Global Politics: Types of Violence

This is an inquiry-based, structured and fully scaffolded series of lessons on Types of Violence; Specifically Johan Galtungs theory of Structural and Cultural Violence. There is no excessive heavy reading for the students; everything is broken down is easily accessible chunks. There are lots of examples to look at, including a section based on the death of Alexei Navalny. Other topics covered include violence against the Dalits in India; Police Brutality in the USA and Russia, and Islamophobia. A lot of the lesson links back to the concepts of legitimacy and justice.

There are eight tasks which are all differentiated, with all resources provided, including reading and videos. There are plenty of visual aids for EAL students. It is very discussion-based, with some research opportunities, so it should take at least two hour-long lessons due to the detail required of some of the tasks. This is suitable for the current IBDP Global Politics syllabus and the new syllabus starting in 2025.

This lesson is good to go as soon as your download it, and the lesson is easily adaptable and editable as there is no branding or fancy gimmicks on the slides. Links to the videos are in the notes on the slides and are also included in the ZIP file. Relevant articles are also provided in an easily accessible format. It will transfer easily to Teams, Google or any other online format but also works as a paper lesson. The Word Doc for students to work on a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion.