GPAD 2185 Spring 2014
Department of Government and Public Administration
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
GPAD 2185 International Organizations
Spring 2014
Course Outline
Instructor: Sean Wong
Email: seanonwo@usc.edu
Tuesday 2:30 - 5:15pm
UCC C3
Consultation by appointment
Course Description
This course is designed for undergraduate students who are either interested in
social/political studies in general or international affairs in particular. It introduces the main
categories of international organizations (IOs) that play an important role in today’s world: 1)
the United Nations; 2) issue-specific organizations, e.g. the World Trade Organization; and
3) regional inter-governmental organizations, e.g. the European Union. Attention is paid to
the organizational history, structure, decision-making process and political effect of these
organizations. Students are also introduced to the main conceptual and theoretical
frameworks that International Relations scholars have developed to explain their political
relevance.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should understand:
1. The dilemma and prospect of global governance;
2. The complex relationship between states and IOs;
3. The various types, functions, roles, contributions and impacts of IOs, their politics
and controversies; and
4. The conceptual and theoretical explanations for the development of IOs.
Course Assessment
20%
Participation: Students should actively respond to questions posed by the instructor,
put forward their own questions and comments, and participate in discussions during
lectures and the presentations of other students (in a respectful manner, of course).
20%
Group presentation: In groups, students are responsible for introducing an IO of
their choice other than those already covered in the course. These presentations will
be held on April 8 and 15. Details will be provided in Lecture 4.
30%
Midterm exam: A 2-hour, closed-book examination will be held in class on Mar 25.
30%
Final paper: Students will write a paper of no more than 3,000 words due on May 5
(Mon). Details will be provided in Lecture 5.
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Course Materials
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The following textbook will be used extensively throughout the course:
Karns, Margaret P., and Karen A. Mingst. 2010. International Organizations: The
Politics and Processes of Global Governance. 2nd ed. Lynne Rienner Publishers
(“Karns and Mingst”).
A copy of it has been put on reserve at the University Library.
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With the exception of Karns and Mingst and those provided with an internet link
below, all required readings are available for download on eLearning.
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The official websites of several IOs are assigned as readings. Students should
familiarize themselves with the history, mission, institutions and functions of these
organizations.
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Students are expected to complete all assigned readings in advance, and lecture PPTs
will be posted to eLearning after each class.
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Lectures do not simply regurgitate the assigned readings, but instead supplement it
with materials and perspectives from outside sources. Reading is therefore not a
substitute for attending lectures, nor is the other way round.
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“Suggested” readings are optional. Students are strongly encouraged to consult those
in the relevant lectures in preparation for their final paper.
Course Schedule and Readings
Jan 7 (Lecture 1) – Introduction and overview
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Karns and Mingst. Ch. 1.
PART I: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS
Jan 14 (Lecture 2) – The dilemma of global governance
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Karns and Mingst. Ch. 3 and 7.
Suggested
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Rosenau, James N. 1995. “Governance in the Twenty-first Century.” Global
Governance 1 (1): 13–43.
Jan 21 (Lecture 3) – International Relations theory and IOs
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Karns and Mingst. Ch. 2.
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Hurd, Ian. 2011. “Choices and Methods in the Study of International Organizations.”
Journal of International Organizations Studies 2 (2): 7-14 (note page number).
Suggested
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Abbott, Kenneth W., and Duncan Snidal. 1998. “Why States Act Through Formal
International Organizations.” The Journal of Conflict Resolution 42 (1): 3–32.
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Mearsheimer, John J. 1994. “The False Promise of International Institutions.”
International Security 19 (3): 5-49.
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Keohane, Robert O., and Lisa L. Martin. 1995. “The Promise of Institutionalist
Theory.” International Security 20 (1): 39–51.
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Wendt, Alexander. 1995. “Constructing International Politics.” International Security
20 (1): 71–81.
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Barnett, Michael N., and Martha Finnemore. 1999. “The Politics, Power, and
Pathologies of International Organizations.” International Organization 53 (4): 699732.
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Johnston, Alastair Iain. 2001. “Treating International Institutions as Social
Environments.” International Studies Quarterly 45 (4): 487–515.
PART II: THE UNITED NATIONS (UN)
Jan 28 (Lecture 4) – The UN System
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Karns and Mingst. Ch. 4.
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The UN Charter. http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/
Suggested
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Weiss, Thomas G., and Sam Daws, eds. 2009. The Oxford Handbook on the United
Nations. Oxford University Press, USA.
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Grigorescu, Alexandru. 2005. “Mapping the UN–League of Nations Analogy: Are
There Still Lessons to Be Learned from the League?” Global Governance 11 (1): 25–
42.
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Voeten, Erik. 2000. “Clashes in the Assembly.” International Organization 54 (2):
185-215.
Feb 4 – Lunar New Year holiday
Feb 11 (Lecture 5) – the UN and the global governance of security
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Karns and Mingst. Ch. 8.
