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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
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1. What is the nature of power?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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
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1. How have Human Rights evolved?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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1. Is the use of violence ever justified?
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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
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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
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Home
Explorations
MUN
ISMUN Blog
IBDP Global Politics
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