Международная интеграция и международные организации (стр. 4 )

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3.	Международные аспекты защиты прав человека в международных отношениях.	Х						Х

5. Содержание дисциплины.

Модуль 1

1.1. Introduction to the course. What are international organizations?

Topics: Introduction to the course. Goals, schedule, requirements. What are international organizations? Why are they created and maintained? What is global governance? Pieces of global governance. Intergovernmental organizations: functions, types. The concept of international regimes. Globalization challenges.

1.2. Contending theoretical approaches in the study of international organizations.

Topics: Liberalism, realism, constructivism, Marxism. Middle-level theories: functionalism, integration, international regimes (drawn from liberalism), collective goods, rational choice and hegemonic stability (drawn from realism), dependency theory (drawn from Marxism).

1.3. History of international organizations.

Topics: 19th - century developments. Multilateralism in the 20th century. The development of international organizations in the pre-WWII period. Trends in functional organizations. International courts and their role in dispute-settlement. Contemporary International Organizations.

1.4. The United Nations: the central piece of global governance.

Topics: Foundations of the United Nations. The major organs of the UN. UN’s role in the Cold War world. The effects of the UN on the decolonization processes and emergence of new states. Post-Cold War politics of the UN. Persistent organizational problems and attempts at reform.

Модуль 2

2.1. The roots and dynamics of regionalism.

Topics: Regionalism in international affairs. The roots and dynamics of regionalism. The waves of regionalism. Regional cooperation in a global context. Overview of regional organizations in Europe. Post - Cold War developments.

2.2. Regional organizations in Europe: the European Union.

Topics: The idea of European integration from a historical perspective. European Union institutions. EU economic integration. Major political and economic changes in the late 1980s - early 1990s. The Single European Act. Implementing the Single Market. ECJ and its role in the implementation of the single market program. Economic and Monetary Union. Delors report: three-stage approach to EMU. Britain, Denmark, Sweden - the euro-outsiders. Second the third pillars of the EU. Attempts at creating common foreign policy in the EU. Cooperation in the field of Justice and Home Affairs. The challenge of enlargement. National debates on enlargement. Copenhagen European Council: “Copenhagen criteria.” Institutional reforms: the Nice Treaty. Lisbon Treaty. A Constitution for Europe?

2.3.. Regional organizations in Europe: Council of Europe. CIS.

Topics: the Hague summit and the establishment of the CoE. Main organs, functions, composition. Human rights as primary area of CoE work. European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The role of the ECHR in human rights *****ssia’s membership in the CoE. Establishment of the CIS. Conflicts and disagreements within CIS. Is Europe a model for other regions?

2.4.. Regional organizations in Asia.

Topics: Specifics of Asia’s regionalism. The role of China and Japan in regional integration processes. ASEAN: history of development, structures, membership. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): intergovernmental dialogue on economic policy issues; structure, functions. Effects of the economic crisis. Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

2.5.. Regional organizations in Africa. Regional organizations in the Middle East.

Topics: From the Organization of African Unity to the African Union. Organs, functions, main principles of AU. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Southern African Development Community (SADC). Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Middle East: the League of Arab States; the Gulf Cooperation Council.

2.6.. Regional organizations in the Americas.

Topics: Evolution of regionalism in the Americas. Regional integration efforts in Central and South America. The impact of the USA on regional integration processes. Organization of American States: primary organs, composition and functions. Meeting security challenges. Sub-regional integration: Mercosur, NAFTA, CARICOM and the Andean Community. Assessing the specifics of regional organizations and consequences of regionalism.

Модуль 3

3.1. Pieces of security governance.

Topics: IGOs, international conventions, humanitarian intervention, peace-keeping and peace-building. Security-related international intergovernmental organizations: United Nations, regional intergovernmental organizations. Introduction to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO contemporary challenges. The role of non-governmental organizations in the security governance. Managing humanitarian crises. NGOs and the provision of humanitarian aid. Nuclear non-proliferation.

3.2. Non-state actors in world politics.

Topics: The range of non-state actors. Social movements. Experts and epistemic communities. Historical development of non-governmental organizations. NGO roles. Participation of NGOs in international institutions. What impact can NGOs have? How much influence are they able to insert? Limits to NGO influence.

3.3. Challenges for the future.

Topics: International organizations: challenges for the future. Wrapping up the course. Final essay.

6. Планы семинарских занятий.

For each seminar students are supposed to prepare short statements from news sources and international organizations’ official web-sites on current developments/debates/conferences taking place in the organizations.

Модуль 1

Seminar 1:

What is understood by global governance?

What are the pieces of global governance?

How do you understand the concept of an “international regime”?

What are international organizations?

What is the difference between intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations?

Which theoretical approaches to the study of international organizations do you know? Which approaches seem most convincing to you?

Seminar 2:

Give examples of first international organizations and analyze their role in world politics;

Functional international organizations: give examples and describe main issue-areas;

Analyze the development of international organizations in the 20th century.

What factors account for the growth of functional organizations in the second part of the 20th century? Give examples of functional organizations.

United Nations as a successor to the League of Nations. Which were the historical circumstances in the process of UN creation? Which challenges had to be taken into account?

