The goal of International Organization course is that students develop a theoretical as well as practical understanding of international organizations (IOs) and the global problems they attempt to address. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to articulate the leading explanations within political science for why IOs exist, controversies surrounding IOs in the context of international relations theory, why they are thought to help solve global problems, and the major challenges IOs face in meeting their objectives. Students should also be able to apply theoretical arguments from the IR literature to several specific cases.
Political Science
政治学是一门以研究政治行为、政治体制以及政治相关领域为主的社会科学学科。狭义的政治学研究国家的活动、形式和关系及其发展规律；广义的政治学研究在一定经济基础之上的社会公共权力的活动、形式和关系及其发展规律。