Suggested
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Hurd, Ian and Bruce Cronin (eds.). 2008. The UN Security Council and the
Legitimacy of International Authority. New York: Routledge.
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Kupchan, Charles A., and Clifford A. Kupchan. 1995. “The Promise of Collective
Security.” International Security 20 (1): 52–61.
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Voeten, Erik. 2005. “The Political Origins of the UN Security Council’s Ability to
Legitimize the Use of Force.” International Organization 59 (3): 527–557.
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Drezner, Daniel W. 2000. “Bargaining, Enforcement, and Multilateral Sanctions:
When Is Cooperation Counterproductive?” International Organization 54 (1): 73–
102.
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Lipson, M. 2007. “Peacekeeping: Organized Hypocrisy?” European Journal of
International Relations 13 (1): 5–34.
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Thompson, Alexander. 2006. “Coercion Through IOs: The Security Council and the
Logic of Information Transmission.” International Organization 60 (1): 1–34.
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Voeten, Erik. 2008. “Why No UN Security Council Reform? Lessons for and from
Institutionalist Theory.” In Multilateralism and Security Institutions in an Era of
Globalization, ed. Bouran Dimitris and Kostas Ifantis, 288–305. Taylor & Francis.
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Autesserre, Séverine. 2009. “Hobbes and the Congo: Frames, Local Violence, and
International Intervention.” International Organization 63 (2): 249–280.
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Johnstone, Ian. 2003. “Security Council Deliberations: The Power of the Better
Argument.” European Journal of International Law 14 (3): 437–480.
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Hurd, Ian. 2008. “Myths of Membership: The Politics of Legitimation in UN Security
Council Reform.” Global Governance 14 (2): 199–217.
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Hurd, Ian. 2007. After Anarchy: Legitimacy and Power in the UN Security Council.
Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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Kuziemko, Ilyana and Eric Werker. 2006. “How much is a Seat on the Security
Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations.” Journal of Political
Economy 114 (5): 905-930.
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Malone, David M. (ed.) 2004. The UN Security Council: From the Cold War to the
21st Century. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
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Luck, Edward C. 2006. The UN Security Council: Practice and Promise. New York:
Routledge.
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O'Neill, Barry. 1996. “Power and Satisfaction in the United Nations Security
Council.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 40 (2): 219-237.
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Chapman, Terrence L. and Dan Reiter. 2004. “The United Nations Security Council
and the Rally ’Round the Flag Effect.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 48 (6): 886909.
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Voeten, Erik. 2001. “Outside Options and the Logic of Security Council Action.”
American Political Science Review 95 (4): 845–58.
PART III: ISSUE-SPECIFIC IOS
Feb 18 (Lecture 6) – the International Criminal Court (ICC)
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Official website of the ICC. www.icc-cpi.int
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Karns and Mingst. 479-481.
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Day, J. Edward, and Tracy Reilly. 2005. “International Criminal Court: A Guide for
Criminal Justice Educators.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education 16: 359-371.
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Bolton. John. 1998. “Courting Danger: What’s Wrong with the International Criminal
Court.” The National Interest.
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Wedgwood, Ruth. 1999. “The International Criminal Court: An American View.”
European Journal of International Law 10: 93–107.
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Posner, Eric. 2012. “The Absurd International Criminal Court.” Wall Street Journal,
June 10, sec. Opinion.
Suggested
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Schabas, William A. 2011. An Introduction to the International Criminal Court. 4th
ed. Cambridge University Press.
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Schiff, Benjamin N. 2008. Building the International Criminal Court. Cambridge
University Press.
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Greenawalt, Alexander K. A. 2007. “Justice Without Politics: Prosecutorial
Discretion and the International Criminal Court.” NYU Journal of International Law
and Politics 39: 583.
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Hehir, Aidan. 2010. “The Responsibility to Protect: ‘Sound and Fury Signifying
Nothing’?” International Relations 24 (2): 218–239.
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Bellamy, Alex J., and Paul D. Williams. 2011. “The New Politics of Protection? Côte
d’Ivoire, Libya and the Responsibility to Protect.” International Affairs 87 (4): 825–
850.
Feb 25 (Lecture 7) – the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Official website of the IMF. http://www.imf.org/external/about.htm
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Vreeland, James Raymond. 2006. The International Monetary Fund: Politics of
Conditional Lending. New York: Routledge. Ch. 1-4.
Suggested
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Stiglitz, Joseph E. 2003. Globalization and Its Discontents. 1st ed. W. W. Norton &
Company.
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Thacker, Strom C. 1999. “The High Politics of IMF Lending.” World Politics 52 (1):
38–75.
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Dreher, Axel, Jan-Egbert Sturm, and James Raymond Vreeland. 2009. “Global Horse
Trading: IMF loans for votes in the United Nations Security Council.” European
Economic Review 53 (7): 742–757.
