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How effectively does a local refugee-support NGO influence municipal policy on housing?
Approach · Primary: semi-structured interview with an organiser and observation of a public meeting. Concepts: power, legitimacy, policy advocacy.
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Global Politics · IA research questions
12 IB Global Politics IA ideas
Written and cross-checked by IB Diploma graduates: Alexander (41), Alejandro (40), Martina (40), Victoria (38), Martin (35), Maria (34)
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A strong Global Politics IA engagement project links one specific political issue to at least one course concept, actor or theory, and uses primary evidence from your own engagement — an interview, survey, observation, or participation in a campaign or organisation. The report should argue, not just describe.
Scope: Keep the engagement narrow and realistic: one organisation, one event, or one campaign you can actually access. Balance description with analysis; evaluate competing perspectives. ~2,000 words plus appendices.
02
To what extent did youth climate protests shift public discourse or policy between 2022 and 2025?
Approach · Primary: social-media archive and interview with a campaign organiser. Concepts: social movements, media framing, political opportunity.
03
How do local election candidates use social media to construct political legitimacy?
Approach · Primary: content analysis of posts and survey of voters. Concepts: political communication, representation, legitimacy.
04
How does a trade-union campaign reflect the tension between collective bargaining and global supply-chain pressures?
Approach · Primary: interview with a union rep. Concepts: globalisation, sovereignty, economic power.
05
How does a community land trust challenge or reinforce local power structures?
Approach · Primary: interview with trustees. Concepts: power, development, economic inequality.
06
How is water access politics contested between a state agency and a farming community?
Approach · Primary: public documents and observation of a hearing. Concepts: sovereignty, resource politics, justice.
07
How does a student movement negotiate with authorities over curriculum policy?
Approach · Primary: survey and interview with a student leader. Concepts: political participation, legitimacy, representation.
08
To what extent does an election boycott campaign reflect a crisis of political legitimacy?
Approach · Primary: interview with organisers and social-media analysis. Concepts: legitimacy, sovereignty, political participation.
09
How does an NGO monitor human-rights violations, and what limits its impact?
Approach · Primary: interview with a researcher. Concepts: human rights, sovereignty, non-state actors.
10
How does a digital-privacy campaign connect local concerns to global governance debates?
Approach · Primary: interview and policy-submission analysis. Concepts: global governance, sovereignty, technology.
11
How effectively does a pressure group influence party policy before an election?
Approach · Primary: interview with an organiser and manifesto comparison. Concepts: political parties, power, policy change.
12
How does a public-health campaign frame individual responsibility during a pandemic?
Approach · Primary: analysis of official communications and survey. Concepts: governance, legitimacy, public behaviour.
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