INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Course Description

This course surveys theoretical, legal, and political issues confronting intergovernmental and trans-governmental organizations globally and regionally. It includes the analysis of their powers; legislative, executive, adjudicatory. The course starts with the examination of historical aspects of the development of International organizations, their diversified roles and the effectiveness which they perform their assigned functions. In addition, the course aims to explore various theories that attempt to explain and evaluate International organizations as a process and as a series of institutional mechanisms. Particular attention will be given to global and regional organizations like the United Nations and the European Union, and also be less institutionalized bodies of rules and norm, i.e. international trade and monetary regimes.

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 Demonstrate knowledge of the international organizations
2. 02 Explain institutionalized bodies of rules and norms of international governmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations
3. 03 Create a theoretical and empirical link between international law, international relations and international organizations
4. 04 Understand relations between Turkey and the IGOs/INGOs

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 C.Archer, International Organizations, 3rd Edition (Routledge 2007)
2. 02 L. Bennett and J. K. Oliver, International Organizations / Principles and Issues, 7th Edition (Pearson 2002)
3. 03 M Dixon, Textbook on International Law, 7th ed. (Oxford University Press, 2013).
4. 04 Course notes provided on Moodle

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Classify knowledge of the international organizations SOLO 3
2. L02 Explain institutionalized bodies of rules and norms of international governmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations SOLO 3
3. L03 Create a theoretical and empirical link between international law, international relations and international organizations SOLO 5
4. L04 Demonstrate the hisctorical background of the international organizations SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. Having the ability to understand and discuss international relations discipline by using an interdisciplinary methodology to merge the knowledge coming from sociology, economics, psychology, political sciences well as diplomatic history.
2. P02 2. Having an adequate knowledge of the history and the epochs of international system and being able to identify historical evolution of the contemporary world politics.
3. P03 3. Recognizing local, regional and international actors functioning within the international system.
4. P04 4. Understanding the legal framework of the current international system
5. P05 5. Ability to identify the relations between the key actors of the international system – the states – from a theoretical as well as multi-dimensional scientific and academic methods.
6. P06 6. Ability to analyse the roles and positions of the non-state actors – international organizations in particular – within the current world system.
7. P07 7. Ability to recognize political, socio-economic and cultural structures embedded in international relations.
8. P08 8. Exploring the roots of conflicts among the actors and produce solutions at local, regional and international levels with an analytical focus.
9. P09 9. Being able to understand the politics and the functioning of political institutions in theory and practice.
10. P10 10. Understanding the historical emergence of various political cultures and gaining ability to assess them comparatively.
11. P11 11. Prepare international relations graduates; having a vast knowledge, academic formation and skills to work in public offices, civil society organizations, international institutions and companies at local and global levels.
12. P12 12. To have moral and ethical understanding in the field of work.

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