International Administration

1. Explain the nature and roles of international organizations.
2. Justify international law governing interactions and relations.
3. Discuss decision-making processes in international contexts.
4. Examine the concept of international civil service.
5. Explain the importance of human rights and environmental protection.
6. Analyze approaches to cooperation among global regions.

13 weeks, about 32 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Elements of International Administration

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

     Define administration and public administration.. Discuss the perspectives of international administration as a field of study and as an organizational activity..

2. Week 2Module 1: Elements of International Administration

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

     Identify the features of international administrations.. Discuss the benefits of international administration to states and professionals..

3. Week 3Module 1: Elements of International Administration

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

     Examine the functions of international administrations.. Discuss the importance of international administrations to contemporary international organizations..

4. Week 4Module 1: Elements of International Administration

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

     Highlight common problems of international administrations.. Discuss the growing relevance of the international bureaucracy..

5. Week 5Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 3: International Bureaucracy · 2 hours

     Explain the concept of international bureaucracy.. Describe the basic features of international bureaucracy..

6. Week 6Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 3: International Bureaucracy · 2 hours

     Analyze the importance of international bureaucracy in global governance.. Trace the background of modern international bureaucracy..

7. Week 7Module 1: Elements of International Administration

   • Unit 4: International Law · 2 hours

     Discuss how contact among nations is regulated.. Account for the roots of international law and morality..

8. Week 8Module 1: Elements of International Administration

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

     Examine some mechanisms that help to resolve conflicts arising from these contacts.. Appreciate issues involved in the application of international law and morality..

9. Week 9Module 1: Elements of International Administration

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

     Examine the standards of morality in international laws and how it affects states and individuals.. Identify various factors affecting the effectiveness of international law..

10. Week 10Module 1: Elements of International Administration

    • Unit 6: Challenges of the International Law · 2 hours

      Examine how factors constrain global governance.. Discuss those factors that led to the weakening of the western orientation of the international system..

11. Week 11Module 2: Development of International Administration

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

      Appreciate the extent to which economic interdependence and economic disparity between the EDCs and LDCs affect the international system.. Emphasize values placed on the quality of life and environmental protection globally by the international community..

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

      Demonstrate the universality of transnational problems.. Prove that the solutions attempted by individual countries will not be enough to solve the problems humans face collectively..

12. Week 12Module 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 the management of world economy..

    • Unit 4: International Decision Making · 2 hours

      Examine the individual-level analysis.. Understand how each level influences decision-making..

13. Week 13Module 2: Development of International Administration

    • Unit 4: International Decision Making · 4 hours

      Understand the roles economic, social and political factors play in individual decision making.. Review all course materials and prepare for final examination..