Paper 3 Global Politics · Regionalism and the EU
Regionalism and the EU - paragraph completion
2 paragraphs argue one side. You write the rebuttal and the interim judgement.
How this works. Each pre-written opening argues one side. Your job is the rebuttal: answer it with the named evidence, then end on an interim judgement. Your writing saves on this device.
Paragraph 1 · theme: The EU as warning
Evaluate the view that the EU is a model other regional organisations should follow.
The opening (given) - rebut this
The EU is often presented as a warning, not a model: its supranationalism strips members of sovereignty and democratic control, breeds resentment, and produced the first exit in Brexit. Most regions, the argument runs, are right to stay intergovernmental.
Your task - write the rebuttal
Answer back using: the single market, euro, Parliament and binding court as real collective power; bargaining at the WTO as a bloc; a bigger collective voice for smaller states. Finish with an interim judgement that backs your line of argument.
Paragraph 2 · theme: Shallow regionalism
Evaluate the view that the EU is a model other regional organisations should follow.
The opening (given) - rebut this
Critics say deep integration suits few regions: USMCA and ASEAN show a trade deal or a loose 'ASEAN Way' can deliver benefits without surrendering sovereignty, so shallow regionalism is the realistic model.
Your task - write the rebuttal
Answer back using: the growth and investment a single market brings; pooled sovereignty giving smaller states weight; blocs as a counterweight to the economic superpowers. Finish with an interim judgement that backs your line of argument.