| Academic Unit: |
Political Science and International Relations |
| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
| Prerequisites: |
None |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Course Unit: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
- - |
| Course Objectives: |
This course aims at introducing the origins, theory and the practice of international institutions in world politics, with a particular focus on their raison d?etat, memberships, institutional structures and political processes. This course is designed to equip the students with an understanding of the role of international institutions in the international system, including their impact on providing regional/global peace and security as well as managing inter-economic, political, cultural, societal and functional relations. |
| Course Contents: |
The international organizations introduced in this course range from the Ancient Greek establishments to the United Nations, from the European Union to the African Union, from the Bretton Woods institutions to the Amnesty International. Due to its scope and importance, the workings and the performance of the UN, as well as regionalist trend of international organizations are amongst the highlights of this course. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
- 1- demonstrate a thorough grasp of the literature on international institutions
- 2- understand the theoretical and empirical aspects of the study of international organizations
- 3- identify which international organizations fulfil which political, economic, societal, cultural and technical functions
- 4- criticize the impact on international institutions on regional/global issues
- 5- compare the role of the other actors in international relations with the role of international institutions
- 6- write well-organized and critical essays on international organizations
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: |
Students are expected to read the required texts and prepare for each class, and submit two short papers (one movie review and one article review). Apart from those requirements, students will also be assessed through one-mid term and one final exam, as well as three quizzes. |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
| 1 |
Introduction to International Organizations |
Required Readings: 1. Hurd (1st chapter and 2nd chapter at pp. 15-24) 2. Karns & Mingst, 2010 (3rd chapter) Recommended Readings: 1. Karns & Mingst, 2010 (1st chapter) 2. Karns & Mingst, 2007 (2nd chapter at pp. 17-20) |
| 2 |
Evolution of International Organizations |
Required Readings: 1. Hurd (1st chapter and 2nd chapter at pp. 15-24) 2. Karns & Mingst, 2010 (3rd chapter) Recommended Readings: 1. Karns & Mingst, 2010 (1st chapter) 2. Karns & Mingst, 2007 (2nd chapter at pp. 17-20) |
| 3 |
League of Nations |
League of Nations |
| 4 |
Theories of International Organizations |
Required Reading: Karns & Mingst, 2010 (2nd chapter) Recommended Reading: Hurd (1st chapter and 2nd chapter at pp. 24-36) |
| 5 |
The Evolution of the UN through Documentary Discussion: ?Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60? |
Required Reading: Karns & Mingst, 2010 (4th chapter) Required Reference: 1. Charter of the UN (http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/) Recommended Reading: Karns & Mingst, 2007 (2nd chapter at pp. 20-53) |
| 6 |
Law and Administration of the UN |
Required Readings: 1. Hurd (5th chapter) 2. Ban Ki-Moon, My Priorities as Secretary General: A Stronger United Nations for a Better World (uploaded to Blackboard) Required Reference: 1. Charter of the UN (http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/) Recommended Reading: Karns & Mingst, 2007 (3rd chapter) |
| 7 |
UN Peacekeeping through Film Discussion: ?Hotel Rwanda? |
Required Reading: Hurd (6th chapter) Recommended Reading: Karns & Mingst, 2010 (8th chapter) |
| 8 |
Regional Organizations in Europe |
Required Reading: Karns & Mingst, 2010 (5th chapter, pp.153-178) |
| 9 |
Regional Organizations in Europe: The Evolution and the Institutional Structure of the EU |
Required Reading: Karns & Mingst, 2010 (5th chapter, pp.153-178) |
| 10 |
Regional Organizations in Europe: NATO |
Required Reading: Jamie Shea, NATO at Sixty-and Beyond, G. Aybet and R. Moore (eds.), NATO in Search of a Vision, Washington, Georgetown University Press, 2010, s. 11-35. (uploaded to Blackboard) Required Reference: Washington Treaty (uploaded to Blackboard) |
| 11 |
Regional Organizations: Case-Studies from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East |
Required Reading: Karns & Mingst, 2010 (5th chapter, pp.178-214) Recommended Reading: Hurd (10th chapter) |
| 12 |
NGO?s and International Economic Institutions |
Required Readings: 1. Hurd (3rd and 4th chapter) 2. Karns & Mingst, 2010 (6th chapter) |
| 13 |
The future of IO?s |
Required Readings: 1. EU-ISS, Global Governance 2025: At a Critical Juncture, Executive Summary (uploaded to Blackboard) 2. Karns & Mingst, 2010 (12th chapter) |
| 14 |
The future of IO?s |
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At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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