Politics/Security/Discourse
Module 2
Structures & Governance
Module MATERIALS
In these weeks we examine the processes and forms of international organization with a focus on pragmatic concerns relating to international institutions like the United Nations. What keeps a large variety of members in organizations like the UN, despite the clear power imbalances that exist within them? Why are the actual workings of international organizations so often at odds with their declared objectives and principles?
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Harrington text Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9
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Hurd, Ian. “Myths of Membership: The Politics of Legitimation in UN Security Council Reform.” Global Governance 14, 2 (2008): 199-217.
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Tuck, R., 2002, “Hugo Grotius,” in The Rights of War and Peace: Political Thought and the International Order from Grotius to Kant Oxford: Oxford University Press, 78‐108.
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Reus‐Smit, C., 2003, “Politics and International Legal Obligation,” European Journal of International Relations, 9(4), 591‐625.
WEEK 4
In Week 4 we continue our explorations of the structures of IOs and International Law. We will have a guest speaker who will talk about Canada and the UNSC.
THE FULL SLIDE DECK FOR WEEK 4 IS HERE
Remember that there is no Zoom meeting on Thanksgiving Monday (Oct 12th)
WEEK 5
THE FULL SLIDE DECK FOR WEEK 5 IS HERE
If anyone is interested in that panel I will be on regarding Canada's stake in the upcoming US election, you can find details of the event and a link to live-stream it this Wednesday October 14th at 6pm Eastern Daylight Time HERE