Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges

GLOBAL POLITICS
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How has society How do fields such Why is it

evolved in terms as economy, important to
of its geography, politics, sociology analyse the
economy and affect our characteristics of
culture in order to identities and the international
make up what it is way we interact
interactions?
today? with others?
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Power & Sovereignty Human Rights

Development Peace & Conflict

important guidelines
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 ORGANISING CONCEPTS
Scale
LEVELS OF ANALYSIS:
help us to appreciate that what
may initially appear to be a
global issue actually has many
local implications and vice
versa. The appropriate level of
analysis depends on the issue
at stake.
Perspectives Time
LENSES: It's important to
It is necessary to approach the key political remember time is
concepts and contemporary political issues a construct. We
through various individual and group can also consider
perspectives. Our unique personalities, life time as short-
experiences and the social and cultural term and long-
environments of which we are a part term, or cause,
influence how we act in global politics. impact, response.
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Perspectives
 Perspectives

A lens is something you look through. Our lenses are affected by our identities or backgrounds. For
example: gender, race, ethnicity, age, culture, place, occupation, family role, and more. These
identities affect how we see and engage with the larger world. They also shape what we notice
and think about when looking at an artwork
Perspectives
Perspectives
 Perspectives

My lenses Other lenses

New thoughts New doubts