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This document provides a series of structured essay plans for Edexcel Politics, focusing on the topic of Nationalism. It contains sixteen essay titles, each exploring the extent to which nationalists agree on various concepts or hold particular beliefs.
The core themes addressed in the essay plans include nationalist perspectives on:

Human nature
Society
The state
The economy

Other specific questions explored are the extent to which nationalists believe:
Human nature is shaped by national identity
The state should serve the interests of the nation
The economy should be subordinate to national interests
Society should be organised along national lines
In the primacy of the nation over other forms of social organisation
Self-determination is essential for the preservation of national identity
The nation-state is the ideal form of political organisation
Nationalism is a cultural movement
Right-wing nationalism is associated with racism
That race is a fundamental aspect of national identity (for racialist nationalists)
They reject internationalism
Internationalism is a threat to national sovereignty

Each essay plan follows a consistent structure:
Essay Title
Introduction: This section employs a ‘Define, Discuss, Decide’ approach. It involves defining key terms, outlining the essay’s scope by mentioning two main areas of comparison, and stating the essay’s main argument.
Main Body Paragraphs (Thematic Comparison): Typically, there are two such paragraphs. Each introduces a thematic point or area of comparison, discusses different nationalist views (often contrasting thinkers like Rousseau, Mazzini, Herder, Maurras, and Garvey), and provides a mini-evaluation of the extent of agreement or disagreement on that theme.
Conclusion (Overall Evaluation): This section summarises the key agreements and disagreements, reaffirms the overall judgement made in the introduction, and synthesises the evaluation, justifying the main answer by considering the relative importance of agreements and disagreements.

The document offers detailed “How to do it” instructions and specific “Essay Content” examples for each part of the essay structure, aiming to guide students in constructing their arguments and using relevant nationalist thinkers and concepts.