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1 1 SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA POL 3111 A INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Spring 2010 Lecture: Monday 13:00-16:00 Room: LMX 219 Lecture: Wednesday 13:00-16:00 Instructor: Ivaylo Grouev Office: DMS ivaylogrouev@yahoo.ca Office hours: Wednesday 16:00-17:00 Telephone: (1648) or by appointment Study of international organizations within the context of the international political system. Objectives and practices in selected areas such as collective security, promotion of global norms, economic and social development, etc. Role of the United Nations and of specialized agencies in the extension of multilateralism. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic concepts, issues, challenges and debates related to the study of International Organizations, (IO) while providing the students with some analytical tools that will expand and enhance their understanding in this field of study. The inquiry of international organizations includes the exploration of formal international organizations (the United Nations), treaty organizations (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO), regional organizations (the European Union, EU), and international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) Amnesty International. The goal of this course is threefold: to familiarize students with the main topics and debates related to IO; to familiarize the students with the conceptual and empirical tools available to frame discussions of complex issues related to Global Governance in the contemporary world. Topics to be covered include theoretical approaches and international organizations, collective security and international organizations, political and economic integration, NGOs and global civil society, and the future of global governance. In addition, there is also a pragmatic aspect to this course helping students to raise their consciousness and understanding of Global Governance as useful for research, advocacy, and policy-making.

2 2 Finally, and most importantly: to explore and identify new strategies, issues and possible avenues for action and change in the context of Global Governance. III. RECOMMENDED TEXTS: POL311A Ivaylo Grouev (ed.) International Organizations: Quo Vadis? Pearson, available at Ottawa University bookstore. IV. FORMAT: Formal lectures: every Monday, Wednesday Video presentations: see below Guest speakers: see below V. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES: Students are responsible for regular attendance at lectures and for careful attention to the course readings. There will be two exams in the course and a critical review essay. Students are required to actively participate in the class discussion, especially as it pertains to the debate of recent political controversies. Preparation, including current events and the complimentary readings, will be critical since active participation in the discussion is part of the course requirements. VI. REQUIREMENTS: In this course there will be two tests: a mid-term (20%) and a final exam (30%). All exams will follow the same guidelines and format. Each exam will consist of short-answer questions that are factual questions based on the material covered in class and in the readings. There will also be essay questions; students will have to answer one (1) of these essay questions. The final exam is cumulative and will be of the same format, only longer. These essays must incorporate the following: A mastery of the factual information related to the question, an understanding of the concepts involved, an ability to synthesize the information into a coherent theme and proper spelling and grammar. A careful reading of the textbook and course-pack is required to do well on the essays. A critical essay (40%): You are required to write a critical review essay, 8-9 pages (typed), double spaced, assessing texts topics from POL311A Ivaylo Grouev (ed.) International Organizations: Quo Vadis? You will get additional instruction for this assignment over the term. Due date: May 24, 2010

3 3 Reaction papers/participation (10%) includes both: attendance, active participation, as well as writing two short (2 page, single space) reaction papers. VII. GRADING: Mid-term 20% Final Exam 30% A critical review essay 40% Reaction paper/participation 10% It is recommended that students keep all graded materials for the course until after they have received their final course grade. If there is a discrepancy concerning grades, the instructor's recorded grade for an assignment will stand unless the student has the actual graded assignment with the correct grade. Students should save all typed assignments on their computer or on disk until after grades have been posted in order to ensure that no problems arise. Late Work Students are to turn in all assignments on the due date by the end of class. Extensions will be granted only in cases of serious illness, family, or other emergencies, supported by appropriate documentation. Late assignments will be accepted but a penalty of 5% per late day will apply. If you miss more than 3 discussions you will get 0% for participation. No late assignments will ever be accepted after the final exam. If you miss the mid term or the final exam you get INC (i.e., fail the course). VIII. FRAUD: Academic fraud is an act committed by a student to distort the marking of an assignment, test and other forms of academic evaluation. Anyone found guilty of academic fraud is liable to severe academic sanctions. Please consult: the University s Web site at the following address:

