Curricular Unit:			Code:
International Cooperation Institutions			789ICI
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Master	Humanitarian Action, Cooperation and Development	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
To provide an overview on IO/NGO, their relation with IR and in particular with humanitarian action. To enable students to build a critical view on IO/NGO, past, present and future. To promote skills that will qualify the students for professional activities within IO/NGO. The students thus need to acquire: - Instrumental competencies (analysis-synthesis; oral and written communication; information management; problem resolution) - Interpersonal competencies (criticism and self-criticism; work in an international environment; ethical commitment) - Systemic competencies (applied knowledge to practical situations; research; autonomous work)
Syllabus:
Unit I: International Organisations 1. International Organisations: typologies. 2. International Organisations: history. 3. International Organisations: theoretical approaches. Unit II: Main international organisations:peace, humanitarian aid and cooperation for development 4. The United Nations (UN) and the UN system. 5. Specialized agencies and organisations related with the UN. 6. Regional organisations. 7. Case studies.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Knowledge and critical awareness on IO develop theoretical and practical skills: - for the practitioner of humanitarian action; - for theoretical or applied research in this academic area.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Lectures and tutorials. Readings, class discussions, production of short papers and oral presentations Assessment: Written test – 50%; (theoretical assessment) Paper (written/oral presentation) - 40% (applied competences of research, and of written and oral skills) Presence and participation in class work - 10%.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The methodology adopted aims at providing the students with relevant theoretical information and discussion materials, so as to foster their interest for the topic and to develop their knowledge within the specialized pattern of 2nd cycle studies. The diversified assessment elements aim at producing reliable indicators of learning outcomes.
Reading:
ARMSTRONG D. et al. (eds) (2004). International Organisation in World Politics. London: Palgrave COSGROVE, S. e CURTIS, B. (2017). Understanding Global Poverty. London: Routledge DAWS, S. e WEISS, T. (eds) (2008). The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations. Oxford: OUP FIDDIAN-QASMIYEH, E. et al. (eds) (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Refugee & Forced Migration Studies. Oxford: OUP HERZ, M. e HOFFMANN, A. (2001). Organizações Internacionais. Rio de Janeiro: Elsevier HURD, I. (2013). International Organizations: Politics Law Practice. Cambridge: CUP KOOPS, J. et al. (eds) (2017). The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Oxford: OUP. MAC GINTY, R. & PETERSON, J. (2019).The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action. London: Routledge. MOTA CAMPOS, J. (coord) (2011). Organizações Internacionais. Coimbra Ed. The Review of International Organizations (B-On)