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Przeworski, Adam and James Raymond Vreeland. 2000. “The Effect of IMF
Programs on Economic Growth.” Journal of Development Economics 62: 385-421.
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Harrigan, Jane, Chengang Wang, and Hamed El-Said. 2006. “The Economic and
Political Determinants of IMF and World Bank Lending in the Middle East and North
Africa.” World Development 34 (2): 247–270.
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Best, Jacqueline. 2012. “Ambiguity and Uncertainty in International Organizations: A
History of Debating IMF Conditionality1.” International Studies Quarterly 56 (4):
674–688.
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Mar 4 (Lecture 8) – the World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Karns and Mingst. 413-420.
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World Trade Organization. 2011. “Understanding the WTO.” Ch. 1-3.
Suggested
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Bossche, Peter Van den. 2008. The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization:
Text, Cases and Materials. Cambridge University Press.
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Reinhardt, Eric. 2001. “Adjudication without Enforcement in GATT Disputes.”
Journal of Conflict Resolution 45: 174-195.
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Busch, Marc L. and Eric Reinhardt. 2003. “Developing Countries and GATT/WTO
Dispute Settlement.” Journal of World Trade 37 (4): 719-735.
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Busch, Marc L. and Eric Reinhardt. 2006. “Three’s a Crowd: Third Parties and WTO
Dispute Settlement.” World Politics 58 (3): 446-477.
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McGillivray, Fiona. 2000. “Democratizing the World Trade Organization.” Hoover
Institution Policy Paper No. 105.
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Busch, Marc. 2007. “Overlapping Institutions, Forum Shopping, and Dispute
Settlement in International Trade.” International Organization 61(4): 735-761.
PART IV: REGIONAL IOS
Mar 11 (Lecture 9) – the European Union (EU)
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Karns and Mingst. 145-177.
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McCormick, John. 2011. Understanding the European Union: A Concise
Introduction. 5th ed. Palgrave Macmillan. Ch. 1-4.
Suggested
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Bache, Ian, Stephen George, and Simon Bulmer. 2011. Politics in the European
Union. Oxford University Press.
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Bomberg, Elizabeth E., John E. Peterson, and Alexander C-G. Stubb. 2008. The
European Union: How Does It Work? Oxford University Press.
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Cini, Michelle. 2007. European Union Politics. Oxford University Press.
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Peterson, John, and Michael Shackleton. 2012. The Institutions of the European
Union. Oxford University Press.
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Articles in journals such as Journal of Common Market Studies and European Union
Politics.
Mar 18 (Lecture 10) – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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Karns and Mingst. 191-201.
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Beeson, Mark. 2009. Institutions of the Asia-Pacific: ASEAN, APEC and Beyond.
Taylor & Francis Group. Introduction and Ch. 1, 2 and 4.
Suggested
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Acharya, Amitav. 2009. Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia:
ASEAN and the Problem of Regional Order. 2nd ed. Routledge.
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Stubbs, Richard. 2002. “ASEAN Plus Three: Emerging East Asian Regionalism?”
Asian Survey 42 (3): 440–455.
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Acharya, Amitav. 1997. “Ideas, Identity, and Institution‐building: From the ‘ASEAN
Way’ to the ‘Asia‐Pacific Way’?” The Pacific Review 10 (3): 319–346.
Acharya, Amitav. 2004. “How Ideas Spread: Whose Norms Matter? Norm
Localization and Institutional Change in Asian Regionalism.” International
Organization 58 (2): 239–275.
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Frost, Ellen L. 2008. Asia’s New Regionalism. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Mar 25 – Midterm exam
Apr 1 – No class
PART V: OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Apr 8 – Student presentations #1
Apr 15 – Student presentations #2
PART VI: THE PROSPECT OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Apr 22 (Lecture 11) – Democracy and accountability of IOs in the twenty-first century
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Karns and Mingst. Ch. 12.
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Dahl, Robert. 1999. “Can International Organizations Be Democratic? A Skeptic’s
View.” In Democracy’s Edges, ed. Ian Shapiro and Casiano Hacker-Cordón, 19–36.
Cambridge University Press.
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Woods, Ngaire. 1999. “Good Governance in International Organizations.” Global
Governance 5 (1): 39–61.
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Scholte, Jan Aart. 2002. “Civil Society and Democracy in Global Governance.”
Global Governance 8 (3): 281–304.
Suggested
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Bexell, Magdalena, Jonas Tallberg, and Anders Uhlin. 2010. “Democracy in Global
Governance: The Promises and Pitfalls of Transnational Actors.” Global Governance
16 (1): 81–101.
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Grant, Ruth W., and Robert O. Keohane. 2005. “Accountability and Abuses of Power
in World Politics.” American Political Science Review 99 (1): 29–43.
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May 5 – Final paper due
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