PSCI 572 - International Organization

Institution:

The Citadel

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

Thiscourse examines the development and growth of international organizations and their relationship between each other as well as their member states. It focuses on the internal dynamics of the organizations as well as their external manifestations in subregional, regional, and global policies and programs. The organizations covered in the course are the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the African Union, and the Arab League. The emphasis behind each organization is its origins, growth, and change. The course reviews the establishment of the United Nations and the original attempts by member states to correct the failures of the League of Nations before following the political and economic development of the organization. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is examined in terms of its origins and how the organization continued to modify its purpose and mission as international dynamics altered around it. This will be compared to the defunct South East Asian Treaty Organization with the purpose of understanding why the former succeeded and the later failed. The course covers how and why the African Union was conceived from the Organization of African Unity and the development and progression of its policies to form a continental customs union and common market through the work of regional economic commissions. The Arab League is examined in terms of its original purpose, how and why the organization decreased in effectiveness, the growth of sub- regional organizations to carry out its original purpose, and its recent resurgence as a single voice for its members.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.citadel.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 225-3294

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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