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Topic: Political Ideologies

6 October 2026

Wollstonecraft developed first systematic feminist critique. Discuss her main ideas.

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6 October 2026

Herbert Marcuse turned Freudianism on its head in his critical theory. (150 words)

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6 October 2026

Factors like community, culture and nation weaken the hegemony of neo-liberalism today. Discuss.

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9 August 2026

Fascism displays an ambivalent stance towards parliamentary democracy. Explain.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Frame fascism through its oppositions, then locate the ambivalence — hostile to parliament in principle, instrumental in practice.Route 2 Open with…

9 August 2026

Mention the difference between Italian and German brands of fascism.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Note the shared interwar origins and common features, then turn to the substantial differences.Route 2 Open on the single sharpest divide…

9 August 2026

Explain how the slogan ‘the personal is political’ addresses the issue of women’s oppression and discrimination?

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Present the slogan as second-wave feminism’s central claim — that the private sphere is constituted by politics.Route 2 Open with the…

9 August 2026

Define Socialism. Discuss the salient features of Fabian Socialism.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Define socialism as social control over the means of production (Tom Bottomore), then position Fabianism as one distinctive strategy within it.Route…

9 August 2026

What do you understand by Multiculturalism? Discuss Bhikhu Parekh’s view on Multiculturalism.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Define multiculturalism as the active recognition and accommodation of cultural diversity — beyond mere tolerance.Route 2 Begin with the limit of…

9 August 2026

Comment on the “Nothing against the State, nothing over it, nothing beyond it.” – Mussolini in 150 words

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Read the maxim as the philosophical core of fascist totalitarianism, reversing the liberal individual–state relationship.Route 2 Open from the interwar crisis…

9 August 2026

Distinguish between liberal feminism and radical feminism.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Frame both as responses to women’s subordination that diverge on its origin and its cure.Route 2 Open on the decisive fault-line…

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