INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

PSIR566

Course Code: PSIR566
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the importance of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.
Discuss the topic of international organizations via important theoretical perspectives such as realism, liberalism, constructivism.
Grasp the activities of international organizations in areas such as international security, trade, economic development, environment and human rights.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

In this course the institutional structures, political processes and political impacts of various international organizations will be elaborated. International organizations are the important constituents of the existing global governance system in terms of their roles in the global issues. The course covers not only the traditional issues like international security, the global distribution of the welfare and factors threatening the social welfare, but also topics like international environmental problems. The main target of this course is to inform students with the history, development, varieties and important features of international organizations, different theories and concepts related with international organizations and the functions of the organizations in the world politics.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Terminology: Definition of International Organizations
2^nd Week	Mainstream Approaches I: Realism
3^rd Week	Mainstream Approaches II: Liberalism
4^th Week	Critical Approaches I: Radical Views
5^th Week	Critical Approaches II: Feminism
6^th Week	Diversity in Organizations: International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations and Multinational Corporations
7^th Week	Historical Changes: From the League of Nations to the United Nations
8^th Week	International Security Organizations
9^th Week	Regional Security Organizations
10^th Week	Trade Organizations
11^th Week	Development Organizations
12^th Week	Environmental Organizations
13^th Week	Human Rights Organizations
14^th Week	The Future of International Organizations

Recommended or Required Reading

Kelly-Kate S. Pease, International Organizations: Perspectives on Governance in the Twenty-First Century. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000.
Margaret P. Karns and Karen A. Mingst: International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance, 2nd edition, 2009.
Paul Diehl: The Politics of Global Governance: International Organizations in an Interdependent World, 2010.
EU Institute for Security Studies: Global Governance 2025: At a Critical Juncture, 2010.
Clive Archer: International Organizations, Third Edition, Routledge, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	3	40
Project	1	30
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	52	52
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	3	40	120
Project	1	40	40
Total Work Load			313
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.43
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1		X
K2	X	X
K3
K4	X	X
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X
K8		X