected in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
• A variety of UN-sponsored human rights treaties and agreements have
been done for human protection.
• There are also legal instruments that help the organization like the
International Bill of Human Rights
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