GOVT154 CM - Policymaking in International Organizations

This course examines the nature, processes, and implications of official international organizations and their growing role in international affairs. How and why does multilateralism arise, what are the relationships between official international organizations and the member countries, how do they make decisions, what implications do these processes have on international cooperation and conflict? The course will focus largely on international economic organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization, but will also focus on mutual security and environmental organizations.

Prerequisite: GOVT 020 CM

Offered: Every year

Credit: 1

Course Number: GOVT154 CM