SemesterSpring Semester, 2020
DepartmentInternational Master's Program in International Communication Studies, First Year International Master's Program in International Communication Studies, Second Year
Course NameInternational Organization
InstructorLEE CHYUNG LY
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

2/21 Class 1: Introduction: Scopes, Perspectives, Course Outline & Requirements



 



3/6 Class 2: Defining IO



Rittberger, pp.14-24 Theories of International Organization



Rittberger, pp. 60-117 Policy Making in International Organizations



 



3/13 Class 3: The United Nations: Organizational Structure



Mingst, pp. 21-69. The Evolution of the United Nations System



 



3/20 Class 4: The United Nations & World Politics



Weiss, pp. 1-21 Introduction



Mingst, pp.71-109 Actors in the United Nations System



 



3/27 Class 5: Peace & Security, (theory & mechanism)



Weiss, pp. 25-42



Rittberger, pp.123-138



Mingst, pp. 115-140



 



4/10 Class 6: Peace & Security (Cases)



Mingst, pp.140-159



Weiss, pp. 59-85



 



4/17 Class 7: Peace & Security (Human Security)



Weiss, pp. 87-122



 



4/24 Class 8: UN Peace & Security (Challenges & Framework for Case Study)



Mingst, 159-190



Weiss 123-149



 



5/1 Class 9: Taiwan and UN



T. Y. Wang, Wei?Chin Lee and Ching Hsin Yu, “Taiwan’s Expansion of International Space: Opportunities and Challenges”, Journal of Contemporary China (2011), 20(69), March 249?267. [online]



 



5/8 Class 10: In-Class Exam



 



5/15 Class 11: Case Study I



Causes of the Conflict



 



5/22 Class 12 Case Study II



Processes: UN’s involvement



 



5/29 Class 13 Case Study III



Consequences



 



6/5 Class 14 Case Study IV



Implications & Reflections



 



6/12 Class 15: Submit your final report


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

1. Class Attendance and Participation: 20 points



(Absence without advanced notice will cost you 2 points each class.)



2. One in-class exam: 20 points



3. Three In-class reading assignment summary and leading discussion: 30%



4. Four In-class oral progress reports on your case study: 20%



5. One final written report of your case study: 10% (600-1000 words)


Textbook & Reference

1. Rittberger, Volker and Bernard Zangl. International Organization: Polity, Politics and Policies (New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2006)



2. Mignst, Karen A. The United Nations in the 21st Century (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2017)



3. Weiss, Thomas G. The United Nations and Changing World Politics (Boulder, CO: Westview, 2017)


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