7. Assessment: How effective are other groups?

Activity 1 - What was our inquiry?

Activity Tasks

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 Tasks

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
Define - For each concept/global context, try to research and formulate your own definitions.
Link - Link connected concepts/ideas with arrows.
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
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 Tasks

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?
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.
Discuss - Which groups are the most effective at influencing global politics? Which groups are the least effective?

Activity Tasks

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.
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).

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