International Organizations
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Class：Wed. Course Objective： The primary goal of this class is to introduce the student to the evolving nature of international organizations within the broader context of changing international relations. Emphasis will be placed on the idea of IO and the United Nations organizations in the fall semester and the WTO and Asia-Pacific international organizations in the spring semester. Textbooks: A. LeRoy Bennett and James K. Oliver, International
Organizations: Principles and Issues, Seventh Edition (NJ: Prentice Hall,
2002). Kelly-Kate S. Pease, International
Organizations: Perspectives on Governance in the Twenty-First Century, Second Edition ( Recommended: Paul F. Diehl, ed.,
The Politics of Global Governance: International Organizations in an
Interdependent World (Boulder, Co.: Lynne Rienner,
2001). Inis L. Claude,
Jr., Swords into Plow/Shares: The problems and Process of International
Organization, Fourth Edition (NY: Random House, 1984). Grading： You will be evaluated on
the basis of your performance in two examinations, midterm and final, each of
which will account for 30 and 40 percent of your final grade. The
examinations will draw on the readings as well as lecture notes. Questions of
essay section will be given one week before the scheduled date of midterm and
final. There will be two 48-hour
take-home tests, which will be 20 percent together of the final grade. The
final 10 percent will reflect your participation in class, which includes
attendance and your consistent contribution to classroom discussions. In
principle, the last 30 minutes of every class will be the discussion section.
It is therefore important that you attend class regularly and participate actively. Participation and
Attendance 10% Two 48-hour take-home
tests: 20% Midterm: 30% Final: 40% Attendance Policy: Any student missing class
more than 5 times will be dropped from the course for excessive
absences. All excuses are considered the same. Topics： Part
I: IO: History and Sep.
28 Early IO Oct.
5 IO and Governance Oct.
12 The Part II: United Nations Oct.
19 The Genesis of the United Nations Oct.
26 Basic Principles and Major Organs of the UN Nov.
2 Some Basic Issues of the UN Nov.
9 UN Reform Nov. 16 Mid-Term
Exam Part
III: International Security Nov.
23 Collective Security Nov.
30. Peacekeeping Dec.
7 Disarmament and Arms Control Part III: Development, Environment, and Human Rights Dec.
14 Development Dec.
21 Social Progress and Humanitarian Affairs Dec.
28 Environment Jan.
4 Human Rights Jan. 11 Final Exam Office：
B207，Tel:
2351-9641 ext 382。
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