Republic of the Philippines

EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Burauen Leyte
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Title (Descriptive)
“A World of Regions”

Topic Overview (Readers Idea of the Topic)

A world of Regions is dynamic, changing it is the process of people’s activities

changing their environment and people being affected by their environment.
Created by people responding to the opportunities and constraints presented by their
environment. It refers to areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristic,
human impact characteristic, and the interactions of the environment. A group of
countries located in the same geographically specified area.

Topic (Discussion/Conclusion)
On this lesson the reporters will discuss about the following questions and
terminologies:

A World of Regions: Asia and Europe in the American and international security,
and cultural diplomacy and popular culture, Katzenstein examines the changing regional
dynamics of Europe and Asia, which are linked to the United States Imperium Observing the
dramatic shift in world politics since the end of the Cold War, Peter J. Katzenstein argues that
régions have become critical to contemporary world politics. This view is in stark contrast to
those who focus on the purportedly stubborn persistence of the nation-state or the inevitable
march of globalization. In detailed studies of technology and foreign investment, domestic
through Germany and Japan. di Regions, Katzenstein contends, are interacting closely with an
American imperium that combines territorial and non-territorial powers. Katzenstein argues
that globalization and internationalization create open or porous regions. Regions may provide
solution to the contradictions between states and markets, security, nationalism, and
cosmopolitanism. Embedded in the American imperium, regions are now central to world
politics.

The north-south divide is a term used to describe the social, economic, and cultural
disparities between the London and the south-east of England and the rest of the UK. People
living in the south-east typically have a longer life expectancy, higher income, and better
standard of living than those living in the north. The concept of a gap between the Global
North and the Global South in terms of development and wealth. In the 1980s, the Brandt Line
was developed as a way of showing the how the world was geographically split into relatively
richer and poorer nations The North-South divide is broadly considered a socio-economic and
political divide. Generally, definitions of the Global North include the United States, Canada,
Western, Europe, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The Global South is made up of
African, Latin America, and developing Asia including the Middle East. The North is home to
all the members of the G8 and four of the five permanent members of the United Nations
Security Council. The North mostly covers the West and the First World, along with much of
the Second World, while the South largely corresponds with the Third World. While the North
may be defined as the richer, more developed region and the South as the poorer, less
developed region, many more factors differentiate between the two global areas.

The Global South is a term that has been emerging in the transnational and postcolonial
studies to refer to what may also be called the "Third World”, (Africa, Latin America, and the
developing countries in Asia), “developing countries," "less developed countries," and "less
developed regions.” It can also include poorer "southern" regions of wealthy "northern"
countries. The Global South is more than the extension of a "metaphor for underdeveloped
countries." In general, it refers to those countries' "interconnected histories of colonialism, neo-
imperialism, and differential economic and social change through which large inequalities in
living standards, life expectancy, and access to resources are maintained.

Global South Versus Third World "There is no Third World; There is no global south" -
Martin Lewis. IN the 1960s, '70s and '80s, scholars divided the earth into three parts: The First
World, the Second World, and the Third World. The reigning "three worlds theory," however,
was conceptually incoherent, combining incommensurate geopolitical and socio-economic
features. The "First World" encompassed all industrialized, democratic countries, which were
assumed to be allied with the United States in its struggle against the Soviet Union. Yet not all
were: Finland and Switzerland, among others, maintained strict neutrality. The Second World"
was anchored on the industrialized, communist realm of the Soviet Union and its eastern
European satellites, yet it often included poor communist states located elsewhere. The "Third
World," was defined simultaneously as the non-aligned world and as the global realm of
poverty and under-developed. poor Soviet allies - Mongolia, Cuba, North Korea, and North
Vietnam (after 1975, Vietnam) – were thus counted as Third World in economic terms and as
Second World in political terms. China's Cold War situation was even more ambiguous; a non-
industrialized country at the time, it ceased to be a Soviet ally in 1961, and by the 1980s was
no longer an enemy of the United States. Yet it continued to be commonly mapped as part of
the Second World.

