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Conducting the Inquiries
Paper 3: Conducting the Inquiries The IB refers to Paper 3 as the “HL Extension,” which simply means the “HL Component” or HL part of the course. Paper 3 is for Higher Level students only and is worth...
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Inequality
Before discussing development, it's important to understand what drives the need for it: specifically, inequality and poverty. As part of this topic, we'll examine disparities in economic, social, and...
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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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Violence
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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Forms and Impact of Violent Conflict
Understanding global conflicts requires differentiating between symmetric and asymmetric warfare. Symmetric warfare involves states with comparable military strengths using traditional combat methods....
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Writing Paper 3
Writing Paper 3 Paper 3 in IB Global Politics is a stimulus-based assessment exclusively for HL students that focused on eight topics areas that are commonly referred to as Global Political Challenges...
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Paper 3
Paper 3The IB refers to Paper 3 as the “HL Extension,” which simply means the “HL Component” or HL part of the course. Paper 3 is for Higher Level students only and is worth 30 percent of their... Writing...
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Environmental and Social Sustainability
In this topic, we will explore the concept of sustainable development and the various ways it can be defined. We will examine environmental sustainability, focusing on issues like climate change, pollution,...
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Extended Essay
Please note that this page has limited development because a new Extended Essay guide will be released in February of 2025 for first teaching in August of 2025. A full suite of guidance and resources...
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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...
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Feminism
Introducing the Topic 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 get a...
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Paper 2
Paper 2 consists of two sections, both of which require an essay response. Students must do one and only one essay from each section, and both responses will be marked using a 15-mark evaluation tool. ...