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Detailed notes explaining the difference between sovereign states and nation states, as well as the concepts of territorial integrity, norms, sovereignty, state apparatus, state fragility and geopolitics.
Explanations of factors influencing the loss of sovereignty and territorial integrity - transnational corporations, supra-national institutions, current political boundaries, and political dominance of ethnic groups
Detailed notes explaining the challenges governments face, global governance, treaties, norms, laws, the institutions involved in global governance, the role of flows of people, money, ideas and technology in geopolitical intervention, and the consequences of global governance of sovereignty and territorial integrity for citizens and places
In-depth notes including key events in Afghanistan's history, the challenges to state sovereignty, global governance strategies used in Afghanistan (e.g. UN, NATO, ISAF, UNHCR, AfghanAid), the impacts of global governance on local communities, and the opportunities and challenges arising from global governance
In-depth notes explaining current spatial patterns of migration, the causes of migration, bilateral migrant corridors, the complexities of migration, and how current patterns of international migration are related to global patterns of socio-economic development
Includes an introduction to Mexico (socio-economic indicators, intervening obstacles, etc.), the changes in immigration and emigration in Mexico over time, the current patterns of emigration from Mexico, interdependence with countries connected to Mexico by migrant flows, and the impact of migration on Mexico's economic development, political stability and social equality.
Detailed notes explaining the current patterns of immigration and emigration in the USA, how the USA influences and drives change in the global migration system, current migration policies, and the interdependence with countries linked to the USA by migration.
Detailed notes providing a background to Afghanistan (its history, regional position, intervening obstacles, socio-economic informations etc.), the patterns of emigration and immigration, diaspora, Afghanistan's migration policy, and the opportunities and challenges for Afghanistan created by migration
Includes an introduction to the Arctic Tundra, factors affecting the carbon and water cycles in the Arctic Tundra, the impact of the developing oil and gas industry on the cycles, and management strategies to moderate the impacts of the oil and gas industry in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. also includes a summary of the similarities/differences between the Amazon Rainforest and Arctic Tundra in relation to changes in the cycles
In-depth notes explaining how human activity influences the water and carbon cycles, using the case studies of the Aral Sea and the River Kennet in South England. Also includes how land use change alters the flows and stores in the water and carbon cycles, as well as monitoring techniques for recording changes to the global cycles.