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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2022/2023

International Organizations

Type: Compulsory course (International Bachelor's Programme in World Politics)
Area of studies: International Relations
Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When: 3 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies: distance learning
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Nicole Bodishteanu, Ekaterina Entina, Alexander Nadzharov, Vladimir N. Zuev
Language: English
ECTS credits: 6
Contact hours: 86

Course Syllabus

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Abstract

The course offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory, history, and practice of international organisations. Through an in-depth and interdisciplinary examination of these frequently misunderstood international institutions, the course introduces students to key themes in the field of international relations. The international organisations we will discuss in this course range from the League of Nations to the United Nations, from the World Bank to the World Trade Organization, from the European Union to the African Union, from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to the International Criminal Court. The course is designed to equip you with the analytical tools necessary for making sense of the evolution of the international system from the nineteenth century to the present, and for accurately and critically assessing the role of international organisations therein. The subject guide’s disciplinary ambit ranges from anthropology to economics, from history to law and from political science to sociology. Against the background of diverse disciplinary approaches, it acquaints you with key themes and essential readings concerning the study of international organisations. By tracing the changing forms and functions of multilateralism across space and time, the guide provides students with an accessible and comprehensive overview of one of the most important and policy-relevant fields of study in international relations.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • To give understanding of the major theoretical and empirical aspects of the role of international organisations in international politics
  • To give understanding of the impact of international organisations on the practice of international cooperation and conflict, the maintenance of international peace and security
  • To give understanding of the impact of international organisations on the management of international economic relations, the promotion of international environmental standards
  • To give understanding of the impact of international organisations on the prosecution of international crimes, related matters of concern to international society
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on EC and EU and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on EU and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on GATT and WTO and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on IMF and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on International Tribunals and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on Nato and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on Organizations in Africa and Asia and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on OSCE and Council of Europe and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on the history of international organisations and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on the League of Nations and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on the theories of international organizations and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on the United Nations and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Demonstrate thoroughly understanding the core literature on World Bank and engage with this literature critically by developing argumentation
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of EC and EU
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of EU (economic aspect)
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of GATT and WTO
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of history of international organisations
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of IMF
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of International Tribunal
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of NATO
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of Organizations in Africa and Asia
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of OSCE and Council of Europe
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of the League of Nations
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of the United Nations
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of the World Bank
  • Explain the main theoretical approaches and empirical issues in the study of theories of international organizations
  • Write clearly, effectively and critically about the issues
  • Is able to describe what international organisations are
  • Is able to distinguish international institutions from international organisations
  • Is able to outline the difference between the description and the study of international organisations, namely, the difference between journalistic and academic writings
  • Is able to describe similarities and differences between the EU and EAEU
  • Is able to critically discuss the effectiveness of the EU and the EAEU as actors in international politics
  • Is able to describe similarities and differences between the IOs in the Middle East
  • Is abte to critically discuss the effectiveness of the SCO as actor in international politics
  • Is aware of transregional and regional formats of IOs
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Theories of International Organizations
  • History of International Organizations
  • The League of Nations
  • The United Nations
  • NATO
  • EC and EU (political and legal aspects)
  • EU (economic aspect)
  • GATT and WTO
  • The World Bank
  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • The OSCE and the Council of Europe
  • Organizations in Africa and Asia
  • ICTY, ICTR, ICC
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Seminars activity
  • non-blocking MOCK1
  • non-blocking MOCK2
  • blocking Oral exam
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 2nd module
    0.15 * MOCK1 + 0.35 * Oral exam + 0.15 * MOCK2 + 0.35 * Seminars activity
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Angeli, A., & Di Gregorio, A. (2017). The Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union - Moving Toward a Greater Understanding. [Place of publication not identified]: Eleven International Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1479874
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  • Bjola, C., & Kornprobst, M. (2018). Understanding International Diplomacy : Theory, Practice and Ethics (Vol. Second edition). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1714804
  • Boklan, D. S. / Б. Д. С., Absaliamov, V. V. / А. В. В., & Kurnosov, Y. S. / К. Ю. С. (2018). Are Restrictive Measures and Countermeasures Justifiable by Wto Security Exceptions: Objective or Subjective Approach? / Могут Ли Антироссийские “Санкции” И Российские Ответные Меры Быть Оправданы В Рамках Вто Соображениями Безопасности: Объективный Или Субъективный Подход? Московский Журнал Международного Права, (3), 18–29. https://doi.org/10.24833/0869-0049-2018-3-18-29
  • Caporaso, J. A. (2018). The European Union : Dilemmas Of Regional Integration. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1704410
  • Class actions in the current migration context in Europe : with or without private international law? (2019). Belgium, Europe: Edward Elgar. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.8FA8B9DC
  • Cook,Graham. (2015). A Digest of WTO Jurisprudence on Public International Law Concepts and Principles. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.cup.cbooks.9781107102767
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  • Stephen, M. D., & Zürn, M. (2019). Contested World Orders : Rising Powers, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the Politics of Authority Beyond the Nation-State (Vol. First edition). Oxford, United Kingdom: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2177653
  • Tannam, Etain. International Intervention in Ethnic Conflict: A Comparison of the European Union and the United Nations. Springer, 2014.
  • Terra, C. (2015). Principles of International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics. Elsevier. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.eee.monogr.9780128022979
  • The Growth of International Business (RLE International Business) CASSON, Mark Routledge 2012
  • Thomas Hobbes's Conception of Peace: Civil Society and International Order: монография / Jaede, M — Cham: Palgrave Pivot, 2018. — 114 с. — ISBN 978-3-319-76066-7. — URL: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-76066-7 (дата обращения: 30.08.2019). — Текст : электронный.
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Authors

  • BODISHTYANU NIKOL -
  • ENTINA EKATERINA GENNADEVNA
  • ZUEV VLADIMIR NIKOLAEVICH