STATE and NATION
A REPORT BY: GROUP 3 AND GROUP 4 (ACACIA)
SUBMITTED TO: MRS. CARMIX C. BUENO
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.
THE STATE
•In a broader sense, it consists of the
agreements on how disputes are settled
in the form of laws.
•An organization 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 & workers.
ELEMENTS OF STATE
POPULATION
TERRITORY
-- Refers to the people
that compose the state.
-- Refers to the place where the people
are located, including the land, natural
resources and air space located within
it.
-- Refers to the geographic region of the
state.
-- Any interference with rights or
ownership may lead to conflict or war.
GOVERNMENT
-- The system that
administers or controls the
state; instrument through
which will of the state is
known and implemented.
SOVEREIGNTY
-- Refers to the ability of the state to
govern itself without outside
influence or interference.
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
A state can enforce laws and
policies within its territories
without the need for approval
of intervention from other
states. This means that the
state is INDEPENTDENT of
other states.
SOVEREIGNTY AND LEGITIMACY
•Sovereignty is closely related to
legitimacy
•State attains legitimacy if it is
recognized and respected by
the people.
SOVEREIGNTY AND LEGITIMACY
• 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.
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATE
• A sovereign state should be able to
freely pursue its goals and interests as
well
as
uphold
its
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.
The state can also be classified according
to the legitimacy of its exercise of power
DE JURE STATE DE FACTO STATE
- A state that has
legitimacy but
cannot exercise
over sovereignty
- A state that has
no legitimacy but
has sovereignty
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATE
A state can be a member of
international organizations and
institutions. This also means that a
sovereign state must abide by the laws,
policies or regulations imposed by
international agreements or
conventions.
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.
NATION- STATE
STATE
NATION
independent,
sovereign
government,
that govern its
citizens within a
defined territory
a group of people
bound together by
ethnicity, culture,
traditions,
language and
other
characteristics
NATION- STATE
• A nation state is the idea of having a
sovereign state with a 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.
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