International Organizations are rather recent inventions. States have created international organizations (IOs) to contribute the solution of cross-national problems and to provide rules and structures to manage inter-state interactions. The aim of the course is to acquire the tools with which to better understand contemporary international affairs. This course will provide students with an understanding of how international organizations function. We will explore the history and examine the contemporary developments of international organizations. We will deal with the League of Nations, the UN, the NATO, the OSCE and the Council of Europe.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cemal Ertürk
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Thursday, 13:00-16:00, Basın Ekspres Campus, A304, a.erturk@iku.edu.tr
Office Hour(s)
Thursday, 09:00-12:00, Basın Ekspres Campus, A604, a.erturk@iku.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture and Discussion
Principle Sources
Clive Archer (1992) International Organizations, London: Routledge.
LeRoy Bennett, James Oliver (2002) International Organizations, New York: Prentice Hall.
John Baylis, Steve Smith,Patricia Owens (2014) The Globalization of World Politics, London: Oxford University Press.
Other Sources
LeRoy Bennett, James Oliver (2015) Uluslararası Örgütler, İstanbul: BB101 Yayınları.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to the Course
Lecture
2. Week
History, Definition and Classification of the International Organizations
Lecture and Discussions
3. Week
League of Nations
Lecture and Discussions
4. Week
Basic Principles and Organization of the United Nations
Lecture and Discussions
5. Week
Structure and Operations of the United Nations
Lecture and Discussions
6. Week
Collective Security Organizations: NATO, OSCE
Lecture and Discussions
7. Week
Collective Security Organizations: NATO, OSCE
Lecture and Discussions
8. Week
Mid-Term Exam Week
Exam
9. Week
Mid-Term Exam Week
Exam
10. Week
Regional Organizations I: European Union
Lecture and Discussions
11. Week
Regional Organizations II: ASEAN, MERCOSUR,
Lecture and Discussions
12. Week
Economic Organizations: World Bank, IMF, WTO
Lecture and Discussions
13. Week
Justice, Law and Human Rights : ICJ, ECJ, Council of Europe
Lecture and Discussions
14. Week
Non-governmental organizations
Lecture and Discussions
15. Week
Final Exam
Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To discuss how international organizations function.
LO-2
To examine the history and contemporary developments of international organizations.
LO-3
To evaluate the history and political importance of the Leaque of Nations
LO-4
To evaluate the organs of the UN
LO-5
To evaluate importance and impacts of the NATO, the OSCE and the Council of Europe
