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Peacebuilding Free
This topic explores the process of peacebuilding in post-conflict environments. It introduces the "hourglass model" to explain how conflicts escalate and de-escalate, providing a framework to understand...
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Justifications for Violent Conflict Free
To explore the justification of conflict, we will consider when it's acceptable to enter a conflict and how to behave during it. The 'Just War' theory is central, proposing criteria for morally justifying...
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Teacher Resources
Introduction to Resources On this page, teachers will find links to recommended resources for teaching Global Politics. Given the course's constantly changing nature, access to various news sources is...
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Assessment: Peace & Conflict
Possible Paper 1 Peace and Conflict Causes of Violence and Conflict Source A: From the 2024 Positive Peace Report: Changes in Positive Peace Index Indicators between 2013 & 2022 https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/...
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Causes of Conflict
This topic examines why conflicts arise. The guide identifies six main causes: identity, ideology, interests, resources, socio-economic divisions, and institutional arrangements. We will discuss each...
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Writing Guidance & Assessment Expectations
Writing Guidance and Assessment Expectations for the Engagement Project This section provides guidance on how to write the Engagement Project and clarity on what the assessment expectations are. The Engagement...
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Writing Guidance & Assessment Expectations
Writing Guidance and Assessment Expectations for the Engagement Project This section provides guidance on how to write the Engagement Project and clarity on what the assessment expectations are. The Engagement...
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Conflict Dynamics
Conflict dynamics refer to how a conflict emerges and evolves over time. The involved parties, the nature of the conflict, and its intensity can all change, with conflicts sometimes subsiding only to...
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Peace & Conflict
Understanding peace and violence in global politics involves looking at both visible conflicts and the deeper, often unseen problems within a society. Johan Galtung, the Norwegian scholar often described......
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Sovereignty
Sovereignty is a key principle at the heart of the modern state system. State sovereignty refers to a state's authority and power to govern itself, make and enforce laws, and shape its foreign policy...