INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

LECTURER: Dr O.P.ADELUSI

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course deals with the nature and roles of international organizations;-

a-      The League of Nations

b-      The United Nations

c-      The African Union

d-      ECOWAS

e-      European Union

f-       NATO

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this course, students are expected to

• Have a good grasp of the concept, types and categories of International Organizations.
• Understand the essentials of the Roles of International Organizations.

METHOD OF TEACHING/TEACHING AIDS:

The method of Teaching is mostly participatory. The teacher outlines the major points of discourse on the topic. He talks to these points so outlined.   Students are encouraged to participate by raising questions.

The Teaching Aid employed is the Overhead Projector .Power point presentation is the modality of teaching.

COURSE OUTLINE:

MODULE 1.- FORMS & TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Week 1.  -   Concepts Clarification

(a)    International Organization

      Week 2       (b) Types and categories of International Organizations

MODULE II- GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Week 3.   -League of Nations

Week 4.   -The United Nations

MODULE III- REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Weeks 5   - African Union (AU)

        Week 6 – The Arab League

MODULE IV-INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS

Week 7   - ECOWAS

Week 8-EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

MODULE V- INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Week 9 –AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI)

MODULE VI- INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE ORGANIZATIONS

Week 10 – NATO & Warsaw Treaty Organization

MODULE VII- REVISION

 Week 11.- 

  Week 12.  -

WEEK 13  

METHOD OF GRADING:

C/A Test:                              10%

Mid-Semester Exam              20%

End of Semester Exam           70%

GRAND RULES & REGULATIONS

·        Attendance to lectures and tutorials are compulsory for registered students- 80%

·        Students must be seated 10 minutes before the commencement of every lecture.

·        Listening to Teacher as He talks to Bullet Points on the Screen.

·        The class copies Bullet Points on the screen.

·        Students are encouraged to ask questions.

TOPIC FOR TERM PAPER/ASSIGNMENT:

Dilemma of International Organizations in a Changing World.

ALIGNMENT WITH JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY VISION/GOALS

The course aligns with core values of Capacity Building.

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES RELEVANCE

Expansion of European Union,

The Repositioning of ECOWAS; and African Union.

 RECOMMENDED READING

1.      Haas, Ernst B.(1956),”Regionalism, Functionalism and Universal International Organization”

World Politics.Vol.8.No2.Jan, pp.238-263

2.      Haas, Ernst B. (1961), “International Integration: The European and the Universal Process” 

International Organization, Vol.15, No3.Summer. Pp.366-392

3.      Haas, Ernst B. (1964), Beyond the Nation State.Stanford UP

4.      Haas, Ernst B. (1970),”The Study of Regional Integration: Reflections on the joy and anguish of

                                               Pre-theorizing”, International Organization. Vol.24, No4

5.      Haas, Ernst B. (1970), “Regional Integration: Theory and Research”. International

                                                Organization.(Autumn) pp.607-646

6.      Haas, Ernst B (1958), “ The Challenge of Regionalism” International Organization, Vol.12, No4 

                                             (Autum) pp.440-458

7.      Edward D. Mansfield, Helen V. Milner,(1999), “The New Wave of Regionalism”,International

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8.      David Mitrany, (1966), A Working Peace System.Chicago.

9.      James E.Dougherty & Robert.L.Pfaltzgraff, ContendingTheories of International Relations.2^nd Edition. 1981

10.   Hans Morgenthau, Politics among Nations: The Struggle for Peace and War.

11.   Bonnet, Jr, DJ. (1995) “The United Nations: The Next 50 Years”, US Department of State Dispatch, 10 April, Vol.6. No 5.

12.   Duffied,J.S (1994) “NATO Functions After the Cold war” Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 109, No 5, Winter.

13.   Touval,S.(1994)”Why the UN fails” Foreign Affairs, September/October.

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15.   Leonard, S., Saliu, H and Olufemi.P. Adelusi, O.(1995) “The UN and the Humanitarian Question in Somalia” Nigerian Forum. July/August 1996, Vol. 17, Nos. 7 & 8, pps.160-169.

16.   Rourke,J.T and Boyer,M.A (2006), International Politics on the World Stage. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. New York.

17.   Okunade,B. International Political System and Africa II-POS 216-Ibadan Distance Learning Centre Series, Distance Learning Centre. University of Ibadan. Ibadan. 2004

18.   Simons.A.B & Martin.L.L,(2005),” International Organizations and Institutions” in Carlsnaes.W, Risse.T & Simmons.A.B(2005)(eds),Handbook of International Relations, Sage Publications. Ltd. London.

19.   Michael A. Kerr (1997),”The WTO and Political Economy of Globalization”, Journal of World Trade, Vol. 31 No. 5 Oct, Kluwer Law International

20.   Stanley Hoffmann, (1956),“The Role of International Organizations: Limits and Possibilities”,International Organization Vol. X No. 3 Aug