Unit 5: HL extension · Global political challenges
Topic 5.5: Identity Questions
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Explain the difference between a nation and a state, and why the distinction matters in global politics.
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Explain why identity is such a powerful force in global politics.
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Explain why identity can be both a source of conflict and a source of cohesion.
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Analyse why most real cases of identity conflict involve both recognition and belonging.
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Explain how diasporas act as political actors across borders.
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Discuss the view that multiculturalism weakens social cohesion.
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Discuss the view that identities are constructed rather than fixed.
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Discuss the view that ethnic nationalism is more dangerous than civic nationalism.
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Discuss the view that nationalism does more harm than good in global politics.
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Discuss the view that identity is fundamentally a source of division in global politics.
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To what extent is identity a more powerful driver of politics than material interest? (synthesise across the challenge)
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To what extent can states turn identity from a driver of conflict into a source of cohesion? (synthesise across the challenge)
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Recommend how a government could respond constructively to rising identity politics in a divided society.
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Recommend how a state could build belonging in a society shaped by large-scale migration.
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To what extent does large-scale migration undermine national identity? (synthesise across the challenge)
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Recommend how a state could manage identity-based division to build social cohesion.
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To what extent does identity politics strengthen rather than fracture global politics? (synthesise the whole identity challenge)
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Using a case of your choice, recommend how a state and the international community together could respond to an identity-based conflict.
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Recommend how a state should respond to a self-determination movement by a distinct people within its borders.
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To what extent should the right to self-determination override state sovereignty? (synthesise across the challenge)
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