PS 420/520 International Organization

1. PS 420/520International Organization Prof. Ronald B. Mitchell

2. Office Hours • PLC-921 • Tu/Th11:30-1:00 • Those who sign up at door given priority but walk-ins always welcome

3. Three major elements ofInternational Organization • The Structure of International Problems • What types of problems do states face/how do they vary? • What makes some harder to resolve than others? • International Institutions and Other Responses • How do states organize to mitigate those problems? • How does design of institutions vary? • Effects of International Institutions: • Why do some institutions "work" while others fail? AND how do the answers to thesequestions differ by issue areas?

4. How International Governance Differs from Domestic Governance • Anarchy makes governance surprising • No constraints on behavior (no government) • Atomistic actors (no altruism) • Domestic vs. international governance • Collective identity • Establishing rules • Expectation of compliance • Enforcement

5. International OrganizationSvs. International Organization • International OrganizationS • Established by national governments • Bureaucratic entities • Have physical locations, permanent staff, etc. • Thousands in the world today. Examples? • International Organization • Efforts at governance • Sometimes leads to formal international organizations • But need not – sometimes involves treaties without organizations

6. Definition ofRegimes / Institutions • “Sets of implicit or explicit principles, norms, rules, and decision-making procedures around which actors' expectations converge in a given area of international relations” (Krasner, 1982, 186) • “Pattern … of activity” or “particular human-constructed arrangement, formally or informally organized” (Keohane, 1988, 382}

7. Institutions, Regimes, Organization • Will use terms interchangeably • Effects • Joiners necessarily better off than not joining • But not necessarily better off than no institution • And non-joiners may not be better off at all • Key question is what type of organization • Necessity not mother of invention in IO • Non-state actors matter more and more

8. Reading for the course • How to read the readings • Readings due BEFORE class for which they are assigned • Why I chose Young • What you should get from: • Shanks et al. • Why do states join IOs • Krasner’s 2 questions • Impact of regimes on related behavior & outcomes • Relationship of basic causal variables to regimes

9. General • Walk through syllabus • Problem Structure • Institutional Design • Institutional Effects and Effectiveness

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