International Organizations

Prerequisites

Basic studies.

Compensations

Completion of the course covers either Archer Clive: International Organizations (3rd ed.) OR Pease Kelly-Kate S: International Organizations. Perspectives on Governance in the Twenty-First Century (2nd ed.) - according to a student's choice - from the study unit H220. See also Course work and forms of study.

Target group/Course level

Students of Political Science (Subprogramme of Administration and Organisations).

Objectives

The objective is to learn to know main international organizations and their action in the international system. Another objective is to learn to analyze international organizations by different criteria.

Content

The purpose of the lectures is to offer an overview on important international organizations and their actions in the international system. The course is completed by attending the expert lectures and by writing a lecture diary which comments on the themes of the different lectures and also gives feedback on them.
The lectures are given from March 17 to April 28, 2009 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4-6 p.m., in U37, lecture room. Obs. Exceptional time and place on Monday, March 30; no lectures on April 9-14 and April 21.

• Tue March 17 General Introduction, Markku Kiviniemi, University of Helsinki (slides)
• Thu March 19 International Monetary Fund, Kaija-Leena Rikkonen, The Bank of Finland (slides)
• Tue March 24 The World Bank, Pauli Kariniemi, Ministry of Finance (slides)
• Thu March 26 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Hanna Ojanen, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (slides)
• Mon March 30 4-6 p.m. U40, room 2 The Global Justice Movement, Tuomas Ylä-Anttila, University of Helsinki (slides)
• Tue March 31 Decision Making in the United Nations, Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (slides)
• Thu April 2 World Trade Organization, Tuomas Tapio, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (slides)
• Tue April 7 Internet governance, Yrjö Länsipuro, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Thu April 16 International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Pauli Immonen, The Finnish Red Cross (slides_a, b, c)
• Thu April 23 Amnesty International, Frank Johansson, Amnesty, The Finnish Section (slides)
  
• Tue April 28 International Labor Organization, Marjaana Valkonen, The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (slides)
  
  

Websites: Course information: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2008/vol/h220_kiviniemi The United Nations: www.un.org, The World Bank: www.worldbank.org, The IMF: www.imf.org, The WTO: www.wto.org, The NATO: www.nato.int,, The Red Cross: www.redcross.int Amnesty: www.amnesty.org, The ILO: www.ilo.org, Internet governance: www.icann.org, www.itu.int/WSIS/ www.globaljusticemovement.org Attac: www.attac.org

Course work and forms of study

The course is completed by attending the expert lectures and by writing a lecture diary which comments on the themes of the different lectures and also gives feedback on them. The lecture diary is not only referring to the lectures but it may also discuss and argument on them (for/against). The lecture diary must include reports of 1-2 pages on seven lectures. The lecture diary must be written clearly by a computer program, and it is to be returned to the post box of Markku Kiviniemi in the office of the Department of Political Science May 15, at the latest.

If a student doesn't attend other H220 courses during the academic year 2008-2009 the remaining credits of the study unit are to be completed in the form of a book exam within six months, at the latest, after the date of the course completion. N.B. This applies to degree taking major and minor students, not to exchange and visiting students unless they wish to take the whole study unit.

Grading

The lecture diaries are graded on a scale 0-5. The main criteria of grading are analytical approach, comprehensiveness and clarity.

Course results and retake

The results will be available at the information table of the Department of Political Science at the beginning of June. If the course work is not accepted or if the student wishes to raise his/her grade, he/she should contact the teacher within one month after the publication of the results and discuss arrangements for rewriting course work.

Course evaluation anddevelopment

At the last lectures anonymous feedback sheets will be distributed. During the course feedback can be given anonymously.

When giving feedback, please evaluate the contribution of the teacher, your own contribution, the contributions of other students and the possible contribution of the Department office to the success of the course.