Multilateralism and Negotiation
Part of this Programme
European Studies and International Relations
Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 4
Year | Type of course unit | Language
3 |Mandatory |Português
Total of Working Hours | Duration of Contact (hours)
100 | 45
Code
ULHT450-14677
Recommended complementary curricular units
n/a
Prerequisites and co-requisites
n/a
Precedences
Não
Professional Internship
Não
Syllabus
1. Multilateral Organizations: a. Theoretical framework of Multilateral Organizations: Institutionalism and New Institutionalism b. What are? W. How do they work? Legitimacy and Path Dependency 2. Decision-Making Mechanisms of International Organizations: a. B. NATO c. European Union d. WTO e. CPLP 3. International Trading Practices a. Build coalitions b. "Exchange" votes c. Principles Vs. Pragmatism d. History vs. the Present and. International bureaucracies Portugal and multilateral organizations
Objectives
Portugal, being an open and medium-sized country, tends to view multilateral negotiation mechanisms as the most effective way of defending their rights and achieving their goals in the concert of nations. However, for an effective national presence in these organizations, it is necessary to know their mechanisms, practices and traditions well. This Course Unit (UC) will identify and study these mechanisms, both from a scientific and practical point of view. This Unit (UC) also seeks to respond to the need to link knowledge centers and the labor market by strengthening the link between scientific knowledge and its practical application. And this is a central goal of the whole course.
Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired
At the end of this UC, students should: 1. Know the concepts and mechanisms of negotiation and decision-making in multilateral organizations. 2. Know the principles of Sociology of Organizations, namely the legitimacy of multilateral organizations and their impact on decision-making. 3. Understand the role of tradition and bureaucracy in negotiation and decision-making processes in Multilateral Organizations.
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The teaching and assessment methodology of this unit is based on the students' participation, namely in the continuous participation in the classes through a constant debate of the students under the guidance of the teacher and in the performance of individual or group oral work. In addition to oral presentations, spontaneous or conditioned by pre-programmed questions or presentations, the UC also provides for the individual written evaluation of the students through a written face-to-face test that will allow to gauge the scientific knowledge acquired and a scientific essay of about 1500 words typed with notes and bibliography, which will allow students to assess the students' ability to conduct scientific research, use sources, analyze data, draw conclusions and present them in a coherent way.
References
Forjaz, M. (2000). "Globalização e a Crise do Estado Nacional". in RAE : Revista da Administração de Empresas; 40:2; pp. 38-50 in http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rae/v40n2/v40n2a05.pdf
Immergut, E. (1998). The Theoretical Core of the New Institutionalism. In Politics and Society.
King, L. A. (2003). Deliberation, Legitimacy, and Multilateral Democracy. In Governance; 16; pp. 23-50
Peters, B. Guy (2005). Institutional Theory in Political Science - The New Institutionalism. London and NY: Continuum.
Spiro, Peter J. (1994). New Global Communities: Non-Governmental Organizations in International Decision-Making Institutions. In The Washington Quarterly; 18:1; pp. 45-56.
Verweij, M. and T. E. Josling (2003). Special Issue: Deliberately Democratizing Multilateral Organization. In Governance; 16; pp. 1-21.
Webgrafia:
http://europa.eu
www.cplp.org
www.nato.int
www.un.org
www.wto.org