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The Core Topics

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Core Topics: Understanding Power and Global Politics

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Framing Global Politics

Framing Global Politics: The purpose of this section is not to provide specific content that you need to know but to introduce you to some of the actors, stakeholders, institutions, frameworks and norms...

Introducing Power in Politics

A Political Power Simulation Game: This is a "teachers only" page of the support site. It has been designed to help teachers facilitate a simulation related to power. There are various "behind the scenes"...

Definitions and Types of Power

Introduction to Power: Power is a complex concept that can be examined in the context of where political power is physically located (consider a legislature or parliament) or as a notion that explores which...

Introduction to Theory

What is Theory? Before we discuss several different types of Global Politics theory, it is important to consider why we theorize in the first place. In this section, we will discuss why we theorize and...

Realism

Introduction to Realism: In this lesson, we will explore realism, a foundational theory in international relations that has influenced political thought for centuries. Rooted in the idea that states are...

Liberalism

Introduction to Liberalism: The study of liberalism in global politics offers a lens through which to explore key principles like democracy, individual rights, and free markets in the context of international...

Introduction to Critical Theory

Introduction to Critical International Relations Theory: Critical international relations theory differs from traditional ways of looking at global politics because it doesn't just explain how countries...

Marxism

Introducing Marxism: Marxism in international relations challenges traditional viewpoints by emphasizing economic factors and class struggle as key drivers of global politics and causes of global political...

Feminism

Introduction to Feminism: Often misunderstood as an attack on men, feminist theory provides useful tools to analyze various political events and policy decisions. Foundational to feminism is that we will...

Sovereignty

Introduction to the Nature of Sovereignty: Sovereignty is a key principle that lies at the heart of the modern state system. State sovereignty refers to the authority and power of a state to govern itself,...

Legitimacy

Introduction to Legitimacy: In addition to considering what makes a state legitimate to external actors and internal actors and stakeholders (internal and external legitimacy) we will also discuss ways...

Interdependence and Global Governance

Introduction to Interdependence and Global Governance: In global politics, interdependence typically points to the collective dependency of various groups, organizations, geographical regions, or countries...

United Nations

Introduction to the United Nations: The United Nations (UN) stands as a cornerstone of modern global politics, a unique entity born from the ashes of World War II with the aim of preventing future conflicts...

International Law

International Law: International law is best understood as a core international institution - a set of norms, rules and practices created by states and other actors to facilitate diverse social goals, from...

 

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