International Relations and Organizations
Objectives
The objectives of this course are to explain and discuss the institutionalisation of multilateral international order, focusing in particular on the second half of the 20th century. The course is divided into four main thematic areas: 1) the main theoretical perspectives of the international order and its institutionalisation; 2) the historical circumstances of the formulation of the order and its translation into international institutions; 3) the functioning of the main institutions; 4) the adaptation of institutions to the change in the post-Cold War international order.
General characterization
Code
2740
Credits
3.5
Responsible teacher
Madalena Meyer Resende | Henrique Severiano Teixeira
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
English
Prerequisites
n/a
Bibliography
Baldwin, David (1993), Neorealism, neoliberalism and World Politics, in Baldwin, David, Neorealism and neoliberalism: The contemporary debate (New York: Columbia University Press.
Bull, H. (1994). The Anarchical Society: A study of order in world politics. Houndmills: Macmillan, Introduction.
Ikenberry, G. J., (2017). After Victory: Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order after Major Wars, Princeton: Princeton University Press. Chapters 2 and 6.
Patrick, S. (2009). Best laid plans: The origins of American multilateralism and the dawn of the Cold War. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield, Chap 2 and 3, pp. 41-105.
Mayall, J. (1990). The institutional basis of post-war economic cooperation in Taylor, P., & Groom, A. J. R. (1990). International Institutions at Work. London: Pinter
Hurrell, Andrew (1996) ¿Regionalism in Theoretical Perspective¿, in Hurrell, Andrew and Fawcett, Louise (eds.), Regionalism in World Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Park, S. (2018). International organisations and global problems: Theories and explanations, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Karns, Margaret and Mingst, Karen (2004) International Organizations: The politics and Processes of Global Governance, Lynne-Rienner Publishers
Baldwin, David (1993), Neorealism, neoliberalism and World Politics, in Baldwin, David, Neorealism and neoliberalism: The contemporary debate (New York: Columbia University Press.
Teaching method
The classes consist on lectures given by the professors, always encouraging critical debate with and among students. Student participation in class is highly valued and suggestions for debates and activities not in the program will be well received and followed through whenever possible. The students will be granted access to the mandatory bibliography.
Evaluation method
Regular Exam Period
Continuous assessment elements (and their weights): one essay and class participation (40%)
Final exam (and their weighting) 60%
Subject matter
Theories on the development of international institutions
The concept of international order and its institutionalization.
The United Nations, its normative role and the emergence of a developmentalist policy
The International Economic Organizations: IMF, World Bank and the WTO
The European and transatlantic organizations: The European Union and NATO
Post-Cold War developments: The thickening of regionalism and the proliferation of regimes
Programs
Programs where the course is taught: