IB skill practice

Reflect on positionality, ethics, and scope

Global Politics SL source-first practice with original source packs, actor/stakeholder analysis, concept application, Paper 1 source judgement, Paper 2 thematic argument, and Engagement Project reflection.

Engagement Project 8 marks Difficulty 5

Reflect on positionality, ethics, and scope: Pandemic preparedness and civil liberties

Global Politics SL 2026 assessment source-first practice. This Engagement Project planning source about Pandemic preparedness and civil liberties in public-health emergency-powers review is being used for this task focus: positionality, ethics, and scope. A student is planning an Engagement Project linking local engagement to a global political issue. What should the next research or reflection decision do so the engagement evidence, stakeholder voice, political concept, local/global connection, ethics, scope, and conclusion stay controlled? Select the issue focus, source evidence, concept link, and evaluation judgement. Then answer in your own words: what should the student write next to strengthen this Global Politics SL response for the exact source or task? AI will analyse your source use, actor and stakeholder analysis, political concept link, evaluation, scale, and expression.

Worked practice: build the response

Construct the political analysis in order: issue focus, source evidence, concept link, then a balanced evaluation.