Summary: This photocopiable pack is for students and teachers of A2 Political Ideologies and includes resources that are appropriate for specifications set by Edexcel, AQA and OCR. The nine topic areas are addressed through a number of timed lessons. The teacher notes for each lesson establish the aims and describe the process of the lesson. They also identify the materials for students, which take the form of photocopiable information sheets and, where appropriate, extracts from articles in Politics Review. The lessons conclude with extension work together with answer notes and suggested reading.
Fully updated resource pack to teach the new A2 specificationsIncludes planned lessons on the new topics of multiculturalism and ecologismPacked with activities to develop skills and understanding
Fully updated resource pack to teach the new A2 specifications
Table of Contents: IntroductionPolitical theory and ideologyClassifications of political ideasLiberalismEarly liberalism and negative freedomModern liberalism and positive freedomLiberalism and democracy — how compatible?Dilemmas and contradictions within modern liberalismConservatismTraditional ToryismThe New RightThe paradox of the New Right: neo-liberalism and neo-conservatismSocialismRevolutionary socialism: utopian and scientificMarxismEvolutionary socialism: its origins and traditional principlesEvolutionary socialism: its changing natureNationalismNationalism: a chameleon doctrineNationalism and Politics3 RacismComparisons and contrasts between nationalism and racismAnarchismCore anarchist doctrinesCollectivist anarchismIndividualist anarchismAnarchist strategies and tacticsAnarchism versus Marxism and liberalismProblems of anarchist theory and practiceFeminismFeminism: an introductionLiberal feminismSocialist feminismRadical feminismContrasts and conflicts within feminist thoughtAnti-feminism and ‘post-feminism’EcologismEcologism: an introduction‘Shallow ecology’ versus ‘deep ecology’Greens, left and rightProblems of ecologist theory and practiceTopic 9 Multiculturalism1. Multiculturalism: an introduction2. What is culture and why is it politically significant?3. Politics and multiculturalism4. Criticisms of multiculturalism
About the Author(s): Moyra Grant is Senior Tutor in Politics at Mander Portman Woodward Sixth Form College, London, and Assistant Principal Examiner in Politics for Edexcel. She is author of AS Government and Politics (Nelson Thornes, 2005), Key Ideas in Politics (Nelson Thornes, 2003), British Voters (Sheffield Hallam University Press, 2000) and other textbooks, as well as numerous articles for UK journals. She is a regular contributor to Politics Review.Dr David Wendelken is a House Master and former Head of Politics at Harrow School. He was an examiner in politics for Edexcel and is the author of a successful series of revision work-books on political ideologies for Philip Allan. He was on the executive of the Politics Association and has contributed articles on political philosophy and ideologies to numerous journals.
