Government and Politics

Course summary

The IB Diploma Programme Global Politics course at Charterhouse focuses on contemporary politics in a global context, with particular emphasis on the common theme of “people, power and politics”. The reach of this course is exceptionally broad, but will provide opportunities to establish in-depth understanding of the apparatus of international relations; the tension between human rights and state authority; and the knife-edge upon which the difference between peace and war often resides: all of these topics will be explored within the changing canvas of contemporary events. All HL and SL pupils will undertake an engagement activity: this is possibly the most exciting element of the course because it encourages active involvement with a political process, ranging from a local pressure group campaign through to observation of an international war crimes trial, for example.