Book chapter
Teaching international organizations versus global governance
Teaching International Organizations, pp 11-25
07 Jan 2025
Abstract
While there is no solid dividing line between teaching international organizations (IOs) and global governance, there are some clear differences. IO classes tend to focus more on the nuts and bolts of formal international institutions, while global governance considers other forms of cooperation among states. IO classes usually spend more time on practical issues of global cooperation, particularly around the United Nations, while classes on global governance generally have a broader theoretical component focusing on collective action problems. Global governance and IO classes have different approaches to examining specific global problems, such as pandemics. IO classes often appeal to students with career goals in foreign policy, while global governance classes might fit better in a sequence of courses including international relations theory. Which class an instructor chooses to teach will depend on their overall educational goals as well as their own interests.
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- Title
- Teaching international organizations versus global governance
- Creators
- Joel E. Oestreich
- Publication Details
- Teaching International Organizations, pp 11-25
- Series
- Elgar Guides to Teaching
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing; Cheltenham, UK
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Global Studies and Modern Languages; Politics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105001295528
- Other Identifier
- 991022027497204721