Seeing as there doesn't seem to be much activity in this section of the forums, nor is there a useful resources thread, I figured I should just chuck this link in here. Basically, this is the link to the quizlet flashcards I used during year 12. Definitions of all of the key terms in the course can be found there, I found these really helpful and they saved me in a few exam questions.
https://quizlet.com/_21or3c
Hope this helps!
Hello there,
Does anyone know of any revision lectures for Global Politics?
I know it's a bit late now, but just for any future Global students - there is CPAP (it was pretty good!) and TSSM also holds one.
Hey, I know this thread's been inactive for a while but does anyone know if ATARNotes have course notes for Global or Australian Politics 3/4 (or in the process of writing one maybe??) I haven't been able to find one, though I know global politics isn't exactly the most common subject ;D but I found the course notes for my other subjects pretty helpful so it'd be great if there was one for global as well.
Hey, I know this thread's been inactive for a while but does anyone know if ATARNotes have course notes for Global or Australian Politics 3/4 (or in the process of writing one maybe??) I haven't been able to find one, though I know global politics isn't exactly the most common subject ;D but I found the course notes for my other subjects pretty helpful so it'd be great if there was one for global as well.
Hey there, I've written some notes that helped me throughout Year 12 along with some exam tips that I relied on! PM me if you're interested :D
Hi !
I'm currently in Year 11 and attempting to decide what subjects to do;
I am currently dropping history, as I don't think I can manage the work load next year (with methods + chemistry as well), and I've elected to pick up further maths but I'm debating picking up Further maths or Global Politics (which I've never taken before, but I am very interested in politics and am quite political).
I know that to do well in further you have to go the extra mile to battle the scaling down + tonnes of students doing the subject, but i was just wondering what anyone would reccomend? my friends are currently arguing over which subject I should do and I'm really struggling to make a decision.
Hi !
I'm currently in Year 11 and attempting to decide what subjects to do;
I am currently dropping history, as I don't think I can manage the work load next year (with methods + chemistry as well), and I've elected to pick up further maths but I'm debating picking up Further maths or Global Politics (which I've never taken before, but I am very interested in politics and am quite political).
I know that to do well in further you have to go the extra mile to battle the scaling down + tonnes of students doing the subject, but i was just wondering what anyone would reccomend? my friends are currently arguing over which subject I should do and I'm really struggling to make a decision.
Hey guys, just having some difficulty with the exact roles that Islamic State play. I am aware of their aims (devotion, territory and the apocalypse) but hesitant on the roles - would it be what they do to achieve those aims such as war crimes, minority persecutions, stuff along the line of that? Any help would be awesome, thanku!!
Does anyone know if we are still allowed to use the US invasion of Iraq as a case study? It's TECHNICALLY outside the 10-year limit but the last US troops didn't withdrawn until 2011. My teacher said yes but I want to double check.
Thanks a bunch.
Hey guys! My name is Ethan, I am doing global politics 3/4 this year, but I was wondering if anyone had any advice or any notes, at the moment I am doing UNIT 3 AOS 2 and writing an essay of pragmatism and idealism for China. So I was wondering if anyone has done any essay writing on pragmatism and Idealism for China's national interests, or to do with Foreign policy!
Thanks guys, would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Hey Jimmmy,Hi Hums,
Military power is a form of hard power. However, hard power does not mean that it must be carried out, or that it must inflict some form of damage, it just means that it has the potential to do so.
'Power' by definition in global politics refers to the ability to influence, control, or manipulate the actions of another global actor. This refers to both hard and soft power. I know that 'influence' sounds like something exclusively reserved for 'soft power', but it's not.
Soft power would be referring to the usage of things such as culture and history to influence, control, or manipulate other global actors into seeing something (for example, an agreement or a treaty) as more appealing.
To put simply (in very un-technical terms), 'hard power' is coercing the other party into doing something reluctantly because they fear the alternative would be much worse, while 'soft power' is enticing the other party into doing something willingly. Military power would definitely fall into 'hard power' in this regard.
Tl;dr - the definitions by VCAA and the info from textbooks and past students are not contradictory. Military power is indeed a form of hard power.
Hope that makes sense. Good luck with your SAC! :)
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Regarding your examples, they would both be considered hard power.Alright, I think I understand now how Australia's use of military power (eg. bases, training etc.) is hard power on international states, but in relation to (eg. our relationship with the U.S.), would having those military bases be fostering a regional relationship through the use of diplomatic power? As obviously, without discussion and negotiation, the bases wouldn't exist, and Australia aren't really coercing/threatening the U.S. to have a military relationship with them, nor are they threatening violence with them.
