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April 2, 2017

To what extent has the power of the Prime Minister increased in recent years?

In the last 50 years of British politics, a series of Prime Ministers have been seen to utilise prime ministerial powers in as increasingly independent..

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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 It is criticised for being outdated, undemocratic and..

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 CategoriesA2 Politics Exam Global Component 3 PoliticsTagspast papers

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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 CategoriesExam Politics Unit 3d

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March 20, 2016

Unit 2 40 Mark Questions (2009-2015)

Download a PDF of all Edexcel 40 mark questions (2009-2015) here CategoriesComponent 2 Exam Politics UK Politics

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March 20, 2016

Unit 2 Edexcel Source Questions (2009-2015)

Download a PDF of all past Edexcel source questions here CategoriesComponent 2 Exam Politics UK PoliticsTagsExam

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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 | RSSCategoriesA2 Politics Audio Global Component..

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