2019-2020 Academic Catalog

Apr 23, 2024

2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MPA 3116 - International Organizations

State and local administrators around the world interact with international organizations on a daily basis for policy implementation, organizational performance, and monitoring of institutions. This course analyzes international organizations in terms of politics, economics, and culture with a focus on the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and military organizations like NATO. This course also describes how Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) influence policy making for state and local administrators. In the face of increasing nationalism across the world, this course will also ask the question of whether “global governance” is possible and/or desirable?

Student learning outcomes include learning the institutional structure, mandates, and jurisdiction of international organizations. Students learn how NGOs impact local policy-making and see how cultural and political regime differences among administrators are reflected in the collaborations with international organizations. Deliverables would be a case study analysis of a specific international organization or a comparative analysis of different international organizations and their ability to influence or govern local conditions.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Varied