Curricular Unit:Code:
International Organizations1142OINT
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1UndergraduatePolitical Science and International Relations6 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Spring SemesterPortuguese/English78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The objective of this Curricular Unit is to promote essential knowledge of the structure and functioning of International Organizations - Intergovernmental International Institutions – as well as their role in International Cooperation and Politics. At the end of the semester, students should be able to formulate critical analyzes in the identification of the main International Organizations, regarding their nature and meaning in the international system. The objective is to enable people to understand the processes of change in these Organizations in the face of constant challenges in the international order.
Syllabus:
1. International Organizations, International Cooperation and Politics;
2. International Organizations as active agents of International Relations;
3. Origin and nature of International Organizations;
4. The failure of the League of Nations and the emergence of new International Organizations after World War II;
5. Universal International Organizations;
6. Regional International Organizations;
7. Interregional Solidarity Organizations;
8. International Organizations in the 21st century: the new challenges of interdependence, integration and globalization;
9. Current limitations of International Organizations;
10. Throughout the program themes: Case Studies of International Organizations.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The syllabus of this curricular unit focuses on key areas for a comprehensive understanding of International Organizations: central concepts, typology, functions, challenges, and limitations. This framework of contents translates, throughout the semester, into the presentation of theoretical sessions and practical sessions of case studies on the various international organizations, with the active participation of students - thus progressively enabling students to for the critical analysis of the topic.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Assessment Written Test: 30%; Individual Written Research Work: 50%; Oral test: Presentation and Defense of the Work 20%. In order to comply with the proposal proposed in the curriculum development and meet the objectives: various methodologies of active teaching/learning. The lecture is not dispensed with, where the debate of ideas and the expression of well-founded opinion is a constant, with the analysis and criticism of politics, IR, legislation and DIP jurisprudence. At the same time, solving the proposed problems allows a very close contact with the reality of work and with the difficulties and stages that are being overcome in a case with a critical analysis of the problems that international society faces and of how international law or could face these problems. To accompany this process, students are encouraged to research and their autonomous study is promoted.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Given the nature of the syllabus, the envisaged methodology appears to be the most appropriate for achieving the learning objectives of the curricular unit. In addition to the lectures, aimed at presenting the fundamental concepts and introducing students to the syllabus, at least five moments of debate are planned, based on the information provided by the teacher and the research carried out by the students. After an in-depth study of essential concepts, under the guidance of the teacher, students will be encouraged to develop research on one of the points of the syllabus and, for the purpose of evaluating the curricular unit, a final written work must be delivered. This will be the subject of presentation and defence, as an element of evaluation and, above all, of competence development.
Reading:
Bibliografia de Estudo:
Campos, J. (Coord.) (2019). Organizações Internacionais. Almedina Editora.
Duarte, M., Lanceiro, R., Duarte, F. (Coord.) (2020). Ordem Jurídica Global do Séc. XXI: Sujeitos e Atores no Palco Internacional. AAFDL Editora.
Larres, K., Wittlinger, R. (Eds.) (2020). Understanding Global Politics: Actors and Themes in International Affairs. Routledge.
Lanceiro, R., Freitas, T., Duarte, F. (Org.) (2021). Coletânea de Textos de Direito Internacional Público 2021. AAFDL Editora.
Bibliografia Complementar:
Brito, W. (2021). Direito Internacional Público. Editora Almedina.
Lopes, J. (Coord.) (2020). Regimes Jurídicos Internacionais. Vol. I. Universidade Católica Editora.
Miranda, J. (2016). Curso de Direito Internacional Público. 6.ª Edição. Editora Principia.