The WSEE is organized across six global themes. You choose one of these under which to register your essay. The themes are:
Conflict, peace, and security
Culture, language, and identity
Environmental and/or economic sustainability
Equality and inequality
Health and development
Science, technology and society
| Global issues | Possible local manifestations | Possible subjects |
| The media's role in conflict | Israel and Palestine | Global politics, geography, history, language and literature |
| Politics and the arts | Post-apartheid South Africa | Theatre, global politics |
| International justice | Charles Taylor and Sierra Leone | Philosophy, history, global politics |
| Revolution and social media | Arab Spring in Egypt | Global politics, ITGS (Information technology in a global society) |
| Geopolitics and aid in regional conflicts | The Georgia conflict post-2008 | Geography, global politics, economics |
| The ethics of intervention in national or regional conflicts by the international community | Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan | Global politics, philosophy, social and cultural anthropology |
| Global issues | Possible local manifestations | Possible subjects |
| Preservation of heritage languages or indigenous languages | Specific examples of groups striving to protect their language | Language, psychology, social and cultural anthropology |
| Minority group rights issues | Specific examples of groups campaigning for equal rights or recognition of their status | Psychology, social and cultural anthropology, visual arts, global politics, literature |
| Issues around reclaiming cultural heritage | Particular indigenous groups or countries wishing the return of cultural artifacts from other countries | Visual arts, social and cultural anthropology, global politics, psychology |
| The onslaught of globalization and the maintenance of national identities | Specific examples of the effects of globalization on identities | Economics, global politics, social and cultural anthropology, psychology, language |
| The impact of “street art” in protests against discrimination and persecution | Specific examples of where art has been used in relation to civil protest | Visual arts, global politics, social and cultural anthropology |
| Racism: inherent psychological traits or sociopolitical forces | Examination of the reasons for racism within a particular cultural/societal context | Global politics, psychology |
| Global issues | Possible local manifestations | Possible subjects |
| Sustainable wind power as an offshore or onshore project | Comparison of the viability of two case studies | Business management, physics, economics, ESS (environmental systems and societies), geography |
| Global warming and the fish industry | Local case study of the effects of climate change on the fishing industry | ESS, business management, geography |
| Transit systems and economic/environmental sustainability | Case study of the Bandra Worli sea link in Mumbai | ESS, economics, geography |
| Commercialization of heritage sites | Comparison of local case studies for and against government intervention in the commercialization of heritage sites | Social and cultural anthropology, global politics, business management, ESS, geography |
| For-profit social ventures | Local case studies of the business viability and social responsibility of these ventures within a particular locality | Business management, economics, global politics, social and cultural anthropology, philosophy |
| Governmental and aid agency support for technology in dealing with agricultural issues on particular areas | Kenya: the use of technology in coping with draught | Geography, ESS, economics, global politics |
| Global issues | Possible local manifestations | Possible subjects |
| Women’s rights and microfinancing | Women in Bangladesh | Economics, global politics, social and cultural anthropology |
| Child labor and industry | Business in West Africa | Global politics, economics, business management |
| Religion and women’s rights | Comparison of women in Yemen and Denmark | World religions, social and cultural anthropology, economics |
| Minority rights | Caste in Madras, India | History, psychology, global politics |
| Social entrepreneurship and social change | Specific example of where social entrepreneurship has been used as a vehicle for social change | Global politics, business management, history |
| The rights of domestic workers | Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong | Global politics, history, economics, philosophy |
| Global issues | Possible local manifestations | Possible subjects |
| HIV/AIDS and equitable access to education | Specific examples for particular countries | Economics, geography, biology, global politics |
| Climate change, global health and malaria | Specific examples for particular countries | Environmental systems and society, biology, geography |
| Population density and levels of cell-tower radiation | Specific examples for particular countries | Physics, geography |
| Impact of socio-economic factors on the prevalence of particular infections | Specific example of an infection in a particular country or comparison between two countries | Biology, geography, economics |
| Rise of obesity in affluent countries | Specific focus on a group in a particular country or comparison between two countries or regions within a country | Biology, psychology, global politics, economics |
| Link between educating females and increased basic health improvements within the family | Specific country focus or comparison between two countries or regions within a country | Social and cultural anthropology, biology, global politics, psychology |
| Global issues | Possible local manifestations | Possible subjects |
| Nuclear power and public perception | Nuclear power station in Munro, Michigan | Physics, psychology, politics |
| Language development and new technology | Schools in Lyon using Google translate™ translation service | Information technology in a global society (ITGS), language acquisition, geography |
| Internet consumption and education | Youth education issues in New Delhi, India | ITGS, economics, psychology |
| Role of social media in civil protests | Specific example of where social media has been used in protests and demonstrations within a specific country | ITGS, global politics |
| The use of technology in predicting natural disasters | The use of new technologies in predicting earthquakes, floods, etc. within a specific region | ITGS, physics, economics, geography, ESS, design technology |
| The use of new technologies in the learning of languages | The effectiveness of new technologies in the mastery of second languages among school children within a specific country | ITGS, language, economics |
WSEE Subject Guide and worksheets
RRS (Researcher's Reflection Space)
RPPF (Researcher's Planning and Progress Form) examples:
Check the Extended Essay guide for specific guidance on completing the various steps in the research and writing process of the EE, and these documents:
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