Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes:

Lectures will be posted as they are available, usually the night before the class, so you can print them out and use them to follow the lecture, simply annotating these notes rather than having to take all your own. NOTE: I provide these lecture notes to assist your learning but they do not substitute for attending class. Exams and assignments are based on material covered in class, regardless of whether it is covered in these lecture notes or not. If you miss class, make sure to find out from someone who did attend what was actually covered.

Lecture #1: Introduction to course

Lecture #2: Course overview -- problem structure, solution types and institutional effects

Lecture #3: Problem Structure #1: Overview

Lecture #4: Problem Structure #2: Incentives and Game Theory

Lecture #5: Problem Structure #3: Other Aspects of Problem Structure

Lecture #6: Problem Structure #4: Empirically Identifying the Problem Structure of a Real Problem

Lecture #7: Institutional Design #1: Overview

Lecture #8: Midterm #1 - Midterm Essay question now available

Midterm -- make sure to bring Exam books. Scantron forms will be provided at the exam

Lecture #9: Institutional Design #2: Theoretical Aspects continued

Lecture #10: Institutional Design #3: Understanding the design of security institutions

Lecture #11: Institutional Design #4: Understanding the design of trade and development institutions

Lecture #12: Institutional Design #5: Understanding the design of human rights institutions

Lecture #13: Review for Midterm based on Types of obligations, Types of inspection system, Type of response system

Lecture #14: Thursday, Feb 23: Midterm #2 Essay Question

Treaty links for Midterm #2 (Make Sure To Read These!!) :
- Treaty On The Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons: http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/npt/text/npt2.htm
- Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Agreement: http://www.itcilo.it/english/actrav/telearn/global/ilo/blokit/mercoa.htm
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/e1cedaw.htm
- United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: http://www.un.org/ga/aids/coverage/FinalDeclarationHIVAIDS.html

Lecture #15: Institutional Effectiveness #1: Theoretical Aspects and NATO example

Lecture #16: Institutional Effectiveness #2: Monetary Policies and the European Union

Lecture #17: Institutional Effectiveness #3: Human Rights

Lecture #18: Institutional Effectiveness #4: Environmental Problems

Lecture #19: Institutional Effectiveness #5: Wrap up -- Lecture 19 Slides Here:

Lecture #20: Conclusion and Review Session

© Ronald B. Mitchell, University of Oregon 2006
Department of Political Science
University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1284
Tel: 541-346-4880; Fax: 541-346-4860; rmitchel@uoregon.edu

PS420/520: International Organization

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