4 4 May 3 May 5 Introduction of the syllabus International Organizations and World Politics May 10 How relevant are IOs in the current IR context? Francis Fukuyama, The End of History? in International Organizations: Quo Vadis? Pearson, 2010, p. 7 Charles Krauthammer, The Unipolar Moment in International Organizations: Quo Vadis? Pearson, 2010, p. 34 Stanley Hoffmann, Clash of Globalizations in International Organizations: Quo Vadis? Pearson, 2010, p.46 Robert Jervis, Understanding the Bush Doctrine in International Organizations: Quo Vadis? Pearson, 2010, p.58 Ngaire Woods, Governance in International Organizations, International Financial and Monetary Issues, UNDP May 12 Theoretical Approaches and International Organizations John J. Mearsheimer, The False Promise of International Institutions in International Organizations: Quo Vadis? Pearson, 2010, p.91 Hans J. Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace, Fifth Edition, Revised, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978, pp Michael W. Doyle, Liberalism and World Politics in The American Political Science Review, Vol. 80, No. 4. (Dec., 1986), pp alism%20and%20world%20politics%20doyle.htm

5 5 Theoretical Approaches and International Organizations Adrian Budd, Gramsci s Marxism and international relations International Socialism, Issue: April 07 Alexander Wendt, Constructing International Politics, in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p.155 Anne-Marie Slaughter, The Real New World Order in International Organizations: Quo Vadis? Pearson, 2010, p.168 Niall Ferguson, "Hegemony or Empire?" Foreign Affairs, September/October 2003) May 17 International Organizations and International Regimes From the League of Nations to the United Nations Michael J. Glennon, Why the Security Council Failed? International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p.183 Ian Bancroft, The End of Multilateralism? International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 203 JT Nguyen, Vote Buying in UN Security Council International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 207 Kofi Annan, Kofi Annan's Final Speech International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 211 Additional sources/readings: Charter Aavailable at Read the UN in Brief at the United Nations website

6 6 A chart of the UN system can be found at For information on the Security Council, see We The People, The Role of the UN in the 21 century available at millennium /sg/report/summ.htm United Nations Secretary General s homepage available at United Nations (Official) United Nations Documentation Center United Nations News (Official) United Nations News (Yahoo!) US Mission to the United Nations Kofi Annan, Nobel Lecture, December 10, May 19 Reaction Paper # 1 Do We need an International Criminal Court? Douglas Cassel, Why we need the International Criminal Court 0/pg_4/?tag=content;col1 Alfred P. Rubin, Some Objections to the International Criminal Court Peace Review, Volume 12, Issue 1 March 2000, 0&db=allocumentary. Kofi Annan, 2003, 60 min. May 24 Mid term exam in class

7 7 May 26 International Organizations and Political Economy Multilateral financial institutions: IMF & World Bank Official IMF web site: Official WB website: Moisés Naím, Washington Consensus or Washington Confusion? in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p..219 Peter Marber Globalization and Its Contents in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 35 Alan S.Blinder, Offshoring: The Next Industrial Revolution? in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 250 Documentary Life and Debt, 2001,80 min. May 31 International Organizations and Security NATO s Impasse: Allied Against What and Whom Official NATO website Steven E. Meyer, Carcass of Dead Policies: The Irrelevance of NATO, The Next Industrial Revolution? in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p.266 NATO website at The Post-Cold War Relevance of NATO and NATO Enlargement. Michael Mandelbaum, A Perfect Failure: NATO's War Against Yugoslavia, in The Next Industrial Revolution? in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 284 NATO at War. BBC, 2000 June 2 June 7 NATO/ Canada in Afghanistan; Beyond the Mission Key-speaker DOD International Organizations and Identity the case of the European Union

8 8 Andrew Moravcsik, Europe at 50: Happy Birthday, in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 294 Robert S. Leiken, Europe's Angry Muslims, in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 301 Edward W. Said, The Clash of Ignorance in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 345 Reaction paper 2: Is the World Fragmenting or Unifying? Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations? in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p. 317 Key speaker : Roy Christansen, Press officer, Delegation of the European Commission to Canada. Additional sources/readings European Union s website, Europa, EU affairs, consult the EU Observer. June 9 INGO and Human Rights - Amnesty International Irene Khan, Freedom from Fear, in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010 p. 351 Michael Ignatieff, The Attack on Human Rights in International Organizations: Quo Vadis?, Pearson, 2010, p.367 Guatemala: "Digging For the Truth," documentary production Amnesty International Key speaker Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada. June 14 International Organizations and the Global Civil Society Jan Aart Scholte, Civil Society and Democratically Accountable Global Governance, 2001, pp

9 9 The Role of the Global Civil Society key speaker Council of Canadians The Take, 2005, 87 min. June 16 Revision/ Preparation for the Final Exam