Description
Unit 1: Global Institutions and the Architecture of Power
Introduces the architecture of global institutions and their hierarchies of power.
Learning Objectives:
– Map the global structure of key international institutions.
– Analyze the historical formation and political mandates of global organizations.
Content: Introduces the architecture of global institutions and their hierarchies of power.
Activity: Create a diagram of the global institutional ecosystem.
Assessment: Map presentation and peer feedback.
Unit 2: The United Nations System and Decision-Making
Explores voting mechanisms, veto powers, and UN leadership roles.
Learning Objectives:
– Analyze the historical formation and political mandates of global organizations.
– Evaluate power dynamics within multilateral institutions.
Content: Explores voting mechanisms, veto powers, and UN leadership roles.
Activity: Mock debate on UN General Assembly resolutions.
Assessment: Debate performance evaluation and reflection.
Unit 3: Bretton Woods Institutions: IMF and World Bank
Analyzes the economic tools and influence of the IMF and World Bank.
Learning Objectives:
– Evaluate power dynamics within multilateral institutions.
– Assess decision-making procedures in global governance structures.
Content: Analyzes the economic tools and influence of the IMF and World Bank.
Activity: Case study analysis of IMF loan diplomacy.
Assessment: Case report with analytical insights.
Unit 4: NATO, Security Councils, and Collective Defense
Examines defense-based diplomacy and multilateral security frameworks.
Learning Objectives:
– Assess decision-making procedures in global governance structures.
– Compare the roles of regional and global diplomatic organizations.
Content: Examines defense-based diplomacy and multilateral security frameworks.
Activity: Simulated NATO crisis council response.
Assessment: Simulation crisis response report.
Unit 5: Regional Powerhouses: AU, ASEAN, EU, and MERCOSUR
Compares regional blocs and their growing global relevance.
Learning Objectives:
– Compare the roles of regional and global diplomatic organizations.
– Explain the role of diplomacy within international bureaucracies.
Content: Compares regional blocs and their growing global relevance.
Activity: Interactive map presentation of regional organizations.
Assessment: Oral presentation and Q&A session.
Unit 6: The G7, G20, and Informal Global Governance
Unpacks informal groupings and their impact on global agenda-setting.
Learning Objectives:
– Explain the role of diplomacy within international bureaucracies.
– Identify key state and non-state actors influencing institutional policies.
Content: Unpacks informal groupings and their impact on global agenda-setting.
Activity: Roundtable on G7/G20 agenda priorities.
Assessment: Written brief on global informal governance.
Unit 7: Diplomacy in Institutional Bureaucracies
Focuses on navigating and influencing institutional bureaucracies.
Learning Objectives:
– Identify key state and non-state actors influencing institutional policies.
– Design a strategy to represent national interests within a multilateral body.
Content: Focuses on navigating and influencing institutional bureaucracies.
Activity: Role-play as institutional staffers influencing policy.
Assessment: Policy influence scenario test.
Unit 8: The Politics of Representation and Equity
Covers equitable participation and challenges of representation.
Learning Objectives:
– Design a strategy to represent national interests within a multilateral body.
– Interpret institutional reform proposals and their global implications.
Content: Covers equitable participation and challenges of representation.
Activity: Prepare a proposal on voting equity in the UN.
Assessment: Written equity proposal and peer critique.
Unit 9: Institutional Reform and Global Leadership
Critiques reform debates and examines institutional transformation.
Learning Objectives:
– Interpret institutional reform proposals and their global implications.
– Apply geopolitical thinking to institutional engagement planning.
Content: Critiques reform debates and examines institutional transformation.
Activity: Draft a reform proposal for an existing institution.
Assessment: Reform proposal rubric and instructor feedback.
Unit 10: Simulating Strategic Engagement in Institutions
Applies knowledge through simulated engagement within an institution.
Learning Objectives:
– Apply geopolitical thinking to institutional engagement planning.
– Map the global structure of key international institutions.
Content: Applies knowledge through simulated engagement within an institution.
Activity: Institutional simulation: lobbying and decision-making role-play.
Assessment: Simulation report and strategy debrief.
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