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Is this subject available for acceleration? YES
In this subject we look at global issues – terrorism, human rights, war, genocide – and attempt to understand how and why these events happen. We examine the current events happening, from Black Lives Matter protests, to Chinese cyberwarfare or the spread of Covid-19, asking how these events occurred and how to solve them.
This link shows a selection of jobs that have some relation to the subject of: Global Politics
Unit 1
- Students examine the concepts of democracy and dictatorships.
- We research global examples – America, China and North Korea – to see the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches.
- We look at political ideologies and extremism around the world, including liberalism, terrorism and white supremacy.
Unit 2
- Students examine globalisation and the impact it has had on the world.
- We learn about the major organisations of global politics: the UN, the IMF, and the ICC.
- We examine case studies of organised crime, genocide, terrorism and war and discuss how the international community attempts to solve it.
Unit 3
- We study the major actors of international politics and analyse: their power, interests, aims and effectiveness of their actions.
- We study China’s actions in the Asia-Pacific region and analyse their interests, power and effectiveness.
Unit 4
- Students look at ethical debates from global politics, including:
- Is it acceptable to use Nuclear Weapons? Is terrorism ever acceptable? Should human rights be universal?
- We examine the causes and proposed solutions to global crises of terrorism and war.
Skills
- Define and explain key global politics terms and use them in the appropriate context
- Investigate and explain the nature of particular global issues
- Use detailed case studies to support analysis of global issues.
- Analyse contemporary issues about and case studies of political actors
- Develop explanations, arguments and points of view which use contemporary evidence and examples
Associated subjects
- History
- English
- English Literature
- Economics