What role does the United Nations play in the contemporary international relations?

Модуль 2

Seminar 3:

Post- Cold War developments within the United Nations. How has the UN been able to cope with post-Cold War challenges?

What was the impact of new states on the development of the United Nations?

Analyze the development and functioning of the UN special agencies.

What kind of reforms have been suggested to make the UN more effective?

Regional organizations: what factors can explain the increase in regional organizations in the post-WWII world?

Which post - Cold War dilemmas have regional organizations tried to solve?

Which forms and dimension have regional integration processes taken?

Give an overview of regional organizations in Europe.

Seminar 4:

What were the driving forces behind post-WWII integration in Europe?

Whose views influenced early integration efforts?

What major stages of European integration can you name?

What were the main difficulties in the European integration process and how were they resolved?

What were the stages of development of the Single Market and the EMU?

The concept of “multi-level” integration: how does the EU cope with differences that arise among its member-states?

Describe relations between EU and countries of Eastern and Central Europe in the pre-accession period.

What is “Copenhagen criteria”? Which reforms did CEE countries have to introduce? What were the main challenges after the CEE states entered the EU?

How do you see the future of EU?

Seminar 5:

Discuss the role of the Council of Europe and CIS in contemporary European politics.

Choose any case in the ECHR and analyze it.

Seminar 6:

What are the characteristics of the integration processes in Asia, Africa and the Middle East?

What limitations to integration exist in the Region? How have they been solved?

What were the causes of the crisis? How has the crisis influenced regional integration?

Students’ presentations.

Модуль 3

Seminar 7:

Integration processes in the Americas.

What processes are likely to unfold in the region?

How has globalization impacted integration processes in the Americas?

How have regional organizations in the American been able to cope with internal and external threats?

The role of regional organizations in solving contemporary challenges: which issue areas have been more effectively addressed? Why?

Seminar 8:

Traditional and non-traditional security challenges in contemporary international affairs. Analyze the role of intergovernmental organizations in addressing these challenges.

What is the role of non-governmental organizations in dealing with humanitarian crises?

Students’ presentations on non-governmental politics.

7. Учебно - методическое обеспечение самостоятельной работы студентов. Оценочные средства для текущего контроля успеваемости, промежуточной аттестации по итогам освоения дисциплины (модуля).

Темы презентаций (темы 1-13):

a) Report on an intergovernmental organization: choose any aspect in the activities of a regional organization in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East. Analyze main problem areas in solving this problem, position of main actors on the matter, main programs and their evaluation. Present critical assessment of the issue, and your own conclusions. (Individual work).

b) Report on a non-governmental organization. Choose an issue area that is of concern to the international community. Find out which non-governmental organizations tried to combat this problem; analyze main campaigns and their effectiveness; key activists and their role; how non-governmental organizations tried to cooperate with states and intergovernmental organizations on the matter. (Group work).

Темы эссе (темы 1-13):

1. Short essays on the assigned topics (1-2 pages, Times New Roman, 12, 1.5 space)

a) Choose an international organization and explain its emergence and set up using an analytical approach to IOs.

b) Choose one issue area: promotion of human rights, promotion of economic development, protection of the environment, promotion of trade and commerce, promotion of social progress and analyze how it is addressed by intergovernmental (and non-governmental) organizations?

c) Non-traditional security challenges: how are they addressed by intergovernmental (and non-governmental organizations)? Choose a specific challenge (combating drug trafficking, human trafficking, etc) and analyze how it is dealt with on an international or regional plane.

Контрольные вопросы к экзамену

1) Definition of an international organization. International organizations: types, functions, classifications, roles in international affairs.

2) Historical development of international organizations.

3) Theoretical approaches to the study of international organizations.

4) United Nations: main organs, functions, role in world affairs. Post-Cold War challenges.

5) Composition, functions and role of specialized agencies of the United Nations.

6) United Nations’ role in peace-keeping and peace-making.

7) Regionalism: characteristics, driving forces, main trends.

8) European Union: stages of integration, development of single market and EMU.

9) European Union enlargement waves. EU relations with CEE states.

10) Council of Europe: history, composition, functions.

11) CIS: history, composition, functions, major problem areas.

12) Overview of regional organizations in Asia.

13) ASEAN: organs, composition, functions.

14) Overview of regional organizations in the Middle East.

15) Regional organizations in Africa.

16) African Union: composition, functions.

17) Regional organizations in the Americas.

18) Security challenges in contemporary international affairs. Role of international organizations in addressing security challenges.

19) NATO and its role in contemporary security architecture.

20) Non-governmental politics. NGOs and their role in international relations.

8. Образовательные технологии (темы 12-13):

Симуляция межправительственной конференции по глобальным проблемам. Участники: представители государств, неправительственных организаций, бизнес-сообщества. Итог: разработка международного соглашения по выбранной тематике.

9. Учебно-методическое и информационное обеспечение дисциплины (модуля).

9.1. Основная литература:

1) УЧЕБНИКИ

- Ачкасов В. А. , Ланцов С. А. Мировая политика и международные отношения. Учебник. М., 2011.

