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      • 3. How can we analyse global politics?
      • 4. What political issues do I care about?
      • 5-7. Case Study: What does COVID-19 reveal about global politics?
      • 8. How can I prepare for studying global politics?
    • Unit 1: Power, Sovereignty and International Relations >
      • 1. What is the nature of power? >
        • 1. What is power?
        • 2. How does realism define power?
        • 3. How does liberalism define power?
        • 4. How do critical theories define power?
        • 5. Assessment: Which theory best explains power?
      • 2. How has state power evolved? >
        • 1. How did the nation state emerge?
        • 2. What is sovereignty?
        • 3. How is state sovereignty challenged today?
        • 4. What is the 'social contract'?
        • 5. What gives state power its legitimacy?
        • 6. Assessment: What type of states are more legitimate?
      • 3. Can other groups influence the power of the state? >
        • 1. How much power do IGOs have over states?
        • 2. Are NGOs insignificant global actors?
        • 3. How effective are social movements?
        • 4. How do resistance movements operate?
        • 5. Are political parties legitimate actors?
        • 6. Do informal forums undermine democracy?
        • 7. Assessment: How effective are other groups?
      • 4. Can global interactions improve the world? >
        • 1. Does global governance work?
        • 2. What role do treaties play?
        • 3. Does collective security work?
        • 4. Do alliances reduce or increase tensions?
        • 5. Does economic cooperation lead to interdependence?
        • 6. Is informal cooperation more effective?
        • 7. What drives modern conflicts?
        • 8. Is terrorism a reaction to globalisation?
        • 9. Can domestic conflicts influence global politics?
        • 10: Assessment: Can global interactions improve the world?
      • Unit 1: Exam Questions
    • Unit 2: Human Rights >
      • 1. How have Human Rights evolved? >
        • 1. What are human rights?
        • 2. How significant is the UDHR?
        • 3. How have human rights developed?
        • 4. Assessment: Are human rights a Western construct?
      • 2. Who or what protects our Human Rights? >
        • 1. How do states enforce human rights?
        • 2. Is international monitoring effective?
        • 3. Who enforces humanitarian law?
        • 4. How can civil society help monitor human rights?
        • 5. Assessment: Who should be responsible for human rights?
      • 3. How do Human Rights operate in practice? >
        • 1. Who makes claims on human rights?
        • 2. How are human rights contested locally?
        • 3. How are human rights contested nationally?
        • 4. How are human rights contested globally?
        • 5. Assessment: Does current human rights practice ensure equality?
      • 4. Why are Human Rights so contested? >
        • 1. Are collective rights more important?
        • 2. Are human rights universal?
        • 3. Are human rights too politicised?
        • 4. Assessment: How should we view human rights?
      • Unit 2: Exam Questions
    • Unit 3: Development >
      • 1. Why is development contested?
      • 2. How can development be helped or hindered?
      • 3. Can globalisation help increase development?
      • 4. Can development be made more sustainable?
    • Unit 4: Peace and Conflict >
      • 1. Is the use of violence ever justified? >
        • 1. What is peace, conflict and violence?
        • 2. What forms can conflict take?
        • 3. Is it right to ever go to war?
        • 4. Assessment: On what grounds can violence be justified?
      • 2. What causes conflicts to develop?
      • 3. How do conflicts evolve over time?
      • 4. Can peace be achieved by managing conflicts?
      • Unit 4: Exam Questions
    • HL Extension: Global Political Challenges >
      • Topic 1: Environment
      • Topic 2: Poverty
      • Topic 3: Health
      • Topic 4: Identity
      • Topic 5: Borders
      • Topic 6: Security
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7. Assessment: How effective are other groups?

Activity 1 - What was our inquiry?


Activity Tasks
  1. Mind-Map - Create a concept-map using Padlet, Mindmup or any other similar mind-mapping tool (or create a sketchnote by hand!) to unpack and brainstorm the statement of inquiry for this unit: 
“Non-state actors provide ways for civil society and other communities to influence the legitimate development of global politics”

Activity 2 - What concepts did we study?


