International Organisations (SZF_053)
About Study Course
Objective
The objective of this study course is to expand knowledge on the role of international organisations and challenges in the contemporary international environment. We will focus on how international organisations institutionalise cooperation at the international level, including their creation, internal dynamics, and their complicated relationship with states in various issues. The course will cover operations of international organisations in a variety of areas such as collective security, trade, finance, promotion of democracy and human rights, regional integration, etc. The UN, WTO, IMF, OSCE and other organisations will be covered. In the context of international organisations, we will analyse values, interests and institutional mechanisms of international actors and use this knowledge to understand deeper international cooperation and conflicts in general.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of theories and methods of international relations, as well as basic knowledge of post-World War II history.
Learning outcomes
1.Students have acquired expanded knowledge and general and comparative analysis of international organizations, their role and challenges in the modern international environment.
1.During the course, students’ skills to apply theoretical knowledge about international organisations analysing their practical activities will be built by based on case studies of different international organisations.
1.The aim of the course is to train students' competence to the level of being able to freely analyze the role of international organizations in the international system.