How the “Third World" became the Global South": The Origins of the Third World
published in the International Encyclopedia of the Special Sciences edited by A. Heelblod
(2007), the world was largely divided into several empires in the 19th century. each empire
possessed a 'civilized central and peripheries that were primitive or even "barbaric”. It is
unlikely the citizens of what is now often called the "Global North" ("developed" or high-
income countries) would have given much thought to the inhabitants of what was to become
known as the Third World, and now, the Global South, also called "developing" or low-income
countries. When they did, most would have considered these peoples to be inferior in some
way, by Virtue of being non-white, less educated, or even "primitive Most people in the Third
World, though rules by European colonies, lived far from global sources of economic, political,
and military power. Until very recently, most were subjugated, most illiterate, and few may
have been aware that, even then, they formed much of the world population. But such
awareness was growing among leaders within these poor countries, many of whom had been
educated, at least partly, in Europe or America. This awareness and exposure to Western
culture raised expectations and hopes and inspired many Third World leaders to try to improve
colonial living conditions and win political independence.

Asian regionalism is the product of economic interaction, not political planning. As a

result of successful, outward oriented growth strategies, Asian economies have grown not only
richer, but also closer together. In recent years, new technological trends have further
strengthened ties among them, as have the rise of the PRC and India and the region's growing
weight in the global economy. But adversity also played a role. The 1997/98 financial crisis
dealt a severe setback to much of the region, highlighting Asia's shared interests and common
vulnerabilities and providing an. impetus for regional cooperation. The challenge now facing
Asia's policy makers is simply put yet incredibly complex, In the early stages of Asia's
economic takeoff, regional integration proceeded slowly. East Asian economies focused on
exporting to developed country markets rather than selling to each other. Initially, they
specialized in simple, labor-intensive manufactures. As the more advanced among them
graduated to more sophisticated products, less developed economies filled the gap that they left
behind. The Japanese economist Akamatsu (1962) famously compared this pattern of
development to flying geese. In this model, economies moved in formation not because they
were directly linked to each other, but because they followed similar paths. Since these
development paths hinged on sequential, and sometimes competing ties to markets outside the
region, they did not initially yield strong economic links within Asia itself.

Regionalism versus Globalization is the process of dividing an area into smaller

segments called regions. Example is the division of nation into states or provinces. Business
use regionalization as a total in management. On the other hand, globalization is the process of
international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other
aspects, such as technology, etc As to nature, globalization promotes the integration of
economics across state borders all around the world but regionalization is precisely the
opposite because it is dividing an area into smaller segments. As to 'market, globalization
allows many companies to trade on international level, so it allows free market but in
regionalized system, monopolies are likely to develop. As to cultural and societal relations,
globalization accelerate to multiculturalism by free and inexpensive movement of people, but
regionalization does not support this.

Before finishing the lesson, the reporters will give its view about the topic which says
that a World of region has positive and negative effects and therefore, a deep approach is
needed when discussing the concept.
 After giving the conclusion the Reporters will set a three items assessment to test the
understanding of their Audience.

Learning Activities (reading, writing, discussion, or problem solving)

Activity 1.
Direction: Answer what is ask.
1. Define what is world of regions.
2. What is the difference between Regionalism and Globalization?
3. How can we apply these learnings to our current world situation?

Materials (Used during the reporting Application, Software etc. Specify)

Phone (Video Recorder), Laptop, Kinemaster (Editor), Microsoft Word, Paper, Pen, Books
(Reference), Google (Reference).

Learning Outcomes (Blooms Taxonomy)

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

• define the term “global south” from the Third World,

• analyze how a new conception of global relations emerged from the experience of Latin
America; and,
• analyze how different Asian states confront the challenges of globalization and regionalization

References (Source of Information)

https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/A_World_of_Regions.html?
id=mwThCQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=
onepage&q&f=false
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100731800
https://www.ssrc.org/publications/a-world-of-regions-asia-and-europe-in-the-american-
imperium/
https://www.internetgeography.net/topics/the-north-south-divide/
Prepared By:
Group 3 Chapter 3
Art Audrey Cobalida
Quenna Mae Lacaba
Janleyn Pitogo
BSED-Sci 1A