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February 25, 2017

Is the UK constitution fit for purpose?

The United Kingdom is quite unique in that it has an uncodified constitution that is not entrenched. It is criticised for being outdated, undemocratic and..

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  • Parties
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October 28, 2016

Do the main UK political parties agree or disagree on policy and ideas?

The ‘main’ political parties can be defined as The Labour Party and The Conservative Party, who have been the only political parties to gain a..

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  • Component 1
  • Parties
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
October 28, 2016

How far do the main political parties differ on policies and ideas?

Traditionally, political parties have been characterised by very different ideologies. The policies of the three main parties were underpinned by a coherent set of ideas..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Politics
  • Power and Developments
  • Unit 3d
October 27, 2016

Seven Essays on American Decline

I set my A2 politics classes an essay on whether American power is in decline, to do in untimed conditions at home. Here is a selection..

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  • Politics
  • Power and Developments
  • Unit 3d
October 15, 2016

Concepts: Hegemony, Primacy and Leading State

“Leadership or domination of one element of a system over others” – Used by Gramsci to describe the leadership of the bourgeoisie over lower classes..

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  • Politics
  • Power and Developments
  • Unit 3d
October 15, 2016

Concepts: Superpowers and Great Powers

A superpower is a term given to a country that has unmatched influence in global affairs, and is significant in international relations. No other state..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Global Component 3
  • Politics
  • Poverty & Development
September 11, 2016

From the Millennium to Sustainable Development Goals: A New Paradigm

Approaches to development rely on a particular world view. Understanding development in terms of wealth can lead to different practices and different results as understanding..

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  • Component 1
  • Democracy
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
September 11, 2016

Five Lessons from the EU Referendum

Referendums in the UK are not be legally binding, but they might as well be David Cameron strongly supported the Remain camp during the EU..

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  • Component 1
  • Democracy
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
June 27, 2016

Viewpoint – “We feel that our futures were risked by the choices of people – older, often geographically distant people”

91% of our school voted to stay in the EU in our internal referendum. As one might expect, a school fiercely proud of both its..

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  • Global Component 3
  • Politics
  • Poverty & Development
June 15, 2016

New Patterns of Neocolonialism? Economic Relations between China and Africa

  Neocolonialism involves a country using political, economic or other resources in other countries to gain influence or control. It has commonly been understood as..

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  • Component 2
  • Constitution
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
June 8, 2016

ITV’s EU referendum debate – What we learn about sovereignty ?

  The decision to stay or to leave the EU is seen to be the dividing issue between political parties, friends and families. The key..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Global Governance
  • Politics
  • Unit 3d
June 6, 2016

Audio: America’s leadership of the Global Economy

This is an interesting audio article by US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, outlining the case for American economic leadership. http://alevelpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pe_fore_010808_Article-8.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |..

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June 6, 2016

Audio: The Fusion of Civilisations not A Clash of Civilisations

The mood of much of the world is grim these days. Turmoil in the Middle East, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of..

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  • Unit 3d
June 6, 2016

Audio: Putin’s Foreign Policy

This is a very good audio article on Russian foreign policy and the world order. In the immediate post-9/11 era, the United States was riding..

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  • Video
June 1, 2016

Video – Jeremy Corbyn The Outsider – Vice News

In September 2015, veteran left-winger Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the British Labour Party. After 33 years as a back bench member of..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Environment
  • Global Component 3
  • Politics
  • unit 4
May 24, 2016

Why global warming sharply divides political opinion

  Climate change through global warming has become one of the most prominent issues in global politics. While there has been growing agreement that climate..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Politics
  • Power and Developments
  • Unit 3d
May 20, 2016

Is the US a Power in Decline?

It is universally accepted that following the Cold War, the USA experienced a ‘unipolar moment’,  establishing itself as a super power with global influence. Many..

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  • Keynotes
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  • Unit 3d
May 17, 2016

Unit 3d World Order Topic – Lesson Keynotes

All my class Keynote presentations for the Global unit 3 topic World Order

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  • Approaches to Global Politics
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  • Multimedia
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  • Unit 3d
May 16, 2016

Lesson Keynotes: Unit 3 Approaches to Global Politics

All my class Keynote presentations for the Global unit 3 topic Approaches to Global Politics

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  • Global Component 3
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  • Poverty & Development
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May 12, 2016

Poverty and Corruption – videos

The following videos explain the connection between corruption and poverty and how the West facilitates much of this corruption

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  • Component 1
  • Component 2
  • Exam
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
May 10, 2016

AS Politics Edexcel Revision Guide 2016

  A PDF revision guide for AS unit 1 and unit 2 can be downloaded here: Revision Guide 2016 **for a more up to date guide..

