International Regimes and International Organizations
Course Code
Semester
Course Name
LE/RC/LA
Course Type
Language of Instruction
ECTS
IRY0010
International Regimes and International Organizations
3/0/0
DE
English
6
Course Goals
International Organizations are relatively recent inventions. Nevertheless, states have created international organizations (IOs) to solve cross-national problems and provide rules and structures to manage inter-state interactions. The course aims to acquire the tools to understand contemporary international affairs better. 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 UN, NATO, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe. We will also focus on some other international organizations that have significantly impacted Turkish Foreign Policy. Moreover, we will examine the INGOs.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
-
Special Requisite(s)
-
Instructor(s)
Professor Çağla Gül Yesevi
Course Assistant(s)
Research Assistant Seyyide Sena Türkdoğan
Schedule
Monday 18.00-20.50, Ataköy 1C16
Office Hour(s)
Monday 11.00-12.00, Tuesday 11.00-12.00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, discussion, analysis, presentation.
Principle Sources
John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens (2020). The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (8th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
· Andrew Heywood (2014). Global Politics (second edition) New York: Palgrave Macmillian
Archer, Clive, International Organizations, Routledge, London, New York, 1992
Bennett, Leroy, and Oliver, James, International Organizations: Principles and Issues, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, seventh edition: 2002
Karns, Margaret P., and Mingst, Karen A., International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance, Lynne Rienner, London, 2004
Thakur, Ramesh, The United Nations: Peace and Security, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006
Hurd, I. (2013). International Organizations: Politics, Law and Practise, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Official websites of International organizations
For Periodicals, Scholarly Journals visit the IKU library’s web page http://kutuphane.iku.edu.tr/
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Why do we need International Organizations?
Intellectual Roots and a brief history of International Relations, the definition of international organizations, transnational relations, the rise of international relations, the Westphalia System, the French Revolution, Vienna Congress, the meaning of global governance, actors in global governance, processes, the politics, and effectiveness of global governance
Oral Presentation
2. Week
Definition and classification of International Organizations
Oral Presentation
3. Week
The League of Nations
Oral Presentation
4. Week
History and Structure of the United Nations
Oral Presentation
5. Week
Structure of the United Nations
Oral Presentation
6. Week
Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, Peacekeeping, Collective Security, Developments after Cold War, Cases: Iraq and Korea after the 1990s
Enforcement Action: Iraq
Oral Presentation
7. Week
NATO: History, Washington Treaty, Enlargement, Problems of expansion of NATO
Afghanistan
Oral Presentation
8. Week
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
9. Week
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
10. Week
Collective Security Treaty Organization, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Eurasian Economic Union
Oral Presentation
11. Week
IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency)
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Oral Presentation
12. Week
Examining Turkish World: TURKSOY, Organization of Turkic States
Oral Presentation
13. Week
OSCE: History of the OSCE, Council of Europe, History and the Treaty, Functions and structures, European Court of Human Rights, Cases and issues
Oral Presentation
14. Week
Transnational Actors and International Organizations in global politics
Oral Presentation
15. Week
Transnational Actors and International Organizations in global politics
Oral Presentation
16. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
25
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
25
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
1.To identify and use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations and Diplomacy.
PO-2
2.To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
3.To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-4
4.To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-5
5.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-6
6.To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions. To reach the necessary academic level in order to pursue doctoral research.
PO-7
7.To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-8
8.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.
PO-9
9.To employ advanced level knowledge in International Relations and Foreing Policy to develop the society educationally and culturally.
PO-10
10.To lead the organizations that necessitate the resolution of the problems related to International Relations and Foreing Policy and to organize personal, institutional and team studies in advanced level.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To have knowledge about the historical development of international organizations.
LO-2
To learn the working principles of international organizations.
LO-3
To gain detailed information about the work of important international organizations such as the UN, NATO, OSCE and the Council of Europe.
LO-4
To have knowledge about the functioning of organizations such as CSTO and SCO.
LO-5
To gain knowledge of international issues in which organizations are involved.
