Edexcel Revision Check List Paper 3

Questions

 The state and Globalisation

Key themes – What is driving globalisation? Is globalisation making the state irrelevant? Is globalisation a positive or negative thing?

12 markers

1. Examine the ways in which globalisation challenges the nation state 12 2. Examine the issues around nationhood and statehood. 12

3. Examine the factors driving globalisation -12

4. Examine the positives of both economic and political globalisation. 12

5. Examine the differences between economic and political globalisation. 12

6. Examine why both cultural and economic globalisation have been criticised 12 30 Markers

1. Evaluate the extent to which globalisation has made the state redundant -30

2. Evaluate the extent to which the impact of globalisation on the state system has been exaggerated -30

3. Evaluate the extent to which globalisation brings more good than bad -30

4. Evaluate the extent to which globalisation has reshaped international politics--30 5. Evaluate the extent to which globalisation has increased inequality -30

6. Evaluate the extent to which globalisation has increased conflict-30

7. Evaluate the extent to which cultural globalisation has had a greater impact on the world than any other form of globalisation-30

Global Governance Political and Economic:

Key themes – What are forces pushing and limiting global political governance? What are forces pushing and limiting global economic governance? How effective is political governance in preventing conflict? How effective is economic governance at ending poverty

Political 12 marks

1. Examine the main controversies relating to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly

2. Examine the effectiveness of both the international courts and tribunals in protecting human rights. [12]

3. Examine the effectiveness of international courts and tribunals in protecting human rights.12

4. Examine the differences between current NATO operations and its founding objectives. 12

5. Examine the strengths and weaknesses of the Economic and Social Council-12 6. Examine the factors which undermine the effectiveness of the UN 12

7. Examine the reasons for calls for the reform of the UN Security Council 12 8. Examine the main criticisms of NATO 12

30 marks

1. Evaluate the extent to which the UN a successful institution-30

2. Evaluate how successful the UN has been in alleviating global poverty. 30 marks 3. Evaluate the extent to which the UN is now an outdated body-30

4. Evaluate the extent to which the UN is effective at reducing conflict. 30. 5. Evaluate the extent to which there is a continuing role for NATO - 30

6. Evaluate the extent to which NATO has returned to its original purpose - 30 Economic

12 marks

1. Examine the main criticisms of the IMF and World Bank 12

2. Examine the divisions that exist between neo-classical development theory and world systems theory 12

3. Examine the main criticisms that have been made of the World Trade Organisation. 12 4. Examine the reasons why definitions of poverty are problematic 12

5. Examine how effective the IMF is in promoting global prosperity 12

6. Examine how the ways global economic governance could be reformed 7. Examine the main criticisms of the Group of Eight (G8) and the G20 12

30 marks

1. Evaluate the extent to which global economic governance is effective/ ineffective 30 2. Evaluate the extent to which the Bretton Woods system continues to provide stability

for the world economy. 30

3. Evaluate the extent to which global economic governance conquers poverty and brings prosperity to all 30

4. Evaluate the view that the United Nations is a successful organ of global governance. 5. Evaluate the view that global governance has been more effective in addressing

economic issues rather than human rights issues. 30 marks

Global governance: Human rights and environment

Key themes – What are the main forces behind and limitations to enforcing human rights around the world? What are some of the successes in protecting the global environment and why is more not done?

12 marks

1. Examine the effectiveness of both the international courts and tribunals in protecting human rights. [12]

2. Examine why it is difficult to enforce a universal standard of human rights 12

3. Examine the reasons why some humanitarian interventions have been more successful than others 12

4. Examine the controversies surrounding humanitarian intervention 12 30 marks

1. Evaluate the extent to which significant progress has been made to limit temperature increase-30

2. Evaluate the view that the United Nations is a successful organ of global governance. 30 

3. Evaluate the view that global governance has been more effective in addressing economic issues rather than human rights issues. 30 marks

4. Evaluate the extent to which human rights have become more important in world politics

5. To what extent is humanitarian intervention an abandoned project.

6. Evaluate the view that 'international law will always be undermined by state sovereignty'.

7. Explain why some humanitarian missions are more successful than others

8. Evaluate the view that "The concept of human rights is a form of Western cultural imperialism."30 marks

Environment 12 markers

1. Examine the reasons why states find it difficult to cooperate over environmental issues 12

2. Examine the main factors that prevent states from cooperating over climate change.12 

3. Examine the criticisms that have been made of shallow and deep ecologists over

tackling global environmental issues. 12

30 markers

1. Evaluate the extent to which the international community progress on environmental policies has been blocked by conflict between developed and developing states- 30

2. Evaluate the extent to which the international community has failed to take concerted action over climate change. 30

3. Evaluate the extent to which significant progress has been made to limit temperature increase-30

Power and Developments

Key themes – to know the difference between hard and soft power. What are the differences between super, great and emerging powers? What is the current state of global power and development?

12 marks

1. Examine the factors that account for the increased use of soft rather than hard power in global politics [12]

2. Examine the differences between a super power and a great power [12]

 3. Examine the differences between democracies and other states 12

4. Examine the effectiveness of bipolarity and multi-polarity in encouraging global stability 12

30 mark

1. Evaluate the extent to which it is important for nation states to exert soft power in order to achieve their objectives 30

2. Evaluate the extent to which hard power is the most important power in global politics 30

3. Evaluate the view that China can be considered a superpower 30

4. Evaluate the extent to which Russia is a re-emerging superpower 30

5. Evaluate the extent to which that the global system is now multipolar 30

6. Evaluate the extent to which the rise of emerging powers has fundamentally altered the nature of world order 30

7. Evaluate the extent to which that the USA is a power in decline 30

8. Evaluate the extent to which the rise of other states has diminished the US as the global hegemonic power.

9. Evaluate the extent to which the nature of a state impacts upon world order 30

Regionalism and the EU

Key themes – What are the key driving factors behind the growth of regionalism? What are the strengths and weaknesses of regional blocs? What makes the EU unique as a regional organisation?

12 marks

1.       Examine the links between regionalism and globalization. 12

2.       Examine the main obstacles to greater integration within regions. 12

3.       Examine the various reasons for the growth in regionalism around the world. 12

 4.         Examine the various reasons why regional organisations have been established.12

 5.    Examine the criticisms of the EU. 12

6.       Examine the intergovernmental and supranational elements of the EU. 12

30 marks

7.       Evaluate the extent to which the EU is a successful organisation 30

8.       Evaluate the extent to which the EU is a unique form of regionalism 30

 9.        Evaluate the extent to which the EU is a significant global player 30