What is global politics?
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What is global politics?
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The study of power — who has it, how they use it and who decides — beyond any single country.
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What is a political issue?
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A matter about how power is used or shared that affects people and that people disagree about.
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Give three examples of political issues.
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Climate change, migration, war, poverty or human rights (any).
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What are the levels of politics?
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Global, international, regional, national and local.
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Why study an issue at different levels?
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The same issue involves different actors and different power at each level.
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What are the four key concepts?
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Power (the master concept), sovereignty, legitimacy and interdependence.
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Which is the master concept?
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Power — everything in the course links back to it.
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What does 'contested' mean in global politics?
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People see and judge the same issue differently — there is disagreement.
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How is climate change a global political issue?
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States disagree over who cuts emissions and pays, and it pulls in many actors at every level (e.g. the Paris Agreement).
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What is the single biggest exam skill?
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Explore different perspectives on an issue AND evaluate them, backed by a real case study.
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