Syllabus

IB GLOBAL POLITICS RESOURCES

  1. CORE — UNDERSTANDING POWER AND GLOBAL POLITICS

1.1 Framing Global Politics
1.2 Power
1.3 Sovereignty
1.4 Legitimacy
1.5 Interdependence
1.6 Theoretical Perspectives

  1. THEMATIC STUDY — RIGHTS AND JUSTICE

2.1 Contested Meanings
2.2 Political Stakeholders and Actors
2.3 Nature, Practice and Study of Rights and Justice
2.4 Debates on Rights and Justice

  1. THEMATIC STUDY — DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

3.1 Contested Meanings
3.2 Political Stakeholders and Actors
3.3 Nature, Practice and Study of Development and Sustainability
3.4 Debates on Development and Sustainability

  1. THEMATIC STUDY — PEACE AND CONFLICT

4.1 Contested Meanings
4.2 Political Stakeholders and Actors
4.3 Nature, Practice and Study of Peace and Conflict
4.4 Debates on Peace and Conflict

  1. ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

5.1 Choosing a Political Issue
5.2 Research and Investigation
5.3 Engagement with Stakeholders
5.4 Perspectives and Evidence
5.5 Reflection
5.6 Writing the Report
5.7 Assessment Criteria

  1. HL EXTENSION — GLOBAL POLITICAL CHALLENGES

6.1 Borders
6.2 Environment
6.3 Equality
6.4 Health
6.5 Identity
6.6 Poverty
6.7 Security
6.8 Technology

  1. ASSESSMENT AND EXAM PREPARATION

7.1 Paper 1 — Source-Based Questions
7.2 Paper 2 — Extended Response
7.3 Paper 3 — HL
7.4 Command Terms
7.5 Answer Structures
7.6 Case Studies and Examples
7.7 Practice Questions
7.8 Mock Exams