1. Greetings
2. Prayer
3.Motivation
Activities: Debate
Proposition
Should countries prioritize national security over human rights when managing borders especially in the context of rising asylum seekers and refugees?"
4. Introducing the Topic
Title: Political Landscape
5. Reading the objectives:
Learning objectives:
1. Understand the concept of border landscapes and contested spaces.
2. Analyze the impact of geopolitical changes on national boundaries and conflict.
3. Examine the long-tem effects of war on places and landscapes, focusing on refugee camps and war- torn cities.
6. Lesson Proper:
What is Political Landscape?
Political landscapes– is the structure of political power, boundaries. and
relationships within a region, shaped by governance and geopolitical factors.
Factors of Political Landscape:
1. Border landscapes and contested spaces (e.g., walls, checkpoints)
a. Border landscapes– are physical or imagined lines separating nations. legions or cultures, often critical to national identity and security.
2. Geopolitical changes and their impact on national boundaries and conflict.
a. Geopolitical changes refer to shifts in the global power balance, often due to political, economic, or military actions.
Geopolitical changes and their impact on national boundaries and conflict.
b. National Boundaries discuss historical cases where geopolitical changes have altered boundaries ( e.g dissolution of the Soviet, African Colonial borders).
c. Conflict Dynamics: Shifts in power
or alliances can either spank or ease conflicts.
3. War and its long-term impacts on places and landscapes (e.g., refugee camps, war-torn cities)"
a. Physical and Social Impacts: War transforms landscapes, economies, and societies. The destruction can be immediate (e.g.. bombed cities) or lasting (polluted areas, abandoned towns)
b. Refugee Camps: Examine refugee camps as temporary and sometimes permanent spaces cheated by war. Discuss their role, structure and the conditions refugees face.
c. War–Torn Cities: Analyze cities that have experienced prolonged conflict (e.g., Aleppo, Sarajevo), looking at
physical destruction and the long recovery processes.
Reflection:
Joyner Lucas said, "We were all humans until lace disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us and wealth classified us".
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