Republic of

the
Philippines
President Ramon Magsaysay
State University
(Formerly Ramon Magsaysay Technological University)
Castillejos, Zambales, Philippines
College Department College of Teacher Education

Course Code GEC3A

Course Title THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD (PEACE

EDUCATION

Place of the Course in the General Education

Program

Semester and Academic Year 1st Semester 2021 -2022

Introduction:
Chapter 3
The Global Interstate System Introduction In this chapter, we will look at regional alliances and
worldwide organizations of states. This manifests the efforts of countries and governments in the world
to cooperate and collaborate. Multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations, such as
the Amnesty International, are significant organizations that put into question the strength of national
autonomy and global politics. This will discuss what it will take for states to uphold a more
comprehensive set of rights: Civil and Political as well as Social and Economic Rights which are
essential for citizens to flourish in the current Political Climate and work more assiduously to close the
“Citizenship Gap” to create more equitable and sustainable conditions for the next generations. What
is global interstate system? The interstate system itself is the fundamental basis of the competitive
commodity economy at the system level. Thus, the interaction of world market and state system is
fundamental to an understanding of capitalist development and its potential transformation into a more
collectively rational system. Today, the globalization of politics created an atmosphere where the ideas
of the nation-state, state sovereignty, government control, and state policies are challenged from all
sides. With globalization, some scholars suggest a decrease in the power of the state and that other
actors are becoming more powerful.
Specific Objectives At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the effects of globalization on governments.
2. Identify the institutions that govern international relations.
3. Differentiate internationalism from globalism.
Duration: 3 Hours
Chapter 3: Effects of globalization on governments Institutions that govern international relations.
The difference of Internationalism from Globalism
Lesson Proper

THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM

The origins of the present-day concept of sovereignty can be traced back to the Treaty of
Westphalia, which was a set of agreements signed in1648 to end the Thirty Year’s War between the
major continental powers of Europe. After a brutal religious war between Catholics and Protestants,
The Holy Roman Empire, Spain, France, Sweden, and the Dutch Republic designed a system that
would avert wars in the future by recognizing that the treaty signers exercise complete control over
their domestic affairs and swear not to meddle in each other affairs. The Westphalian system provided
stability for the nations of Europe, until it faced its first major challenge by Napoleon Bonaparte. He
believed in spreading the principles of the French Revolution-liberty, equality and fraternity-to the rest
of Europe and thus challenge the power of kings, nobility, and religion in Europe.

3.1 Effects of globalization on government

Positive Effects:
1. Communications – Subscribers and users of the internet are remarkably increasing. 2.
Education- Easy access of ideas and information from best libraries around the globe. 3. Media
Coverage- Awareness of issues on health, gender, environment, and inequality. 4. Culture- Clear
and deeper understanding of the different communities that leads to sympathy and demonstrations
with one another.
5. Resources- Growing interdependence among countries as countries need natural and human
resources and capital.
6. Investment- core countries flow investment to semi-peripheral countries which pushes up the
reserve of foreign exchange.
7. Competition- Global and local cooperation improved their products and services to compete
globally.

Negative Effects:
1. Culture- challenge to culture and language. Language wipes out and reshapes sense of identity of
many individuals, especially the migrants.
2. Developing Countries- cooperation have tendency to cause damage to the environment. The
global pillage instead of global village. Widens the gap between rich and poor. 3. Religion-
Religious values lose their influence on people’s due to the promotion of pure secular values.
4. Morals- people wasting a lot of time on the internet for unnecessary purposes. Due to lack to
parental guidance, a lot of criminalities have emerged in the present times.
5. International Politics- countries are individualistic and tries to defend their own national interests
globally.
6. Economy- countries economics collapsed due to emergence of global corporations that offer
cheaper products and services. The emergence of electronic trade and online businesses. 7.
Science- The new scientific revolutions in many fields. The genetically modified organisms
(GMO) and cloning emerged.

