IB Global Politics HL case studies
IB Global Politics HL · Put your knowledge to work in context.
IB Global Politics HL is the higher-level course in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme's individuals-and-societies group. It suits students who want to analyse how power, institutions, rights and economics shape real-world political outcomes rather than memorise a fixed body of facts. The IB Global Politics HL case studies are 5 cases and about 4,295 words.
1The Ninety-Nine-Year Lease: Sovereignty for Security in Marawa
The Republic of Marawa has 340,000 citizens, an exclusive economic zone of 1.2 million square kilometres, and a GDP per capita of 3,100. Tuna licensing supplies 42% of government revenue.
876 words, about 4 min2Law 44: Foreign Funding, NGOs and EU Conditionality in Kavara
Kavara is a lower-middle-income presidential republic of 28 million people, with elections in 14 months. Parliament has passed Law 44, requiring NGOs that receive more than $5,000 in foreign funding to register as foreign agents, publish donors quarterly, and submit to audits by a commission appointed by the president.
845 words, about 4 min3Lithium and the Precautionary Loan: Temuria's Resource Bargain
Temuria has 19 million people and a GDP per capita of 1,450. A lithium reserve estimated at 8 million tonnes could supply 12% of global demand for a decade.
847 words, about 4 min4The Drawdown in Bakhar: R2P, Peacekeeping and a Spoiler
Bakhar has 7 million people and an 11-year civil war that produced a 2019 ceasefire. The UN mission, MINUBA, has 9,800 troops and 1,200 police, and costs $1.1 billion a year.
871 words, about 4 min5The Congestion Charge Project: Designing an Engagement Project That Engages
Amira is an HL Global Politics student in a city of 2.1 million. The council has proposed a £6 daily congestion charge for the central zone, subject to a referendum of 180,000 registered voters in five months.
856 words, about 4 min