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Unit 3 Aos 1
Unit 3 Aos 1
Global Actors examines the way that different groups hold power in the world of international relations. It introduces students to key concepts including sovereignty, which is traditionally the preserve of states and allows them power in the world only constrained by other states, and looks at ways that sovereignty has been challenged in the modern world. However, it also explores why some states may voluntarily cede their sovereignty - perhaps to promote the common good of humanity or for security or economic purposes.
Global Actors then looks more broadly at a range of institutions which now also hold power in the global political arena. These include institutions of global governance (eg. United Nations), non-state actors (eg. Al-Qaeda or the Catholic Church), trans-national corporations (eg. Monsanto or Nestl), and regional groupings (eg. European Union or the Arab League).
One important thing to remember as you are studying this unit is that the material you learn in this unit forms the basis of the rest of your studies of Global Politics, as it introduces you to the basic issues of global politics, institutions with political inuence, and also gives you a framework for analysing political issues. For this reason, it is worth ensuring that you have a comprehensive understanding of all parts of the AOS perhaps more than any other.
[Refer to the Study Design for more specic key knowledge points.]
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- Carefully read the relevant parts of the study design, including the unit and area summaries. This will give you a clear idea of the purpose of each section, and the umbrella area it relates to, hopefully leading to a better and broader understanding of the concepts and ideas.
- Read the key skills and key knowledge thoroughly so you know what can and cant be specically asked, and the way in which examiners can ask it. A comprehensive list of potential questions is given with each copy of Activate Educations Global Politics study guide.
- Memorise as much detail as you can for all pieces of evidence you plan to use.
- Learn what each instructional verb means so that you can tailor your answer to the questions. In general, evaluation, discussion, and comparison questions give more marks and list, outline and dene give fewer. A list of verb denitions is given with each copy of Activate Educations Global Politics study guide.
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