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Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus
(name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)
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NA
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Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address
and signature) and Office Hours:
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Lisen Bashkurti
, Monday 13:30- 16:30 hours
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Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email
address and signature) and Office Hours:
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NA
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| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: |
NA
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| Language: |
English
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| Compulsory/Elective: |
Elective
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| Classroom and Meeting Time: |
E 312
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| Course Description: |
This is a master level course that will introduce students to key concepts and theories of international institutions and their dynamics in international relations and world politics. This course focuses on both international organizations (IOs) and international institutions that include formal treaties and informal rules, norms, and strategies of actors that shape world politics. We will study key theoretical concepts and analytical frameworks through case studies and the literature on international organizations and non-state organizations. This course will enable students to think critically and theoretically about the dynamic roles of international institutions in world politics that impose consequences on countries and citizens of the world.
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| Course Objectives: |
At the end of this syllabus students will be able to know theory and conceptual basis for establishment of international institutions; to understand their role and contribution to develop multilateral relations and multilateral diplomacy; to know the role of international institution to develop and to codify international law according to international needs and challenges and to implement on international stage. Finally, main objective is the students to demonstrate their theoretical and conceptual basis, historical background and structural knowledge of establishing, organization, functioning and contribution of international institutions on the benefit of peace, stability, security, democracy, human rights, socio-economic development, environmental and global warming.
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| Week |
Topics |
| 1 |
Introduction: Main theory and concepts and history circumstances that favored the establishment of international institutions |
| 2 |
League of Nations: Goal, objectives, organization, achievements and failures |
| 3 |
United Nations Organization: Goal, objectives, organization, achievements and failures |
| 4 |
Euro-Atlantic institutions: NATO, goal, objectives, organization and developing strategy |
| 5 |
Euro-Atlantic institution: OSCE, goal, objectives, organization and challenges |
| 6 |
Regional institutions: Council of Europe, main goal, objectives, organization and challenges |
| 7 |
Regional institutions: European Union, main goal, objectives, evaluation and challenges |
| 8 |
Midterm exam |
| 9 |
Regional institutions: Organization of Islamic Conference |
| 10 |
Regional institutions: League of Arab Nations |
| 11 |
Regional institutions: Organization of African Union |
| 12 |
Regional institutions: Organization of Americas |
| 13 |
Breton Wood institutions: IMF, WB, WTO in the globalized trends |
| 14 |
Review Session |
| No |
Program Competencies |
Cont. |
| Master of Science in Political Science and International Relations Program |
| 1 |
Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources. |
5 |
| 2 |
Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches. |
5 |
| 3 |
Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects. |
5 |
| 4 |
Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions. |
5 |
| 5 |
Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations. |
5 |
| 6 |
Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently. |
5 |
| 7 |
Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena. |
5 |
| 8 |
Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones. |
5 |
| 9 |
Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles. |
5 |
| 10 |
Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge. |
1 |
| 11 |
Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments. |
3 |
| 12 |
Having consciousness about human rights and environment. |
5 |
| 13 |
Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning. |
5 |
