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Global Politics

The state and globalisation

What the specification requires, the knowledge and concepts behind it, the debates it raises and how to use it in an exam.

Assessed in
Paper 3B, Section A
Specification sections
4
Key terms
8
Linked examples
0

Specification requirements

  • The state: nation-state and national sovereigntySpecification requirement
  • Globalisation: its process and impact on the state systemSpecification requirement
  • Debates about the impact of globalisationSpecification requirement
  • How far globalisation addresses and resolves contemporary issuesSpecification requirement

Source to checkParaphrased from Pearson’s A level Politics specification, Issue 4 (first teaching September 2026, first assessment June 2028). The key terminology list for this topic was only partly retrieved. Requirement detail is entered as each topic is developed.

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Sources

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  1. 1A level Politics specification, Issue 4
    Pearson Edexcel · 2026 · Specification
    Opened 4 November 2026
  2. 2Edexcel AS and A level Politics specification amendments
    Pearson · 22 June 2026 · Specification
    Opened 4 November 2026