Managers of Global Change? Bureaucracies of International Organizations in World Politics - Einzelansicht

After a long period of academic neglect, bureaucracies of international organizations have recently attracted wider attention among scholars of world politics. This course is structured in three parts. First, we will gain insights into the existing theoretical and empirical study of international bureaucracies. Second, students will conduct in-depth case studies on individual bureaucracies of international organizations and address the central question of the course, i.e. whether, to what extent and how international bureaucracies exert influence in world politics. Third, we will summarize the findings from the different case studies and draw conclusions on the theoretical approaches discussed in the first part of the course.

Requirements: Regular attendance and active participation; detailed reading of compulsory texts; oral presentation; essay or term paper

Abbott, Kenneth W.; Genschel, Philipp; Snidal, Duncan; Zangl, Bernhard, Hrsg. (2015): International Organizations as Orchestrators. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.

Bauer, Steffen; Weinlich, Silke (2011): International Bureaucracies: Organizing World Politics. In: Reinalda, Bob: The Ashgate Research Companion to Non-State Actors. Farnham: Ashgate, S. 251-262.

Biermann, Frank; Siebenhüner, Bernd, Hrsg. (2009): Managers of Global Change: The Influence of International Environmental Bureaucracies. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Rittberger, Volker; Zangl, Bernhard; Kruck, Andreas (2012): International Organization. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Trondal, Jarle; Marcussen, Martin; Larsson, Torbjorn; Veggeland, Frode (2010): Unpacking International Organisations: The Dynamics of Compound Bureaucracies. Manchester: Manchester University Press.