IB skill practice

Weigh legitimacy, authority, and accountability

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.

Paper 2 8 marks Difficulty 6

Weigh legitimacy, authority, and accountability: Debt relief and development priorities

Global Politics SL 2026 assessment source-first practice. This actor-power map about Debt relief and development priorities in debt restructuring talks for a low-income state is being used for this task focus: legitimacy, authority, and accountability. A student is planning a Paper 2 thematic argument about power, sovereignty, legitimacy, rights, peace, conflict, development, inequality, or environmental politics. What should the next sentence or plan move do before turning the case into an evaluative essay argument? 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.