Development Politics and Strategies of International Organizations

The course is designed to provide essential knowledge on international organizations: types, aims, classification, development policies and strategies. At the beginning of the course students are provided with theoretical explanations of international organizations and their activities and theories of international relations. Later focus is on analysis of international organizations, their activities underlining their development programmes, their effectiveness and consequences. Organizations like United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, European Union, ASEAN, Arab League, MERCOSUR, African Union and others are analysed. Their functions and role in global development are discussed, as well as their institutions, administrative, financial and economic aspects and activities.

To provide essential knowledge on the role of the most important international organizations, and abilities to analyse their development politics and strategies.

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International Organizations and Global Governance Actors in Global Governance Theoretical Foundations of Global Governance and theories of international relations The United Nations – Structure and institutions Regional Organizations: EU; OSCE, African Union, ASEAN, Arab League, MERCOSUR. Non-state Actors: NGOs, Networks, and Social Movements. IGOs’ and NGOs’ providing security. Economic Organizations: IMF and World Bank. Human Rights and environmental organizations The United Nations – Structure and institutions Regional Organizations: EU; OSCE, African Union, ASEAN, Arab League, MERCOSUR. Non-state Actors: NGOs, Networks, and Social Movements. IGOs’ and NGOs’ providing security. Economic Organizations: IMF and World Bank. Human Rights and environmental organizations. International Organizations and Global Governance. Actors in Global Governance. Theoretical Foundations of Global Governance. The United Nations – Structure and institutions. Regional Organizations: EU; OSCE, African Union, ASEAN, Arab League, MERCOSUR. Non-state Actors: NGOs, Networks, and Social Movements. IGOs’ and NGOs’ providing security. Economic Organizations: IMF and World Bank. Human Rights and environmental organizations.

Teaching methods: information provision, questions – answers, analysis of empirical examples, discussions, video analysis. Learning methods: work with literature and sources of information, preparation of homework, preparation of presentations, work in groups, case analysis.