A different world?

Assignments with enclosures.

This set of assignments is composed of a general section and three subsidiary assignments.
You must answer both questions (1a and 1b) in the general section.
You must also answer one of the three (A, B and C) subsidiary assignments.

For marking purposes, all three questions (questions 1, 2 and 3) have equal weight.
This means that the general section (in total) weighs about one third and the subsidiary assignment weighs about two thirds.

General section

Answers to 1a and 1b must be no more than 700 words in total.

1a.	Develop three hypotheses that can explain the connections between party choice and attitude to economic growth and the environment as manifested in Table 1. Each hypothesis must be supported by academic argument.

1b.	What can be deduced from Figure 1 about the relationship between the Gini coefficient and the inequality of opportunity in selected countries? You must use knowledge about welfare models.

Subsidiary assignment A

International cooperation

2.	Compare the views on the UN expressed in enclosures A1, A2 and A3. In the comparison you must use theories about international politics.
3.	Discuss advantages and disadvantages to the great powers of a world order based on joint international rules. The discussion must take its point of departure in the video clip in enclosure A4, and you must use knowledge about national sovereignty and power in international politics.

Subsidiary assignment B

Economic relations between the US and China

2.	Examine what can be deduced from the materials in enclosure B1 (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Table 1 and Table 2) about the economic relations between the US and China. Your examination must be supported by relevant calculations and you must use knowledge about competitiveness.
3.	Discuss how the US economy is affected by the protectionist economic policies of the United States, focusing on both advantages and disadvantages. The discussion must take its point of departure in enclosure B2 and the tweets posted by American President Donald Trump in Enclosure B3, and you must use knowledge about economic goals and international economics.

Subsidiary assignment C

Social heritage in Denmark

2.	Examine what can be deduced from the materials in enclosure C1 (Table 1, Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3 and Table 2) about social heritage in Denmark. Your examination must be supported by relevant calculations and you must use sociological concepts.
3.	You are the political advisor to the chairman of The Conservative Party Søren Pape Poulsen. Write a memo to Søren Pape Poulsen enabling him to argue for a strategy concerning the social mobility in Denmark. The memo must take its point of departure in enclosure C2, and you must use knowledge about political ideologies.

Enclosures

General section

1a:	aau.surveybank. 2015.

1b:	SFI: ”Uddannelsesmobilitet i Danmark”. 2016.

Subsidiary assignment A: International cooperation

A1:	Interview with US national security advisor John Bolton, June 20, 2018, in connection with the US’ withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council. YouTube (Fox News) and cnsnews.com. Accessed June 29, 2018. Extract.
A2:	Speech given by the Chinese President Xi Jinping at the UN General Assembly, September 28, 2015. YouTube. Accessed June 29, 2018. Extract.
A3:	Speech given by the Russian President Vladimir Putin at the UN General Assembly, September 28, 2015. YouTube. Accessed June 29, 2018. Extract.
A4:	UN General Secretary António Guterres. Press conference in Moscow, June 21, 2018. YouTube. Accessed June 29, 2018. Extract.

Subsidiary assignment B: Economic relations between the US and China

B1:	Figure 1 and Figure 2	The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
	Figure 3	United States Census Bureau.
	Figure 4	WTO Tariff Analysis Online.
	Table 1	databank.worldbank.org
	Table 2	ilo.org/ilostat.

B2:	Matias Ludvig Littauer: ”Facts: The trade dispute between the US and China”. Berlingske. 7.9. 2018. Extract.
B3:	Donald Trumps tweets

Subsidiary assignment C: Social heritage in Denmark

C1:	Table 1	”Flere unge bryder den sociale arv”. Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd. 2016.
	Figure 1	Compiled on the basis of numbers from Statistics Denmark and the report: ”Børn i lavindkomstfamilier”. SFI. 2015.
	Figure 2 and Figure 3	”Børn af forældre med job bryder den sociale arv”. CEPOS. 2018.
	Table 2	”Social mobilitet – sammenhænge mellem forældres og studerendes uddannelsesniveau”. The Ministry of Education and Research. 2015.

C2:	Anna Bølling-Ladegaard: ”Experts: If we want to break the negative social heritage, we must intervene early”. Politiken. 25.7. 2017. Extract.

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