INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GLOBALIZATION
- Course
- INRE548 - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GLOBALIZATION
- Department
- International Relations - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
- -
Course Description
This course examines the role of international organizations in an age of globalization. It also studies the role of state and non-state actors within the context of global governance. The course attempts to analyze the changing dynamics of the international system and the emergence of new actors via discussing current regional and international political, economic, socio-cultural and humanitarian issues pertaining contemporary world affairs. The changing dynamics of globalization, the inequalities created in the world scale and the effect of recent migration trends to international organizations will be covered during the course.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GLOBALIZATION
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Course outcomes
- 01 Discuss the relevant concepts, theories, and methods used to study international organizations and world politics
- 02 Explain the theories and models found in the literature of international organizations and global governance.
- 03 Develop a better understanding on the current theories and trends of globalization in relation to global governance and international organizations.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Outline, Grading and Introduction |
| Week 2 | Introductory Topics on International Organizations |
| Week 3 | The League of Nations |
| Week 4 | The United Nations |
| Week 5 | The Other Activities and the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations |
| Week 6 | The Role of the United Nations in Maintaining International Peace and Security |
| Week 7 | The EU, the NATO and the Other Regional Organizations |
| Week 8 | Midterm |
| Week 9 | Presentations |
| Week 10 | Presentations |
| Week 11 | Presentations |
| Week 12 | Presentations |
| Week 13 | Presentations |
| Week 14 | Presentations |
| Week 15 | Presentations |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Ferguson, Y. H., & Mansbach, R. W. (2012). Globalization: the return of borders to a borderless world?. Routledge.
- 02 Pease, K. K. S. (2003). International organizations: Perspectives on governance in the twenty-first century. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
- 03 Karns, M., & Karen, M. (2015). International Organizations: The politics and processes of global governance. Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
- 04 Weiss, T. G., & Wilkinson, R. (Eds.). (2014). International Organization and global governance. Routledge.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Critical understanding of current theories and trends of globalization in relation to global governance and international organizations
- L02 Ability to compare the theories and models found in the literature of international organizations and global governance
- L03 The relevant concepts, theories, and methods used to study international organizations and world politics.
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