Topic: Contemporary Global Concerns
Give an assessment of the Feminist critique of contemporary global issues.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 “where do women stand?” in gender-neutral problems → feminism reveals the hidden gendered dimensionsRoute 2 contemporary global issues appear neutral →…
The recent move of USA to withdraw from the Paris
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Paris (2015) = rare voluntary consensus, bottom-up NDCs, <2°C → US exit a real setback (rests on collective commitment, not enforcement)Route…
Would you agree that the on-going debates on international environmental politics continue to be marred by a new North-South ideological divide over historical responsibility and developmental model? Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 agree → environmental politics = a new arena of the old North–South conflict → Dauvergne’s two goals (improve environment vs reform…
Is democracy promotion in developing countries a feasible idea?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 can democracy be exported? → the record is mixed → feasibility turns on method, not goal → feasible as facilitation from…
Examine the role of the United Nations Framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC) and other major efforts by the UN to address the global environmental crisis.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 environmental crisis = archetypal global issue, crosses borders → collective UN governance the natural siteRoute 2 Eckersley: state-centric realism → ecocentric…
How has the electoral democracy augmented the participation of people in the democratic process?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 modern vs ancient democracy = representation → Tocqueville: more participation, more democratic → elections the route people entered public lifeRoute 2…
Narrate the various ways in which rapid environmental
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 security widened beyond the military → protection of resources + survival of populations → Buzan: environment now on the security agendaRoute…
Examine the main problems and challenges involved in looking after environmental concerns in world politics.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 environment once peripheral → now the archetypal borderless global issue → Buzan: central to the security agendaRoute 2 a borderless problem…
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