GLOBAL POLITICS

Subject Introduction
 GLOBAL POLITICS

Global Politics (CORE) – SL and HL Assessments

Foundation Unit: Human Rights Unit Development Unit Peace and Conflict Internal Assessment-
Power, Sovereignty Engagement Activity
and international
relations

Concepts: Power, Concepts: Human Concepts: Concepts: Peace, External Assessment-

Sovereignty, Rights, Justice, Development, Conflict, Violence Paper 1 and Paper 2
Legitimacy and Liberty and Equality inequality, and Non-violence
International sustainability and
Relations globalization

Global Politics (EXTENSION)- HL Assessments

Topic 1: Environment Oral Presentations
Topic 2: Poverty
Topic 3: Health
Topic 4: Borders
Topic 5: Security
Topic 6: Identity
Future Prospects for Global Politics
Students:
The students can pursue the following
courses as they have clear links to
Global Politics:-
-Pursue ‘International Relations
Studies/Foreign relations’
-Pursue ‘Law/ Legal studies’
-Pursue ‘Governance studies’
-Pursue ‘International Business
Management’
Job Opportunities:-
- Think-tanks/Policy making
organizations
- Governments
Organizations(Administrative/
Bureaucratic functions)
- Lawyer
- Teacher (School/University)
- Politician
- Researcher
- International Organizations
- Journalism
 SUBJECT STRUCTURE

• Core – 4 Units (Mandatory for SL and HL)

• Extension – Global Political Challenges- 6 (Only HL)
• IA – Engagement Activity (Mandatory for SL and HL); Oral Presentations- 2
(Only HL)
• Paper 1 (Source based Paper)
• Paper 2 (Extended response)
 ASSESSMENT COMPONENT HL & SL
EXTERNAL

• HL COMPONENT
• External Assessment – 60 % (Total 4 hours)
• Paper 1 – 1 hour 15 minutes 20% (25marks)
• Paper 2 - 2 hour 45 minutes 40% (75 marks)
• SL COMPONENT
• External Assessment 75% (Total 3 hours)
• Paper 1- I hour 15 minutes 30% (25 marks)
• Paper 2- 2 hour 45 minutes 45% (50 marks)
 ASESSMENT COMPONENT HL & SL
INTERNAL

HL- 40 %
Engagement Activity – 20 %
Oral Presentations – 20 %

SL- 25%
Engagement Activity – 25 %
 CORE UNITS

• Foundational unit: power, sovereignty and international relations

Key concepts: power, sovereignty, legitimacy, interdependence
• Human Rights - Key concepts: human rights, justice, liberty, equality
• Development - Key concepts: development, globalization, inequality,
sustainability
• Peace and Conflict- Key concepts: peace, conflict, violence, non-violence
 EXTENSION TOPICS

• Environment
• Poverty
• Health
• Borders
• Security
• Identity
 CASE STUDIES

The units will be explored using specific examples and case

studies
SOUTH CHINA • Relevant Units - 1 & 4
SEA CASE • Concepts: Power, Sovereignty, Conflict
STUDY
https://youtu.be/8eqtl0ym1p8
 ARAB SPRING
LEADING TO
SYRIAN CONFLICT

Relevant Units- 1,2 and 4

Concepts- Legitimacy, Human
Rights, Inequality, Liberty,
Violence
 HUMANITARIA
N DISASTER IN
DARFUR

Relevant Units- 2&4

Concepts- Human Rights,
Violence, Conflict
 KASHMIR
CONFLICT

Relevant Units- Unit 1 & 4

Concepts- Sovereignty, Conflict,
Peace
 CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE
ACTION

• Relevant Units- 1, 2 and 3

• Concepts- Interdependence, Justice, Sustainability, Globalization
 CHINESE DEVELOPMENT MODEL

• Units- Unit 2 , 3 and 4

• Concepts- Human Rights, Development, Sustainability, Conflict
 CAPITALISM & DEVELOPMENT

• Units- Unit 1 & 3

• Concepts- Interdependence, Development and Globalization
 EUROPEAN UNION

• Units- Unit 1 , 2 , 3 and 4

• Concepts- Interdependence, Justice, Globalization, Peace