Politics EE on Communism/Marxism

[letmeaskmymum]

Hi, I am thinking of doing my EE on something around the topic of communism. Preferably, I would be analysing ideology under the EE Politics subject guide, but I don't take Politics as a subject (I do take history though).

 

For my topic, I was thinking something like 'Is communism a relevant ideology in the 21st century' or something along those lines... I'm thinking it might be a bit too general. Additionally, the Politics subject guide it doesn't say much about EE's dealing with theoretical issues rather than around the issues surrounding an event. 

 

I'm just looking for a bit of guidance in relation to my topic (Is it too broad? If so, what are some suggestions to narrow it), The subject choice (Is it a really bad idea to do politics in the first place?), and just a bit more information on what would be the included in the content (Would it largely be scholar debate driven?)

 

Thanks!

 

[sushichan*-*]

Does your school offer IB politics? Maybe you could adjust your subject to History and I think it would be much easier for you if you take the course. If your school doesnt have anyone who teaches politics then I strongly recommend you to write a History EE and communism and its ideology can still be easily related. I think that the topic you considered is very broad. Maybe you could focus on a specific communist dictator or the impact of the communist ideology in a certain country etc. 

[letmeaskmymum]

We have a history teacher here who is apparently an expert in politics. The only thing with changing it to a history EE is that I won't be able to do the sort of analysis I want to do (Something to do with the relevance of marxism today). 

 

Maybe if I look at its relevance to a particular section of politics like policy creation or international relations or something .. ..