Professional Documents
Culture Documents
the Philippines
Asst. Prof. Richard DL Rodriguez, MPS
Learning Objectives
Theoretical Approaches and Conceptual
Tools
Introduction
• Nation-State – ‘An alignment between the
political unit (state) and the unit of culture
(nation) and the most countries today are
called.
Nation
• Ethnic nation vs territorial nation
• Ethnic diversity
• Ethnic cleavages
State
• Effective States - Autonomy and
Capacity
• Strong States vs Weak States
State
Nation-Building and State Formation