International Administration

1. Explain the nature and roles of international organizations.
2. Analyze the dynamics of global governance and international law.
3. Evaluate the complexities of North-South relations.
4. Assess the challenges and opportunities in international economic cooperation.
5. Understand the functions and standards of the international civil service.
6. Apply theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios in international administration.

13 weeks, about 30 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 1: Meaning and Importance of International Administration · 2 hours

     Read the introduction to understand the concept of administration.. Study the perspectives of international administration as a field and as an organizational activity.. Review the features of international administration..

2. Week 2Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 2: Relevance of International Administrations to Global Governance · 2 hours

     Examine the functions of international administrations, including articulation, norm creation, and socialization.. Assess the importance of international administrations in global governance.. Identify common problems faced by international administrations..

3. Week 3Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 3: International Bureaucracy · 2 hours

     Define international bureaucracy and its features.. Analyze the importance of international bureaucracy in global governance.. Trace the background of modern international bureaucracy..

4. Week 4Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 4: International Law · 2 hours

     Discuss the fundamentals of international law and morality.. Examine the growth and practical application of international law.. Analyze the international legal system and the role of the ICJ..

5. Week 5Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 5: Application of International Law and Morality · 2 hours

     Appreciate the issues involved in applying international law and morality.. Examine how international laws affect states and individuals.. Study the role of international tribunals and the International Criminal Court..

6. Week 6Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 6: Challenges of International Law · 2 hours

     Identify factors affecting the effectiveness of international law.. Examine how these factors constrain global governance.. Discuss politics, power struggles, and double standards in international law..

7. Week 7Module 2: Development of International Administration

   • Unit 1: The Twenty-first Century International System · 2 hours

     Discuss factors leading to the weakening of the Western orientation of the international system.. Appreciate the impact of economic interdependence and disparity.. Emphasize the importance of quality of life and environmental protection..

8. Week 8Module 2: Development of International Administration

   • Unit 2: Transnational Problems and International Cooperation · 2 hours

     Demonstrate the universality of transnational issues.. Prove that individual country solutions are insufficient.. Examine the ecological state of the world and sustainable development..

9. Week 9Module 2: Development of International Administration

   • Unit 3: Development of International Organizations · 2 hours

     Explain the nature of international organizations.. Appreciate the role of international organizations in managing the world economy.. Discuss the roots and expansion of IGOs..

10. Week 10Module 2: Development of International Administration

    • Unit 4: International Decision Making · 2 hours

      Examine individual-level analysis in international decision-making.. Understand how each level influences decision-making.. Analyze the roles of economic, social, and political factors..

11. Week 11Module 3: Approaches To Cooperation Among Global Regions.

    • Unit 1: Regional Economic Cooperation · 2 hours

      Discuss different levels of economic integration.. Appreciate the roles of economic cooperation in various regions.. Examine economic cooperation in the Western Hemisphere and Asia-Pacific..

12. Week 12Module 3: Approaches To Cooperation Among Global Regions.

    • Unit 2: North-South Relations · 2 hours

      Explain factors distinguishing the North and South economic worlds.. Understand the reasons for inter-continental groupings.. Discuss approaches to North-South relations..

    • Unit 3: Approaches to North-South Cooperation · 2 hours

      Examine the activities of the Group of 77.. Discuss the gap between developed and developing nations.. Analyze the emergence of the New International Economic Order..

13. Week 13Module 3: Approaches To Cooperation Among Global Regions.

    • Unit 4: South and International Political Economy · 2 hours

      Examine economic development in the South and its sources of capital.. Understand the perspectives of LDCs on development issues.. Analyze the relationship between the South and the international political economy..

    • Unit 5: South-South Cooperation · 2 hours

      Identify reasons why South-South countries are bypassing rich nations.. Discuss specific relations among South-South members.. Analyze variables of relationships among members..