United Nations

Paper Code: 
POL 612
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper focuses on the structure, composition and role (political and non-political) of United Nations and acquaints the students with the importance of this international organization in the politics of yesteryears as well as its relevance in the contemporary times.

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Formation of the UN System- An overview.

The General Assembly- Structure, Role and Functions.

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

Security Council- Powers and Functions with special reference to Veto Power; Role in Peace-keeping.

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

The Secretary- General - Role and Functions; Maintenance of International peace and security.

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

India and WTO, IMF, IBRD and ADB

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

India and the UNO, India and NAM.
India and the Regional Organizations- ASEAN, APEC and NAFTA

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Rumki Basu, The United Nations, Structure and Functions of an International Organization, New Delhi,  Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2004
  • Ramcharit, United Nations and World Politics, Kanishka Publishers,1998
  • Kayathwal, The United Nations: Retrospect and Prospect, Jaipur, Pointer Publishers, 1998.
  • K. P. Saksena, Reforming the United Nations : The Challenge of Relevance, Sage, New Delhi,1993.
  • Ramesh Thakur, The United Nations, Peace and Security: From Collective Security to Responsibility to Protect, Cambridge University Press, 2006
References: 
  • John Baylis and Steve Smith, The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations , Oxford University Press : New York, 2001.
  • A. LeRoy Bennett, International Organization : Principles and Issues, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1991.
  • P. R. Baehr and L. Gordenker,The United Nations in 1990s,  Macmillan, Hamshire, 1994.
  • Boutros-Boutros Ghali, An Agenda for Peace, United Nations, New York, 1992.
  • Thomas G. Wein, David P. Forsyth, Roger A. Coate, The United Nations and Changing World Politics, Westview Press, Boulder, 1994.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2016-17
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