The United Nations in International Politics

This course examines the origins, purposes, structures, role, functions, and achievements and challenges of the United Nations (UN). Specifically, the course will focus on some of the following contemporary issues and problems as we enter the 21st century: Peacekeeping, International Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Economic Development, Gender, Third World Debt, Refugees, Child Labor, Sanctions, Terrorism, and the Environmental degradation. Attention will be given to conflicts and cooperation between states in the General Assembly, Security Council, and the influence of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the operations of the UN bureaucracy and its present attempts at internal reforms.

Fall, Spring

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