The course is conducted in English。

This is a compulsory course for all the students majoring in international relations at the Department of Political Science of NTU. It focuses on the intergovernmental organizations at global, regional and inter-state levels, leaving aside those non-governmental organizations.

This course aims to equip students with fundamental knowledge of international organizations in global governance, regional politics, and inter-state relationship, including their influences, visions and challenges. It also encourages students to participate in the work of international organizations as a career, understand and take into consideration those acts and decisions of international organizations correctly while they draft a plan or make an essential decision in the future, and join the campaign to bring the Republic of China (Taiwan) back to the international community.

Students are required to participate in class regularly, be pro-active and attentive in class, read the assigned readings, and complete a semester report. Grading is composed of four parts as follows: 1. Regular presence and pro-active participation in class (30%). Enrollments will be held irregularly. Absence without justification will be recorded as negative. Regular presence and pro-active participation are encouraged. 2. Mid-term exam (20%) 3. Final report (50%). Students will be divided into teams, each of which is composed of three or four and is required to complete a semester report on international organizations. In the end of semester, each team shall give an oral report with the help of a powerpoint, which shall include an introduction, main arguments, a conclusion, and a list of reference.

1. Students are encouraged to read the assigned readings BEFORE class. 2. Each team shall establish regular linkages and keep discussing the research project with the help of TAs and the professor. 3. No plagiarism is allowed. 4. All the students are required to grade others' oral reports in class, which the teacher will take into consideration. 5. To avoid any free riders, all the team members are required to evaluate each other’s performance in the team work. 6. In the third week, students will be divided into teams who will sit together and discuss all topics in class through the semester. 7. AI can be employed as a tool in and outside of class.

J. Samuel Barkin, International Organization: Theories and Institutions, Cham (CH): Palgrave Macmillan, 3rd Edition, 2023. (NTU Library e-book)

1, The high-level general debate at the UN General Assembly between 23 and 29 September 2025. (https://www.un.org/en/ga/) 2. M. Amici & D. Cepiku, Performance Management in International Organizations, Cham (CH): Palgrave, 2020. 3. K. Pease, International Organizations: Perspectives on Global Governance, London: Routledge, 2019. 4. H. Su, European Dream and Reluctant Integration in the 21st Century, Taipei: NTU Press, 2020.