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Framing Global Politics
2 minute read
The role of the state
13 minute read
Political leadership
10 minute read
Sub-national and local governments
Intergovernmental organizations
9 minute read
Paper 1 Guide
Paper 2 Guide
40 minute read
Paper 3 Exam Guide (HL only)
5 minute read
Case Study Prep
19 minute read
IA Engagement Project Guide
20 minute read
Organized civil society and non-governmental organizations
Private actors and private companies
11 minute read
Social movements
15 minute read
Resistance movements
Interest and pressure groups
60 minute read
Formal and informal political forums
6 minute read
The media
Systems and interactions in global politics
Types and definitions of power
8 minute read
Further types of power
Evolving Concepts of State Sovereignty: Traditional vs. Modern Perspectives
72 minute read
Sources of sovereignty
Internal and external dimensions of sovereignty
7 minute read
Challenges to state sovereignty
16 minute read
What is state legitimacy?
External challenges to state legitimacy
Legitimacy of non-state actors
Interdependence
Global governance and international law
The United Nations
Further interaction in global governance
Theory in global politics
27 minute read
Application of theory to political issues
Bias and limitations of political theories
65 minute read
Concepts of rights and justice
Definitions and views on rights
Understanding Human Rights
Theoretical views on rights and justice
Justice: Meanings, Theories, and Global Perspectives
The state
39 minute read
14 minute read
Civil society organizations including NGOs that advocate human rights
Private companies and unions
Understand how rights and justice are codified, protected, and monitored
Evolution of global standards for rights and justice
Mechanisms Addressing Human Rights Violations and Injustices
12 minute read
Competing Global Perspectives on Human Rights
The politicization of rights and justice
Humanitarian stakeholders
Humanitarian Intervention Debates
Demands for Recognition of Individual and Group Rights
Core Ideas in Development and Sustainability
3 minute read
Understanding Development: Definitions, Interpretations, and Perspectives
Understanding Sustainability: Definitions, Interpretations, and Perspectives
Poverty
Inequality
Examining Unequal Power Structures
18 minute read
State, national and local governments, and agencies
Intergovernmental organizations (including international financial institutions)
Vulnerable and marginalized groups and individuals
Multinational and transnational companies
Aspects and Evaluation of Development and Sustainability
32 minute read
Approaches to Development and Sustainability
68 minute read
Drivers of Development: Economic, Environmental, Political, Social & Institutional
47 minute read
The Relationship Between Development and Sustainability
Globalization and development and sustainability
50 minute read
Sustainable development
63 minute read
Beyond Growth: Rethinking Development and Sustainability
49 minute read
Evolution of peace and conflict studies
62 minute read
Why Peace and Conflict Are Hard to Define
Understanding Violence and Peace: Key Definitions and Perspectives
Understanding Conflict: Key Definitions and Perspectives
Understanding Non-Violence: Key Definitions and Perspectives
17 minute read
Parties to conflict
Violent and non-violent state and non-state actors
Understanding Conflict Through the Lens of Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups
What Fuels Conflict? Causes and Dynamics Explained
The legitimacy of conflict
Forms of conflict
Non-violent forms of conflict
Peacemaking
Preventing and deterring conflict
Peacekeeping
Peacebuilding
Assessing the Impact of Peacebuilding Efforts
