Welcome to IB Global Politics!
The 21st Century is characterized by rapid change and increasing interconnectedness, impacting individuals and societies in unprecedented ways and creating complex global political challenges. Global Politics is an exciting, dynamic subject that draws on a variety of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, reflecting the complex nature of many contemporary political issues. The study of global politics enables students to critically engage with different and new perspectives and approaches to politics in order to comprehend the challenges of the changing world and become aware of their role in it as active global citizens.
In the global politics course, a political issue is any question that deals with how power is distributed and how it operates within social organization, and how people think about, and engage in, their communities and the wider world on matters that affect their lives.
The aims of the global politics course are to enable students to:
1. understand key political concepts and contemporary political issues in a range of contexts
2. develop an understanding of the local, national, international, and global dimensions of political activity
3. understand, appreciate, and critically engage with a variety of perspectives and approaches in global politics
4. appreciate the complex and interconnected nature of many political issues, and develop the capacity to interpret competing and contestable claims regarding those issues.
Note: The course descriptions, key terms, tables and other material on this website are taken from the IB global politics guide
The 21st Century is characterized by rapid change and increasing interconnectedness, impacting individuals and societies in unprecedented ways and creating complex global political challenges. Global Politics is an exciting, dynamic subject that draws on a variety of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, reflecting the complex nature of many contemporary political issues. The study of global politics enables students to critically engage with different and new perspectives and approaches to politics in order to comprehend the challenges of the changing world and become aware of their role in it as active global citizens.
In the global politics course, a political issue is any question that deals with how power is distributed and how it operates within social organization, and how people think about, and engage in, their communities and the wider world on matters that affect their lives.
The aims of the global politics course are to enable students to:
1. understand key political concepts and contemporary political issues in a range of contexts
2. develop an understanding of the local, national, international, and global dimensions of political activity
3. understand, appreciate, and critically engage with a variety of perspectives and approaches in global politics
4. appreciate the complex and interconnected nature of many political issues, and develop the capacity to interpret competing and contestable claims regarding those issues.
Note: The course descriptions, key terms, tables and other material on this website are taken from the IB global politics guide