International Organizations

Year
0
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
01013256
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

To achieve the learning outcomes, this curricular unit combines the expository method with more practical teaching methods, including the critical analysis of recommended readings for each topic, and audiovisual elements aiming at fostering an the active engagement of students in the classroom, thus providing a valuable complement to their academic path. To the same purpose, students will develop case-study analysis skills through the elaboration and discusson of academic papers.

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit aims at exposing students to the historical and political context leading to the emergence of International Organizations, and provide them the main tools to classify International Organisations and pinpoint their structure, goals and competences. Additionally, this curricular unit envisages to prepare students to in-depth understand the importance of International Organizations in the contemporary global governance structure.

 

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:

1. Understand the genesis of International Organizations

2. Distinguish the different types of International Organizations

3. Assess accurately the role and structure of the most important International Organizations

4. Understand the dynamics of regional integration phenomena

5. Grasp the concept of "global governance" and map the positioning and influence of International Organizations in contemporary world politics.  

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. International Organizations' emergence and historical evolution

2. General Theory of International Organizations: concepts, classification, structure, goals and competences

3. Universal International Organizations: the United Nations and its specialised agencies

4. Regional International Organizations

5. The role of International Organisations in the current global governance architecture.

Head Lecturer(s)

Jorge Manuel Tavares da Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Participation: 10.0%
Research work: 40.0%
Mini Tests: 50.0%

Bibliography

Cogan, J., Hurd, I., & Johnstone, I. (eds.) (2016). The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations. Oxford University Press

Dingwerth, K., et al. (2019). International Organizations under Pressure: Legitimating Global Governance in Challenging Times. Oxford University Press

Gutner, T. (2016). International Organizations in World Politics. Sage

Hooghe, L., Lenz, T., & Marks, G. (2019). A Theory of International Organization. Oxford University Press

Moore, J., & Pubantz, J. (2017). The New United Nations: International Organization in the Twenty-First Century (2ª ed.). Routledge

Pease, K. (2017). International Organizations: International Student Edition (5ª ed). Routledge

Pease, K. (2018). International Organizations: Perspectives on Global Governance (6ª ed). Routledge

Reinalda, B. (2013). Routledge History of International Organizations: From 1815 to the Present Day. Routledge

Weiss, T., & Wilkinson, R. (2018). International Organization and Global Governance (2ª ed.) Routledge.