Organizatat dhe institucionet ndërkombëtare

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Ferdinand Xhaferaj, PhD

Code
LAW 415
Name
Organizatat dhe institucionet ndërkombëtare
Semester
1
Lecture hours
3.00
Seminar hours
1.00
Laborator hours
0.00
Credits
3.50
ECTS
6.00
Description

This subject will cover some theoretical and practical aspects of International Relations and main International Organizations. Students will be introduced to the basic elements of the International Relations theories and then they will analyze the main International Organizations such as UN, NATO, OSBE and EU. 3 basic aspects will be examined: What is the purpose of these organizations? How are they organized structurally? How do they acheive their objectives.

Objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to: - Recognize the main theories of International Relations and their features - Be familiar with the main International organizations not only from the perspective of the national systems, but also with the way they operate and solve their problems. - Recognize the main actors in conflicts and crisis situations and identify their capabilities and weaknesses. Be able to make a comparative analysis of the main International Organizations.

Java
Tema
1
Introduction and overwiew of the course
2
Definitions of politics
3
What is International Relations
4
The main Theories of International Relations: Realism
5
Liberalism and Constructivism
6
Historical Developments and the Foundations of League of Nations
7
The achievements and the failures of the League of Nations
8
Midterm Exam
9
What is European Union? Historical Developments and the Foundations of the EU
10
The basic principles, the structure and functions of the EU
11
NATO and the European Security: Basic Principles of NATO and Objectives
12
Structure and Functions of NATO
13
United Nations: The origin, purpose and the structure
14
Humanitarian interventions. Case Study: Humanitarian Intervention in Kosovo (1999)
15
Understanding Globalization
16
Final Exam
1
By the end of the course participants should have a thorough knowledge of the main international organizations
2
By the end of the course participants should have a basic knowledge to design a research project on issues related to international organizations.
3
By the end of the course participants should understand main theories that analyses international relations
Quantity Percentage Total percent
Midterms
1 30% 30%
Quizzes
0 0% 0%
Projects
0 20% 0%
Term projects
0 0% 0%
Laboratories
0 0% 0%
Class participation
0 0% 0%
Total term evaluation percent
30%
Final exam percent
70%
Total percent
100%
Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
Course duration (including exam weeks)
16 4 64
Off class study hours
14 4 56
Duties
0 10 0
Midterms
1 10 10
Final exam
1 10 10
Other
0 0 0
Total workLoad
140
Total workload / 25 (hours)
5.60
ECTS
6.00