International Organizations WS-PO-PO-OM

International organizations are important actors in the international relations. Diversity of their roles and areas of operation makes them interesting subject to analyze and study of contemporary international relations.
1. Introduction to the problems of contemporary international relations: the nature of the participants, the phenomenon of institutionalization, theoretical paradigms
2. History and theory of international organizations
3. Definition and typology of international organizations (IGOs, INGOs, TNOs)
4. Statutes, membership, budget, the headquarters of international organizations and officials
5. Universal international organizations in contemporary international relations - the United Nations system
6. Regional international organizations in contemporary international relations: the OSCE, the OAS, LPA. The Council of Europe - the genesis and functioning
7. Military organizations: NATO, WEU
8. Forms of cooperation in post-Soviet space
9. Economic cooperation organizations: EFTA, CEFTA, NAFTA
10. The European Union as an international organization
11. International NGOs: Greenpeace, Amnesty International
12. Poland in international organizations
13. International organizations - opportunity or threat to the sovereignty of the Member States?