Activity Tasks
  1. Concepts - Make sure you include the following concepts for this unit as sub-headings:
    1. Key Concept - Communities
    2. Related Global Politics Concepts - Legitimacy
    3. Global Context - Fairness and Development
  2. Define - For each concept/global context, try to research and formulate your own definitions.
  3. Link - Link connected concepts/ideas with arrows.
  4. ​Recall - Now fill in your mind-map with key real world examples and facts about the main concepts and ideas of the topic. Be sure to include details and examples of the following groups to illustrate:
    1. Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) - The United Nations, NATO, WTO, IMF, World Bank, EU, ASEAN
    2. Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) - Greenpeace, YMCA, MSF, BRAC, Oxfam, CARE
    3. Multinational Corporations (MNCs) - Apple, Google, Walmart, Sinopec Group, Volkswagen, Amazon
    4. Social Movements - Civil Rights Movement, LGBT, Feminism, Environmental, Anti-War, Anti-Globalisation
    5. Resistance Movements - Nonviolent: Black Lives Matter, Extinction Rebellion / Violent: FARC, Free Papua
    6. Trade Unions - UK: UNISON, GMB / China: The All China Federation of Trade Unions
    7. Political Parties - UK: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green, Brexit Party
    8. Informal Forums - G7/G8, G20, BRICS, MIKTA, WEF, Boao Forum
  5. ​​Share - Share your finished concept maps with the rest of the class and be sure to save a copy into your revision notes. Try to give feedback on another concept map. ​

Activity 3 - What examples did we explore?


Activity Tasks
  1. Analysis - With a partner or in small groups, complete this analysis grid worksheet to help you revise for this topic. Try to note down specific factual details about each actor from a real-world example from contemporary global politics:
    1. Example - what specific example of that group are you analysing?
    2. Definition - how is that actors specifically defined?
    3. Type - what different types of this actor exist? 
    4. Function - what role in global politics does this actor serve? what global challenges does it deal with?
    5. Membership - who are members of this group? how representative are they of society?
    6. Organisation - how is this group organised?
    7. Perspectives - what theoretical perspectives exist about this group?
    8. Summary - how effective has that group been in influencing global politics?
    9. Links - can you find any web links and resources about this group?
  2. Rank - With a partner, rank each of the eight non-state actors in order of their impact on global politics, with most impactful at the top, and least at the bottom. Share your list with the class and justify your rankings.
  3. Discuss - Which groups are the most effective at influencing global politics? Which groups are the least effective?

Activity 4 - How effective are other groups?


Activity Tasks
  1. Revise - Using your revision notes so far, revise for a Paper 2 essay on the topic of non-state actors. Consolidate notes & finish concept map.
  2. Essay Plan - Try practicing for your Paper 2 test by essay planning previous questions on this topic. Use the essay mark-scheme to help:
    1. May 2014 - Discuss the impact of NGOs, MNCs, and international organizations on state sovereignty.
    2. May 2015 - Examine the claim that increased interactions and interconnectedness in global politics have  fundamentally changed the nature of state sovereignty.
    3. Nov 2017 - Examine the claim that state sovereignty is challenged by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and other non-state actors (NSAs).
    4. Nov 2018 - “Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have a limited impact on global politics.” Discuss this view
    5. May 2019 - Evaluate the claim that sovereign states become less powerful when they join intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).​​

Pre-Reading for Next Topic


OBLIGATORY READING
  1. Kirsch, M. (2017). Oxford IB Diploma Programme: Global Politics Course Companion, pp. 28-35
RECOMMENDED READING
  1. Murphy, R. & Gleek, C. (2016). Pearson Baccalaureate: Global Politics, pp. 24-26
SUPPLEMENTARY READING
  1. Heywood, A. (2011). Global Politics, pp. 454-479