VCAA's distinctions between soft and hard power are very clear:
Military and economic = hard power
Cultural and diplomatic = soft power
Australia's military is definitely not a threatening force but we're also allies with the US ;) Even if we're not, any usage of military power would be considered hard, no matter how weak it is.
The thing to remember is that hard power does not necessarily have to be threatening. For example, offering economic aid to another state would be considered hard power. I do agree that this is quite confusing, because offering aid seems more like 'the carrot' than 'the stick'. However the thing is most countries do not offer aid on pure altruism, it's more of a 'I'll help you with this, in exchange for that you must listen to what I say' kind of thing.
So going back to your examples, military bases would be 100% hard power because they send the message of 'don't mess with me'. Australia training Pacific Island states can be seen as aid, which is also hard power.
It's weird that your teacher would classify Australia's usage of military power as more soft than hard. I would suggest double checking with your teacher on that, because it doesn't line up with other sources.
Soft power would be referring to stuff like Australia letting foreign politicians pet koalas.
Have you read upon the distinctions between soft and hard power by Joseph Nye? He was the one who came up with the terms and VCAA stick very closely to his definitions and examples.
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Hi, in regards to people movement as a ethical issue what are some good international laws to use? Thanks
Hi,
I was wondering if there was anywhere I could see sample essays on ethical issues. My teacher says my analysis is great but i need to work on my connections to the contention/topic and topic and linking sentences, which i’m confused on how to do.
Thanks in advance!
Hi, I am really confused about the 'analyse' task word. Is it similar to evaluate because I keep hearing different things about how to answer it.
In the question 'Analyse one factor that has shaped the national interest of international standing for your chosen Asia-Pacific state' I am really confused about how to analyse it - do I explain how and why a factor has shaped international standing and then to a degree how this factor hasn't shaped it?
Basically I'm just confused on if analyse requires a counter argument and how would I go about answering the question above?
No need to bring up counter arguments for ‘analyse’ unless the question says something such as ‘analyse the extent to which a factor help shape the national interest of international standing’.
Hi ! How much time should you spend on writing the essay in the exam. I can probably only get it to 40 minutes even though my teacher recommended 30 mins. Is this possible to complete the exam if I write the essay in 40 mins?
Hi, I am confused with how I would answer this question:
Explain how a global actor’s perspective has determined its view of how justice can be achieved in relation to one ethical issue.
Is justice for this question what the global actor views as morally right? And do I have to bring in international laws or can I leave them out?
I get confused on the difference between ethics and justice, is ethics just the general range of ideologies/moralities actors can have e.g cosmopolitan and realism, and justice is similar but more of what is morally right?
hi guys...
so with essay topic for the unit 4 areas of study, it can either ask you to talk about one/at least one/two ethical issues or global crises
if in the exam it asked you to talk about two crises (mine are armed conflict and terrorism) and i wanted to focus more heavily on armed conflict, would it be fine if my discussion about terrorism revolved around the use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy only. this is in the study design under terrorism however my teacher has said that it might not be clear enough that i am talking about two crises
thank you!
30 minutes is the recommended time (the essay is 20 marks and the suggested time allocation is 1.5 minutes per mark). I would recommend writing your essay in 30 minutes then if you have more time at the end you can expand on any points as necessary. Though honestly if you do have time left, prioritise short answer (unless you wrote a really rough draft for your essay) because it’s easier to get marks from SA than your extended response.
Justice is basically the idea of how to implement ethics in practice. An important part of justice is how to punish a party when ethics are undermined. Also, ethics (in VCE global politics) refer strictly to cosmopolitan ideology, it does not encompass realism.
Mentioning international laws would be useful in this case.
As long as you make it clear in 1) your introduction; 2) your body paragraphs; and 3) your conclusion that you are focusing on terrorism and armed conflict it will be fine. You can chuck in a brief sentence in your intro such as “this essay specifically looks at the usage of terrorism as an instrument of state policy” or something like that to make it even clearer. There’s no rule that says you must focus on both equally.
Ok thankyou!
I am just confused I thought ethics was both realism and cosmopolitanism?
thank you so much!No worries :)
Hi---for the ethical debates essay, would they ask you to discuss only ONE ethical issue? Because my essay plan takes into account two ethical issues. Should I practise another paragraph so that my whole essay could plan to only talk about one ethical issue?
Will there be one essay topic per outcome? And are we allowed to bring in topics from other outcomes for the essay and for short answer?
Hello, just need help with a quick question. I need to be able to write 500 words on:Hi cdel!
- TO WHAT EXTENT does being a member of the eu challenge the sovereignty of member states (using Hungary’s position during migrant crisis as example)
Does anyone know how you would describe the role of a state in Global Politics?