POS 3250 - International Organizations

Institution:

Castleton State College (7.1.2023 merged into Vermont State University)

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Description:

This course will be an analysis of the purposes, structures, and processes of a wide variety of both governmental and non-governmental international organizations, with a particular emphasis on the reasons for the growing significance of such organizations in the contemporary international community. A major focus will be the United Nations and its evolving roles in the post-Cold War era. We will use the issue of the relationship between human rights and national interests as a perspective for organizing our analysis of the development of international organizations as possible alternatives to, or adjuncts of, the sovereign nation state. Prerequisite: POS 1030 or POS 2040. Periodically.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.castleton.edu

Phone Number:

(802) 468-5611

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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