Method and Perspectives in Politics

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The official list of TOK perspectives in politics
questions.​

• What kinds of knowledge inform our political opinions?
  
• To what extent are our political views shaped by society, family backgrounds, education or social class?
  
• Why do facts sometimes not change our minds?
  
• To what extent do museums package past knowledge to serve the needs of contemporary political systems and authorities?
  
• Given access to the same facts, how is it possible that there can be disagreement between experts on a political issue?
  
• When exposed to numerous competing ideologies and explanations, what makes an individual settle on a particular framework? Is there ever a neutral position from which to write about politics or from which to judge political opinions?
  
• How might knowledge reflect or perpetuate existing power structures?

The official list of TOK methods and tools
​in politics questions. 

• What impact has social media had on how we acquire and share political knowledge?
  
• What role do reason and emotion play in the formation of our political affinities or in our voting decisions?
  
• How might emotive language and faulty reasoning be used in politics to try to persuade and manipulate?
  
• To what extent can polls provide reliable knowledge and accurate predictions?
  
• What role do political authorities and institutions play in knowledge-creation and distribution?
  
• Why are referendums sometimes regarded as a contentious decision-making tool?
  
• In what ways may statistical evidence be used and misused to justify political actions?