Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Batangas
San Juan East District
LAIYA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Laiya Ibabao, San Juan, Batangas
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Name of Student: _________________________________

Grade/Section: ___________________________________

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

MODULE 4
Week 4
Duration: 4 hours

LESSON 4:
States, Nations, and Globalization

Prepared by:

JULIET J. SILANG
Subject Teacher

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CONTENT:
States, Nations and Globalization
1. The State as different from the Nation as a political concept
2. Globalization as a context of relations among nation-state

CONTENT STANDARDS:
The learner demonstrates an understanding of politics and political science, governance, political ideologies,
power, states, nations, and globalization.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
The learner shall be able to clearly identify a specific political phenomenon and how it can be studied.

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES (MELC):

Analyze the relationship among nations and states in the context of globalization

OVERVIEW:
This Learning Module was prepared based on the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) presented by
Department of Education. Included herein is a topic with corresponding tasks to be answered. These must be
accomplished and submitted on or before the deadline (to be announced).

Name: ___________________________________ Course Title: PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Grade/Strand/Section: ______________________ Date: _______________________
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LESSON 4: STATES, NATIONS AND GLOBALIZATION

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
1. define nation and state;
2. differentiate nation from state;
3. explain how nation-state is created;
4. define globalization; and
5. explain how globalization influences nation-state.

I.INTRODUCTION

A. What I Need To Know?

Nation and state are two similar and sometimes

interchangeable
yet different concepts in political science. This lesson clarifies the
characteristics of the two concepts that make them similar, as well
as those that show their differences.

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 B. What’s New?

“Globalization means we have to re-examine our ideas,

and look at ideas from other countries, other cultures,
and open ourselves to them.”
-Herbie Hancock

The concept of globalization is relatively new. Globalization is an event and issue

that affects all fields of study, from the social sciences, natural sciences, to humanities. This
lesson provides the definitions of globalization, as well as gives perspective on how
globalization affects political processes in our country.

II. DEVELOPMENT

A. What I know?

In the box below, draw an editorial cartoon showing how power is utilized by groups or individuals in society.
Write a brief explanation of your drawings below. Beside the box is an example of an editorial cartoon.

Example of editorial cartoon

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 B. What’s in?
In the scroll on the next page, list down ten instances that show the concepts of nation, state, and globalization.

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C. What is it?

Nation and state are two different

but interlinked concepts. Different in the
sense
that nation is a ore cultural and identity-
based
term, while state mainly refers to a political
entity bounded by a territory and headed by a
government (Quilop 2006).

Both nation and state share the fact that

they refer to a single group of people despite
the difference on how these groups are
organized, with one stressing a more cultural
organization and the other a more political
one. However, these concepts complement
each other and their combined assumptions of the cultural and political make up for stronger organization.

Thus is the creation of the concept nation-state, which generally refers to a political unit with a defined
territory, government, and constituents that more or less share the same culture and identity. In a nation-state, the
political organization and the government are supported by a cultural base of imagined unity and identity as presented
by Benedict Anderson in his most influential work on nationalism, Imagined Communities (1991).

During the late 19 th century and 20th century, the creation of nation states-was experience in Southeast Asia,
following the decolonization process that started with the loss of Spanish control over the Philippines in 1988.
Decolonization was hastened by different political and economic turmoil in both Europe and Asia the 20 th century, such
as the First and Second World Wars. These political upheavals ultimate led to the reconfiguration of power from the
Europeans to the two super power, the Union Soviet Republic (USSR) and the United States of America (USA, and the
consequent loss of more European colonies in South Asia such as Singapore form the British, an Vietnam from the
French.

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 However, with the advent of globalization, the defined physical and cultural boundaries of nation-states are
now being threatened by a new type of order that some scholars claim to have taken its roots various historical process

such as the colonization during the 16 th century. Globalization is a

process of interaction and integhration of every landscape in the planet
(Levin Institute 2015). To borrow Arjun Appadurai’s terms (Appadurai
1966); these landscapes include the technoscape (technology),
financescape (economics), ethnoscape (culture and social life), and
ideascape (ideas).

Globalization is a process that is slowly changing things into

the complex scheme that transcends cultural, political, and
social boundaries—a system devoid of spatial restraints
that ultimately challenges the very existence of nation-states.
III. ENGAGEMENT
A. What’s more?
Answer the following questions on the space provided.
1. Part of the definition of nation-states is the constituents more or less share a common culture and identity.
In the Philippines, which is composed of more than 100 different cultural groups, what do you think is that
common Filipino identity and culture that binds us?
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2. If you were to choose and adapt a foreign cultural trait brought about by globalization into our country?
What would that be? Why?
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3. Are traditions always outdated and modern things always means progress? Why or why not?
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B. What I can do?

Cite three things that made him a notable person in history and politics.

1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________

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 A. What other enrichment activities can I engage in (additional activities)
Follow the knowledge map. Fill in the necessary information for each stage.

1. Give three definitions of globalizations

a.
b.
c.

2. Give three ways by which globalization takes place.

3. Give three positive results of globalization

4.Give three negative results of globalization

5. Give three things that could balance the impact of globalization on nation-states

IV. ASSIMILATION
A. What I have learned?
Summarize what you have learned in this lesson in three to five sentences. Provide two or three sentences
for your opinion on the importance of nation-states and the effects of globalization.

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 B. What I can do (Assessment)?
Complete the Venn diagram by citing three differences between state and nation, and four similarities of both.

State Nation
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4.

REFLECTION:
I understand that
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I realize that
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NAME:________________________________________________

-END OF MODULE-

Reference:
Pawilen, R.A. 2017 and Pawilen, Reidan M. 2017. Philippine Politics and Governance (First Edition).
Sampaloc, Manila: Rex Bookstore, Inc.
www.google.com

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