Currículo

International Organizations OINT-E

Contextos

Groupo: Finanças > 1º Ciclo > Unidades Curriculares Optativas

Groupo: Finanças > 1º Ciclo > Unidades Curriculares Optativas

ECTS

4.0 (para cálculo da média)

Objectivos

The course offers a general overview of the making of the modern international community, with the rise of the so-called Westphalian State. It focus on the features of the main actors of the modern international community, namely the general principles guiding the work of international organizations. Then it concentrates on the role of international organizations in global governance affairs, analyzing the action of the UN Security Council on peace and security issues, as well as the intended reform of this body. The last part of the course is devoted to the world economic order, stemming from Bretton Wood agreements to the World Trade Organization, as well as new developments in trade negotiations and the challenge of China in the reform of the international system.

Programa

1. Brief account of the evolution of International Relations The European Age: The rise of the modern state; the Concert of Europe; The upsurge of International Organizations: The League of Nations. 2. The World Political (dis)Order The American Age: The United Nations Organization; The UN structure and role; the Cold War and the work of UN; The UN reform. UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Climate Change governance: COP27. The post-American age and the new emerging powers: The war in Ukraine. 3. The International Economic Order Protectionism v. trade liberalization. World trade system: The GATT agreement and world trade rounds; WTO; multilateralism v. bilateralism. The international financial system and UN agencies: IMF and World Bank. The rise of China.

Método de Avaliação

- Regular period (Época Normal) works on continuous assessment (there is no January exam), based on three components: written test (40%); semester paper (40%); active class participation (20%). Attendance is mandatory. Students missing more than 6 lectures, for any reason, will move to Repeat period. - Repeat period (Época de Recurso) will be a written exam.

Carga Horária

Carga Horária de Contacto -

Trabalho Autónomo - 68.0

Carga Total -

Bibliografia

Principal

  • International Organization and Global Governance: T. Weiss, R. Wilkinson (Eds.) 2018 2nd ed., Routledge, London
  • International Organizations and the Law: A. Harrington 2018 Routledge, London
  • Prisoners of Geography. Ten Maps that tell you everything you need to know about Global Politics: T. Marshall 2016 Elliot and Thompson, London
  • The World: A Brief Introduction: R. Haass 2020 Penguin Press, Toronto
  • World Order. Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History. Portuguese Version: A Ordem Mundial. Reflexões sobre o Carácter das Nações e o Curso da História: H. Kissinger 2014 Penguin Press, London | Portuguese Version: D. Quixote, Lisboa
  • International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance: M. P. Karns, K. A. Mingst 2015 3rd ed., Lynne Rienner, Boulder
  • International Organizations: I. Hurd 2017 3rd ed., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Secundária

Disciplinas de Execução

2021/2022 - 1 Semestre

2022/2023 - 1 Semestre

2016/2017 - 2 Semestre

2017/2018 - 2 Semestre

2018/2019 - 1 Semestre

2019/2020 - 1 Semestre

2020/2021 - 1 Semestre

2023/2024 - 1 Semestre