Survey of international organizations

DATES:
January 3 - 17, 2010

COST: $4,550; this cost includes tuition for 3 credits, lodging, some meals. Airfare is NOT included.

UNDERGRADUATE CREDITS: Global Affairs 490 and Government 444

GRADUATE CREDITS: Government 739: Issues in Comparative and International Politics

TYPE OF HOUSING: Individual room with daily breakfast and a meal card for 20 meals, which is included in the program cost. 

EXCURSIONS: Geneva and Strasbourg

CONTACT: Sarah Mournighan via email by clicking on her name or by calling her at 703.993.2106.

4 full day site visits to include:

United Nations
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
International Labor Organization (ILO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC)
European Parliament
European Court of Human Rights
Council of Europe

This 2 week survey of international organizations in gorgeous Fribourg, Switzerland provides students with an overview of the goals, functions, and significance of such organizations in today's fast changing global environment. The course examines the achievements and failures of the world's most important organizations from an interdisciplinary perspective. Using frameworks provided by economics, political science, international relations, and international law, the course will address the following questions: What are functions of international organizations? How can international organizations
diminish or solve collective action problems? Are they successful in doing so? What are the main obstacles faced by these organizations?

Fribourg, Switzerland is famous for its longstanding multicultural humanistic tradition, is a charming medieval city located in the heart of Europe and surrounded by majestic mountains, lakes and lush forests. 

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.