1.
Discuss the creation, general structure, and purpose of the United Nations.
Indicate why the UN occupies
a unique status
among IGOs and why the Security Council is not typical of IGO executive.
2.
Discuss the development of modern IGOs since 1815 noting major patterns and
trends and potential
explanations for these
developments.
3.
Describe to your friend the structure and functions of a typical international
governmental organizations.
Be sure to explain
the relationship between the IGO institutions and the member states.
4.
With regard to decision-making in IGOs, develop a short presentation outlining
where, who, and how
decisions are made.
Be sure to indicate how decisions made in IGOs differ from those made through
traditional
international diplomacy.
5.
Respond critically to the following quote: "One the most negative
developments of the last 20 years has been
the rise in non-profit NGO activity. Parading
under the false label of civil society, these organizational,
self-centered clones exercise dictatorial power over
IGOs and states and thus have prevented the latter form
achieving true community goals."
6.
On page 395 in Diehl (end of 1st paragraph) is the quote "If one were present at the creation of
this Byzantine
system, one could not have created a more complex and convoluted structure."
Summarize the situation to
which the author is referring, what are its negative consequences, what are potential
reforms, and speculate
on whether this is general pattern for NGO, IGO, and state relationships.