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    • Pre-IB Course >
      • 1. What is global politics?
      • 2. How is the course assessed?
      • 3. How can we analyse global politics?
      • 4. What political issues do I care about?
      • 5-7. Case Study: What does COVID-19 reveal about global politics?
      • 8. How can I prepare for studying global politics?
    • Unit 1: Power, Sovereignty and International Relations >
      • 1. What is the nature of power? >
        • 1. What is power?
        • 2. How does realism define power?
        • 3. How does liberalism define power?
        • 4. How do critical theories define power?
        • 5. Assessment: Which theory best explains power?
      • 2. How has state power evolved? >
        • 1. How did the nation state emerge?
        • 2. What is sovereignty?
        • 3. How is state sovereignty challenged today?
        • 4. What is the 'social contract'?
        • 5. What gives state power its legitimacy?
        • 6. Assessment: What type of states are more legitimate?
      • 3. Can other groups influence the power of the state? >
        • 1. How much power do IGOs have over states?
        • 2. Are NGOs insignificant global actors?
        • 3. How effective are social movements?
        • 4. How do resistance movements operate?
        • 5. Are political parties legitimate actors?
        • 6. Do informal forums undermine democracy?
        • 7. Assessment: How effective are other groups?
      • 4. Can global interactions improve the world? >
        • 1. Does global governance work?
        • 2. What role do treaties play?
        • 3. Does collective security work?
        • 4. Do alliances reduce or increase tensions?
        • 5. Does economic cooperation lead to interdependence?
        • 6. Is informal cooperation more effective?
        • 7. What drives modern conflicts?
        • 8. Is terrorism a reaction to globalisation?
        • 9. Can domestic conflicts influence global politics?
        • 10: Assessment: Can global interactions improve the world?
      • Unit 1: Exam Questions
    • Unit 2: Human Rights >
      • 1. How have Human Rights evolved? >
        • 1. What are human rights?
        • 2. How significant is the UDHR?
        • 3. How have human rights developed?
        • 4. Assessment: Are human rights a Western construct?
      • 2. Who or what protects our Human Rights? >
        • 1. How do states enforce human rights?
        • 2. Is international monitoring effective?
        • 3. Who enforces humanitarian law?
        • 4. How can civil society help monitor human rights?
        • 5. Assessment: Who should be responsible for human rights?
      • 3. How do Human Rights operate in practice? >
        • 1. Who makes claims on human rights?
        • 2. How are human rights contested locally?
        • 3. How are human rights contested nationally?
        • 4. How are human rights contested globally?
        • 5. Assessment: Does current human rights practice ensure equality?
      • 4. Why are Human Rights so contested? >
        • 1. Are collective rights more important?
        • 2. Are human rights universal?
        • 3. Are human rights too politicised?
        • 4. Assessment: How should we view human rights?
      • Unit 2: Exam Questions
    • Unit 3: Development >
      • 1. Why is development contested?
      • 2. How can development be helped or hindered?
      • 3. Can globalisation help increase development?
      • 4. Can development be made more sustainable?
    • Unit 4: Peace and Conflict >
      • 1. Is the use of violence ever justified? >
        • 1. What is peace, conflict and violence?
        • 2. What forms can conflict take?
        • 3. Is it right to ever go to war?
        • 4. Assessment: On what grounds can violence be justified?
      • 2. What causes conflicts to develop?
      • 3. How do conflicts evolve over time?
      • 4. Can peace be achieved by managing conflicts?
      • Unit 4: Exam Questions
    • HL Extension: Global Political Challenges >
      • Topic 1: Environment
      • Topic 2: Poverty
      • Topic 3: Health
      • Topic 4: Identity
      • Topic 5: Borders
      • Topic 6: Security
    • EA: Engagement Activity
    • EE: Extended Essay in Global Politics
    • News Blog
    • Research Links
  • More