Choose ONE of the following essay questions:

  1. Can boom and bust cycles be prevented in capitalist systems?
  2. To what extent are oligarchy and democracy compatible?
  3. “Climate change is a global problem, so only global solutions will work to prevent it.”

Discuss.

  1. Should we be worried about the potential for overpopulation?
  2. “Class struggle is being replaced by inter-generational struggle.” Do you agree?
  3. How new are ‘New Wars’?
  4. Has globalization made cities more or less important?
  5. How should new technologies be regulated? Answer with specific reference to two of the following technologies: food biotechnologies, reproductive technologies and technologies of human enhancement.
  1. How should governments in advanced industrialized countries respond to the rise of automation?