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Explore the different types of international organizations and their basic features, reasons for growth, and place in the global system. Learn about membership, aims, activities, structure, and the role of sovereign states. Lecture outline from 2002 provides insight.
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What We Have Learnt? • International, Intergovernmental, Transnational, Transgovernmental • Institution, Organization, IO • Basic Features of IOs. • Sovereign State, The Place of IOs in the International System • Reasons of Growth of in # of IOs in the 20th century
Lecture Outline (08.10.2002) • Types of International Organizations 1. By Membership 2. By Aims and Activities 3. By Structure
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION A formal, continuous structure established by agreement between members (governmental and/or nongovernmental) from two or more sovereign states with the aim of pursuing the common interest of the membership.
Basic Characteristics of IOs • Membership • A Common Aim • A Formal Permanent Structure • a founding document • secretariat • main organs • budget
Types of IOs By Membership I. According to the Characteristics of the Members 1. Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) 2. Transnational Organizations (TNOs) INGOs Hybrid INGO TGO
Types of IOs By Membership I. According to the Scope of the Membership 1. Regional 2. Universal[Regional Organizations should comply with the purposes of the United Nations]
“Region” Region is any portion of earth’s surface which has a relatively large degree of homogeneity measured by a relatively large number of purposes and classifications
Five Aspects of a Region According to Russett • Social and cultural homogeneity • Sharing similar attitudes or external behaviour • Political interdependence • Economic interdependence • Geographic proximity
Social and cultural homogeneity Sharing similar attitudes or external behaviour Political interdependence Economic interdependence Geographic proximity