Question 8: Discuss the view that peace is more than simply the absence of war.
[Unit of study: Peace and conflict]

A very solid response to the question, one that displays a firm grasp of the key global politics concepts. However, there is something of a disconnect between some terms and examples and the question (and/or main points) being advanced—likely due to this being the final essay and the candidate having insufficient time remaining. All the main requirements of a response are included, but the lack of fluency in terms of connecting all the disparate parts together (along with some terminological gaps) means that this answer as a whole cannot score in the top markband.

Overall comment
A strong series of responses that just lack the consistency and attention to detail that is expected of the very best responses. Still, this was an impressive performance overall.