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How useful a concept is hegemony from an IR perspective? Support your answer with one or more real-life examples

Which critical theoretical tradition of international relations is most appealing to you? Which is the least appealing? Why?

How can the taxonomies and terminology of policy-making be critically applied?

• Instructions: Critically apply the taxonomies and terminology of policy making and policy studies.

How do theoretical frameworks apply to policy-making?

• Instructions: Apply appropriate theoretical frameworks of policy-making and policy studies.

Critically assess the significance of citizen involvement in the formulation of policy.

• Instructions: Discuss with reference to either national or international processes of global policy making.

How can I target the right policy actors?

• Instructions: Work through the 3-stage grid from left to right to help you decide upon specific policy actors to target and the best way to navigate your chosen policy area.

What does a policy actor want from a policy brief?

• Instructions: Policy actors want relevant solutions to policy problems. A policy brief should clearly lay out evidence-informed solutions to a problem that the specific actor is interested in. These solutions should be realistic, feasible within the current political climate. Understanding what a given policy actor wants, by putting yourself in their shoes, will help you write a more attractive policy brief.

What is the aim of my policy brief?

• Instructions: The aim of a policy brief can range from changing policy to raising awareness of an issue. The aim will determine who the correct policy actors to target are. Figuring out who to target will shape everything from your choice of language to whether or not you present preferred policy options.

Critically assess the development of academic and professional education and training of lawyers from 1066 to 1603

Critically assess the influence of Roman Law on the present day legal system in England and Wales. Explain the part that canon law had to play in this development.