| Course Name | International Organizations |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSIR 309 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce the evolving nature of international organizations within the broader context of changing international relations. It first aims to analyse from institutional and regime perspectives the broad roles played by international organizations (IOs) in the world. It will then concentrate on those IOs, governmental and non-governmental, that play essential roles within the United Nations system. The course will identify various types of IOs and discuss the important characteristics of each under the categories of collective and human security, human rights and humanitarian aid, trade and development, and environment protection. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, major international organizations will be explained in terms of historical and theoretical perspectives. In addition, the course examines the contribution of the international organizations in the areas of security, human rights and humanitarian issues, development and trade, and environment. The students are expected (1) to read the assignments, (2) get involved in the debates on the course themes and produce presentations on themes indicated by the instructor, (3) internalise analytically the information provided throughout the course and in the academic bibliography, and (4) produce coherent answers to relevant questions in the midterm and final exams. The following is a tentative schedule for this semester. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | Karns, Mingst and Stiles, 2015, Ch. 1 pp: 3-21 K.S. Pease, 2003, Ch.2, pp.19-38 Kelly-Kate S. Pease, International Organizations, Second Edition, pp. 1-5 |
| 2 | Classification and Theories of IOs | Karns, Mingst and Stiles, 2015 Ch.2 pp: 43-72 K.S. Pease, 2003, Ch.3 pp.39-96 |
| 3 | Theories of IOs | Karns, Mingst and Stiles, 2015 Ch.2 pp: 43-72 K.S. Pease, 2003, Ch.3 pp.39-96 |
| 4 | The UN-I Security: The Origins and Emergence of UN | Karns, Mingst and Stiles, 2015 Ch.4 pp: 109-160 |
| 5 | The UN- II Structure and organs: GA, SC, Secretariat, ECOSOC, ICJ | Kelly-Kate S. Pease, 2003, Ch.2 and Ch.3 pp.97-127 Joshua S.Goldstein and Jon C.Pevehouse, International Relations, 10th Edition, (Pearson, 2014): 236-254; 256-259. |
| 6 | The UN-III Maintaining Peace and Security: The Security Council and Case Studies | Kelly-Kate S. Pease, 2003, Ch.2 and Ch.3 pp.97-127 Karns, Mingst and Stiles, 2015 Ch.7 pp: 279-352 |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Regional Security: NATO, History and Structure | Kelly-Kate S.Pease, Ch.6, pp.128-154 Joshua S.Goldstein and Jon C.Pevehouse, International Relations, 10th Edition, (Pearson, 2014): 65-67. |
| 9 | Economic Institutions and Trade: WTO | Kelly-Kate S.Pease, Ch.6, pp.155-176 Joshua S.Goldstein and Jon C.Pevehouse, International Relations, 10th Edition, (Pearson, 2014): 294-298. |
| 10 | International Finance: The World Bank and IMF | Kelly-Kate S.Pease, Ch.6, pp.177-207 Karns, Mingst and Stiles, 2015 Ch.8 pp: 379-424 Joshua S.Goldstein and Jon C.Pevehouse, International Relations, 10th Edition, (Pearson, 2014): 331-333. |
| 11 | Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid | Kelly-Kate S.Pease, Ch.6, pp.234-260 Joshua S.Goldstein and Jon C.Pevehouse, International Relations, 10th Edition, (Pearson, 2014): 264-274. |
| 12 | Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention (Responsibility to Protect) | Kelly-Kate S.Pease, Ch.6, pp.244-260 James Pattison, Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect: Who should Intervene? (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), Ch.1, pp.1-41 |
| 13 | The Environment | Kelly-Kate S.Pease, Ch.9, pp.208-233 Joshua S.Goldstein and Jon C.Pevehouse, International Relations, 10th Edition, (Pearson, 2014): 390-400. |
| 14 | Other Regional Organizations- Other Non-Governmental Actors of Global Governance | Karns, Mingst and Stiles, 2015 Ch.5 pp: 161-238 Karns, Mingst and Stiles, 2015 Ch.6 pp: 239-278 |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Karns, M. P. Mingst, K. A. and Stiles, K. 2010. International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance. (2nd ed.) London: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Pease, K.S. 2019. International Organizations: Perspectives on Global Governance. (6th ed.) NY: Routledge James Pattison, Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect: Who should Intervene? (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010) Joshua S.Goldstein and Jon C.Pevehouse, International Relations, 10th Edition, (Pearson, 2014)
All course readings are available at IUE Library. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | News articles published in the national and international press, institutional webpages of relevant international organizations. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 2 | 10 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 2 | 3 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 7 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
| Total | 143 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
