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Development of international organizations and the roles they perform in the context of expanding globalization of international relations. The course details the theoretical premises behind international organizations and places their historical development in that context. Specific case studies include the role of the United Nations and NATO. Issue areas of contemporary international organizations include international economic policy, environmental policy, human rights, peacekeeping, and arms control. New concepts of international organization such as the role of the Internet and grassroots movements in the context of the evolving state system are addressed.