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  • Component 2
  • Constitution
  • Parliament
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
May 10, 2016

Does Parliament still remain sovereign?

Parliament is seen as the sovereign body because it has absolute and unlimited legal authority, reflected in its ability to make, amend and repeal any..

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  • Component 2
  • Constitution
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
May 10, 2016

Is the UK constitution no longer fit for its purpose?

The constitution is a set of rules by which a country is run, it establishes the distribution of power within a political system, relationships between..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Global Component 3
  • Human Rights
  • Politics
  • unit 4
May 10, 2016

To what extent are Human Rights globally accepted?

The concept of human right including principles such as freedom of expression and the freedom of religion became a popular concept, adopted by many nations..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Global Component 3
  • Politics
  • Poverty & Development
  • unit 4
May 9, 2016

Evaluating different measurements of poverty.

In attempting to assess the policies, namely the neoliberal policies of the last thirty years on the poor, three different ways of measuring poverty have..

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  • Global Component 3
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May 9, 2016

Criticisms of Humanitarian intervention

Since its intellectual ascendancy in the 1990’s, the concept of humanitarian intervention, that is, military intervention to protect human rights, has been criticized for a..

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  • Power and Developments
  • Unit 3d
May 6, 2016

AUDIO: The Once and Future Superpower Why China Won’t Overtake the United States

After two and a half decades, is the United States’ run as the world’s sole superpower coming to an end? Many say yes, seeing a rising China ready to..

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  • Component 2
  • Pm and Cabinet
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  • UK Politics
April 25, 2016

To what extent has the powers of the Prime Minister grown in recent years?

In recent years, it has been noticed that various Prime ministers have attempted to reduce the amount of formal powers they have, largely due to..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Audio
  • EU and Regionalism
  • Multimedia
  • Politics
  • Unit 3d
April 2, 2016

Europe and the Return of Geopolitics (Audio)

The Ukraine crisis marked the return of geopolitics in Europe. Can the EU, which has been originally designed to prevent geopolitics inside its borders, act..

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  • A2 Politics
  • Exam
  • Global Component 3
  • Politics
April 2, 2016

Unit 4d past papers (compiled) 2010-1015

All the past papers for unit 4d Global Politics in one PDF can be downloaded here

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  • Exam
  • Politics
  • Unit 3d
April 2, 2016

Unit 3d past papers (compiled) 2010-2015

All the past papers for unit 3d Global Politics in one PDF can be downloaded here

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  • Component 2
  • Exam
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
March 20, 2016

Unit 2 40 Mark Questions (2009-2015)

Download a PDF of all Edexcel 40 mark questions (2009-2015) here

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  • Component 2
  • Exam
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
March 20, 2016

Unit 2 Edexcel Source Questions (2009-2015)

Download a PDF of all past Edexcel source questions here

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  • A2 Politics
  • Global Component 3
  • Human Rights
  • Multimedia
  • Politics
  • Video
March 10, 2016

Chomsky: Human Rights in the Twentieth Century

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  • Global Component 3
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  • Politics
March 10, 2016

Audio: The case against Human Rights

The case against human rights. By Eric Posner http://alevelpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/The-case-against-human-rights.-By-Eric-Posner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS

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March 8, 2016

Is terrorism is a major threat to Global security?

  Terrorism is the use of violence for furthering political ends; it seeks to create a climate of fear, apprehension and uncertainty. Global terrorism is..

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March 2, 2016

Is Combatting terrorism compatible with human rights?

In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), 30 fundamental rights and freedoms were asserted by the delegates to the United Nations. In recent years,..

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  • Global Component 3
  • Power and Developments
March 2, 2016

To what extent is there a clash of civilisations?

In 1993 Samuel Huntington wrote an article titled “Is there a clash of civilisations” in which he disputed Francis Fukuyama’s thesis that the end of..

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March 1, 2016

Documentary: Cabinet Confidential

This documentary explores the relationship between Tony Blair and his cabinet. It was broadcast by BBC 2 in 2001. It is very useful for the..

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  • Parties
  • Politics
  • UK Politics
February 29, 2016

EU referendum: Who’s in and who’s out?

Since the 2015 general election, the promised Tory EU referendum has been looming over our heads and the prime minister has managed to seize a..

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