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IBDP Group 3 · Individuals & Societies · HL & SL

IB Global Politics Tutor

1-on-1 tutoring from IBO certified Global Politics examiners. All five core units, Engagement Activity portfolio support, Paper 1 case study analysis, Paper 2 extended essays, and HL extension — taught through real-world political events.

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HL & SL
Both Levels
5
Core
Political Units
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Engagement
Activity
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Exam Structure

IB Global Politics Assessment Breakdown

Every mark allocation, command term, and grade boundary — from examiners who’ve sat on the marking committees.

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Paper 1: Case Study Analysis
SL 30% / HL 20%

Structured questions (Section A: short-answer, Section B: extended response) based on an unseen contemporary political stimulus. Tests ability to apply political concepts to real-world situations, identify assumptions and perspectives, and evaluate arguments. Command terms: identify, explain, analyse, evaluate. 1h15m. SL 30% / HL 20%.

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Paper 2: Extended Political Essay
SL 40% / HL 30%

Two extended essay questions answered from a choice organised around the five core units: Power Sovereignty & International Relations; Human Rights & Political Justice; Development & Sustainability; Peace & Conflict; and Identity Globalisation & Culture. Requires synthesis across units and genuine political analysis. 1h30m SL / 2h30m HL.

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Engagement Activity (EA)
SL 30% / HL 20%

A school-based political engagement project. Students participate in a real political process or activity, document it in a portfolio (1,500–2,000 word written account), and reflect on political concepts experienced firsthand. Assessed on understanding of political concepts, engagement quality, and reflective analysis.

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HL Extension: Global Political Challenges
HL 30%

Students explore a contemporary global political challenge from multiple competing perspectives — drawing on material from all five core units. Assessed through the HL essay component of Paper 2. Requires sophisticated multi-perspective analysis beyond SL. HL 30% (combined with Paper 2 extended essay).

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Full Syllabus Coverage

What We Cover in IB Global Politics

Every topic taught by IBO certified examiners who know exactly how marks are awarded.

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Power, sovereignty and international relations: realism vs liberalism; state and non-state actors; UN, NATO, WTO; hard vs soft power

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Human rights and political justice: UDHR, International Covenant; ICC; Responsibility to Protect (R2P); humanitarian intervention

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Development and sustainability: HDI, GNI per capita, GINI coefficient, Gender Inequality Index; MDGs vs SDGs; structural adjustment

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Peace and conflict: just war theory; nuclear deterrence; civil war vs interstate war; peacekeeping operations; DDR processes

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Identity, globalisation and culture: cultural imperialism; diaspora; nationalism; religious fundamentalism; global civil society

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Non-state actors: NGOs (Amnesty, MSF), transnational corporations, terrorist organisations, international financial institutions

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Case study application: Ukraine-Russia conflict; Israeli-Palestinian conflict; climate negotiations; refugee crises; China-US rivalry

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HL extension: contemporary global political challenges — climate governance, AI regulation, pandemic response, nuclear proliferation

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Key political thinkers: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Rawls, Waltz, Nye, Sen — applied to contemporary issues

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Paper 1 skills: identifying assumptions; evaluating competing perspectives; constructing a political argument from unseen stimulus

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Paper 2 essay structure: clear political thesis + evidence from multiple cases + genuine evaluation of competing explanations

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Engagement Activity: identifying a genuine political process to participate in; documenting conceptual connections; reflective writing

Our Method

How Our 1-on-1 Sessions Work

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IBO Certified Examiners

Every tutor has marked real IB papers and knows exactly how marks are awarded.

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1-on-1 Personalised

Sessions built around your specific syllabus gaps, predicted grade, and timeline.

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Past Paper Practice

Systematic paper practice with full mark-scheme annotation and command-term coaching.

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Flexible Scheduling

Morning, evening, weekend — book across 20+ time zones.

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Progress Tracking

We track improvements session by session and adjust the plan when needed.

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IA / Portfolio Support

Dedicated support for Internal Assessment from first draft to final submission.

IB Global Politics — Questions Answered

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What are the five core units in IB Global Politics?
The five units are: Power, Sovereignty & International Relations (state actors, international organisations, IR theories); Human Rights & Political Justice (rights frameworks, accountability mechanisms); Development & Sustainability (development indicators, global inequality, SDGs); Peace & Conflict (causes of conflict, just war, peace processes); and Identity, Globalisation & Culture (nationalism, cultural exchange, global civil society). Paper 2 draws on all five.
What is the IB Global Politics Engagement Activity?
The EA requires genuine participation in a political process — this could include attending a council meeting, organising a petition, joining a political campaign, volunteering with an NGO, or participating in Model UN at a significant level. The written account (1,500–2,000 words) must connect the experience to political concepts from the course. Our tutors help you select a high-quality EA opportunity and write a portfolio that scores well on the conceptual reflection criterion.
How do I write a top-mark Paper 2 essay in Global Politics?
High-scoring Paper 2 essays have a clear, specific political thesis; engage with the correct IR theory or framework; integrate evidence from at least two contrasting case studies; and evaluate competing explanations before reaching a nuanced conclusion. Avoid descriptive essays that summarise events — examiners want argument and analysis. Command terms like ‘evaluate’, ‘to what extent’, and ‘examine’ require explicit judgment, not just explanation.
How does IB Global Politics HL differ from SL?
HL adds the Global Political Challenges extension, which requires multi-perspective analysis of a contemporary global challenge at a sophisticated level — drawing across all five core units. HL Paper 2 also has a longer essay component. The HL student is expected to synthesise across units, engage with competing IR theories, and apply political concepts with greater precision and nuance.
What real-world events should I know for IB Global Politics?
Current events are directly applicable: the Ukraine-Russia conflict (sovereignty, R2P, great power competition); Israeli-Palestinian conflict (human rights, self-determination, international law); COP climate summits (global governance, development vs sustainability); refugee crises (human rights, burden-sharing). Our tutors build current-events awareness into every session — connecting live news to the five core concepts.
Which political thinkers appear in IB Global Politics?
Key thinkers include Hobbes and Locke (social contract, state authority), Waltz and Morgenthau (realism), Keohane and Nye (liberalism and interdependence), Rawls (justice and fairness), and Amartya Sen (development as freedom). You don’t need to know all thinkers in depth — but being able to cite 2–3 in essay responses adds significant analytical credibility.
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