Predicted Mock Paper - Summer 2026
Question | Most likely question | Reasoning |
Q1A (12) | Globalisation and state sovereignty | Globalisation at Q1 level last done 2020. Sovereignty pressures are a live contemporary theme. Examine style wants clear contrasts. |
Q1B (12) | Global Governance - security institutions | NATO and UN were paired in 2021. Revisiting security bodies in the light of Ukraine, Gaza and Taiwan tensions is Pearson-plausible. |
Q2 (12) | Realism vs liberalism on sovereignty / global order | 2024 was anarchical society, 2025 inevitability of war. Sovereignty in a globalised order is the natural next angle. |
Q3A (30) | Environment / climate governance | Environment was absent from Q3 in 2024 and 2025. Last asked in 2022. Climate governance effectiveness is due. |
Q3B (30) | Economic global governance (IMF / World Bank) | IMF and WB were a Q1 focus in 2024 but not asked at 30-mark level since 2020. A critical Evaluate-style question fits the rotation. |
Q3C (30) | Power and non-state actors | Non-state actors rarely headline a 30-mark question. The rise of MNCs, NGOs and tech companies is the most under-examined angle. |
Q1A Examine the differences between the impact of political globalisation and economic globalisation on state sovereignty. (12)
Q1B Examine the similarities between NATO and the United Nations in responding to contemporary security threats. (12)
Q2 Analyse how realists and liberals differ in their explanations of state sovereignty in an age of globalisation. (12)
Q3A Evaluate the view that the failure of global governance to address climate change is due more to state self-interest than to institutional weakness. (30)
Q3B Evaluate the view that the IMF and World Bank now do more harm than good in the developing world. (30)
Q3C Evaluate the view that power has shifted decisively from states to non-state actors. (30)
Time: 2 hours. The total mark for this paper is 84.
Answer ALL questions from Section A. Answer ONE question from Section B.
(a) Examine the differences between the impact of political globalisation and economic globalisation on state sovereignty. (12)
(b) Examine the similarities between NATO and the United Nations in responding to contemporary security threats. (12)
Analyse how realists and liberals differ in their explanations of state sovereignty in an age of globalisation. In your answer you must consider the extent to which sovereignty remains the defining feature of global politics. (12)
Answer ONE question from this section.
Evaluate the view that the failure of global governance to address climate change is due more to state self-interest than to institutional weakness. (30)
Evaluate the view that the IMF and World Bank now do more harm than good in the developing world. (30)
Evaluate the view that power has shifted decisively from states to non-state actors in contemporary global politics. (30)
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 84 MARKS