Course ID: | INTL 8210. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | International Organization |
Course Description: | The role of international institutions to overcome obstacles of international cooperation. International regimes, formal as well as informal, and their capacity to induce cooperation. International regimes are understood as political institutions designed to solve collective action problems and reduce transaction costs among states to such degrees that international cooperation becomes possible. |
Oasis Title: | INTERNTL ORGANIZATN |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 6210 |
Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Students will develop a strong grasp of the theoretical
literature in international political economy, as well as a
deeper understanding of the policy implications in particular
issue areas of the different theoretical approaches. |
Topical Outline: | This course examines the politics of international economic
relations. It is divided into five sections, covering
theoretical approaches to international political economy, the
politics of international trade, the politics of international
finance, the politics of monetary regimes, and the politics of
regional integration. In each, it covers both the domestic
determinants of international policies and the domestic
implications of international factors. |