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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.
9.00
Unit I:
Formation of the UN System- An overview.
The General Assembly- Structure, Role and Functions.
9.00
Unit II:
Security Council- Powers and Functions with special reference to Veto Power; Role in Peace-keeping.
10.00
Unit III:
The Secretary- General - Role and Functions; Maintenance of International peace and security.
8.00
Unit IV:
India and WTO, IMF, IBRD and ADB
9.00
Unit V:
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.
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