- , Казанцев процесс. Сравнительный анализ. Учебное пособие. М., 2012.

- Dinan, D. 2005. Ever Closer Union. An Introduction to European Integration. Third Edition. Palgrave Macmillan.

- Dinan, D. (ed.) 2006. Origins and Evolution of the European Union. Oxford University Press.

- Cini, M. (ed.) 2003. European Union Politics. Oxford University Press.

- Bache, Ian and Stephen George. 2006. Politics in the European Union. Oxford University Press.

- Bulmer, Simon and Christian Lequesne (eds.) 2005. The Member States of the European Union. Oxford University Press.

- Dinan, D. 2004. Europe Recast: a History of European Union. Bounder: Lynne Rienner.

2) ЛИТЕРАТУРА

- Dallaire, R. A., Poulin, B. UNAMIR Mission in Rwanda // JFQ, Spring 1995.

- Karns, Margaret P. and Karen A. Mingst. 2004. International Organizations: the Politics and Processes of Global Governance. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

- Keck, Margaret and Kathryn Sikkink. 1998. Activists beyond Borders. Advocacy Networks in International Politics. Oxford University Press.

- Keohane, R. International Institutions and State Power. Essays in International Relations Theory. Westview Press.

9.2. Дополнительная литература:

- Balkir, C., Williams A. M. (eds.) 1993. Turkey and Europe. London and New York: Pinter Publishers Ltd.

- European Union Foreign and Security Policy: Towards a Neighborhood Strategy. 2004. London.

- Gower, J. 2002. The European Union Handbook. Chicago.

- Schimmelfennig, F. 2003. The EU, NATO and the Integration of Europe: Rules and Rhetoric. Cambridge University Press.

- Schimmelfenig, F. European Regional Organizations, Political Conditionality, and Democratic Transformation in Eastern Europe // East European Politics and Societies, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2007. Ps. 126-141.

- Журкин, Союз в XXI веке: европейская политика безопасности и обороны/; РАН, Ин-т Европы.-М.: Огни ТД, 2005.-132 с.

- Hodge, C. C. 2005. Atlanticism for a New Century: the Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO. New Jersey.

- Россия и Европейский Союз: документы и материалы/ред. .- М.: Юридическая литература, 2003.-560с.

9.3. Программное обеспечение и Интернет – ресурсы:

Agence Europe : www.

Amnesty International: http://www. amnesty. org

Arab League: www. arableagueonline. org

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC): www. apecsec. org. sg

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN):www. asean. or. id

Atlantic Online: www. /foreign/

CARE: www. care. org

Carnegie Foundation: www. *****

EarthAction: www. earthaction. org

EU observer: www.

EU portals : www. europa. eu. int

EurActiv: http://www. /en/HomePage

Euroguide: www. euroguide. org

Euronews:

European Governments Online: http://europa. eu. int/abc/governments/index_en. html

European Union Institute for Security Studies: www. iss-eu. org

European Union: http://europa. eu. int

Francophonie (Organization of French-speaking countries): http://www. francophonie. org/oif. cfm

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA): www. ftaa-alca. org/Alca_e. asp

Freedom House (NGO): www. freedomhouse. org

Friends of Animals: www. friendsofanimals. org

Friends of Europe : www. friendsofeurope. org

G-77 (Group of 77 developing countries, official): www. g77.org

G-8 Information (unofficial): www. g7.utoronto. ca

Global Policy Forum (NGO): www. globalpolicy. org

Greenpeace: www. greenpeace. org

Gulf Cooperation Council: http://www. gcc-sg. org/index_e. html

International Affairs Resources: www. etown. edu/vl

International Crisis Group: www. intl-crisis-group. org

International Committee of the Red Cross: www. icrc. org

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: www. ifrc. org

Interpol: www.

Missions to the UN: www. un. int/index-en/webs. html

NATO: www. nato. int

One World Trust: www. oneworldtrust. org

Organization of American States: www. oas. org

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: www. opec. org/homepage/frame. html

Organization of the Islamic Conference: www. oic-oci. org

OSCE: www. osce. org

Oxfam: www. oxfaminternational. org

Save the Children Federation: www. savethechildren. org

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation: www. saarc-sec. org

South Center (IO of developing countries): www. southcenter. org

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs: www. upi-fiia. fi

Transitions Online: www. tol. cz (some publications are not available for free)

Transparency International (NGO): www. transparency. org

Эксперт: www. *****

It’s also recommended to consult regularly international news sources:

New York Times

Washington Post

The Times (London)

ArabNews (Saudi Arabia)

Daily Nation (Kenya)

Le Monde (France)

Dawn (Pakistan)

The Hindu (India)

Jerusalem Post

World Press Review

People’s Daily (China)

Straits Times (Singapore)

Deutsche Welle (Germany)

El Pais (Spain)

10. Технические средства и материально-техническое обеспечение дисциплины (модуля).

Курс предполагает использование:

1. Компьютер и компьютерный мультимедийный проектор

2. Интернет для поиска информации по современным проблемам мировой политики и международных отношений.

3. Информационные и обучающие компакт-диски с данными по политологии, истории, географии др.