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2017
The complete syllabus
IB assessments
Command terms
Paper 1 and Paper 2 skills
Essay writing guide
IA Engagement activity
HL Extension
Optional: Extended essay
Revision
Concepts, theory and toolkit
Key Concepts
Toolkit for GP analysis
Theory
Which world are we living in?
Realism and Liberalism
Clash of Civilizations
Constructivism
Case Studies
Unit 1 Power, sovereignty and international relations
1.1 Nature of power
1.2 Organisation of state power in global politics
1.3 Function and impact of non-state actors in global politics
1.4 Nature and extent of interactions in global politics
Unit 2 Human rights
2.1 Nature and evolution of human rights
2.2 Codification, protection and monitoring
2.3 Practice of human rights
2.4 Debates surrounding human rights
Unit 3 Development
3.1 Contested meanings of development
3.2 Factors that may promote or inhibit development
3.3 Pathways towards development
3.4 Debates surrounding development
Unit 4 Peace and conflict
4.1 Contested meanings of peace, conflict and violence
4.2 Causes and parties to conflict
4.3 Evolution of conflict
4.4 Peace and conflict
2026
Global politics basics
Political issues
Contexts: examples, cases, case studies
Concepts
Analytical toolkit
1.0 Core topics
2.0 Rights and justice
3.0 Peace and conflict
4.0 Development and sustainability
HL extension
Assessment
Command terms
Essay writing guide
Assessment Paper 1
Assessment Paper 2
Assessment Paper 3 (HL only)
Internal assessment: engagement project
HL only guidance
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Pathways towards development
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