3.2 Institutions that govern international relations:

A. United Nations
The United Nations (UN) was designed to be an organization where countries could come to
discuss their issues without resorting to war and violence which had plagued our planet for several
years in the past. B. Non- Governmental Organizations Non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) and
global economic associations also govern international relations. NGO’s are not tied to any country or
nation-state. A non –profit group that functions independently of any government. Sometimes called
civil societies-organized on community, national and international levels to serve a social or political
goal such as humanitarian causes or the environment. Examples of International NGO’s

1. Red Cross or Red Crescent The Red Cross is an international organization that helps people who
suffering, for example because of war, floods, or disease.
2. Doctors without Borders A group which sends physicians and other health workers to some of the
most destitute and dangerous parts of the world and encourages them not only to care for people, but
also to condemn the injustices they encounter.
3. Amnesty International It is a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries
and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights. C. Global Economic Associations It is a
professional association, which promotes a pluralistic approach to economics. Its key principles
include worldwide membership and governance, and inclusiveness towards the variety of theoretical
perspective and applications of economics.

3.3 Internationalism vs Globalism:

• Internationalism Nations decide to cooperate with one another in political, economic and cultural
aspects for promotion of common good

Types of Internationalism
1. Hegemonic Internationalism- The dominance of country over a nation or nation-state. 2. Liberal
Internationalism- Nation states should give up their freedoms and establish a continuously growing global
system working together to prevent lawlessness in the world.
3. Revolutionary Internationalism- conflict in the society are due to international factors and alliances. 4.
Socialist Internationalism- working class nation unite to protect themselves against exploits, abuses, and
oppressions done by the capitalist class.

• Globalism
The belief that people, goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders freely. It is
the attitude of putting the interest of the entire world above the interest of individual nations.

Types of Globalism:

1. Economic Globalism- The long-distance flows of good, services, capital and information that accompany
market exchange.
2. Environmental Globalism- The distant transportation of materials in the aerial, fluvial or terrestrial aspects.
3. Military Globalism- the long-distance networks in which force, and the threat or promise of force are
deployed.
4. Social and Cultural Globalism- Movement of information, ideas, images, and of people who carry those
people themselves.

References
Deocampo, Felix Jr. R., Ramos, Bernardo F., and Llonora, R. L. (2019). Globalization in Contemporary World.
Plaridel, Bulacan: St. Andrew Publishing House

Lisandro E. Claudio and Patricio N. Abinales. (2018). The Contemporary World. Quezon City: C & E Publishing,
Inc.
Mazower, Mark. (2006). “An International Civilization? Empire, Internationalism and the Crises of the Mid
Twentieth Century.” International Affairs Vol. 82, No.3. Oxford University Press
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Activity Sheet ACTIVITY 1
Name: JOSHUA A. DE VERA Score: ________ Course, Year and Sec.: __________ Date: __________ Essay:
Directions: According to what you have learned from the previous discussion, answer the following
questions/statements in your own words. Write your answer on the space provided below.
1. What is Global Interstate?
- It is the entire network of human interactions. Politically, the current world order is organized as an
interstate system – a collection of competing and allying states. Political scientists refer to this as the
international system, and it is the primary focus of the study of International Relations.

2. What is the purpose of global interstate system?

- To promote worldwide collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to
strengthen global respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights, as well as fundamental freedom,
in order to contribute to peace and security.

3. Differentiate Internationalism from Globalism

- The difference between internationalism and globalism. is that internationalism is political, economic
and cultural cooperation between nations while globalism is an ideology based on the belief that people,
goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered.

4. Is the global interstate system importance?

- Even as the economy transitioned from an industrial to an information age in a global marketplace, it would
keep the economy afloat and encourage international competitiveness. Furthermore, the Interstate System has
shown to be crucial to the nation's defense in numerous military operations.

5. Give the two (2) institution that govern international relations and explain it briefly.
- The United Nations (UN) was created to be a place where countries might come to address
their problems without resorting to the wars and violence that had previously afflicted our globe.
- Non- Governmental Organizations Non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) are
organizations that are not part of the government.
International relations are governed by global economic alliances. NGO's are not affiliated with
any country or state. A non-profit organization that operates independently of the government.
Civil societies are organizations that are organized on a local, national, and worldwide level to
serve a social or political aim, such as humanitarian causes or environmental concerns.
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