Long description:

This essential book provides conceptual explorations of what to cover when teaching international organizations (IOs), and the best practices for teaching about them. Together with a group of expert contributors, Kent J. Kille addresses key topics, debates, frameworks, perspectives and a range of instructional approaches to incorporate when teaching in the field.

Navigating a wide range of organizations, the book discusses the United Nations (UN), international financial institutions, regional organizations in Europe and the Americas, and non-governmental organizations. Diverse in scope, chapters highlight the distinction between teaching IOs and global governance, and examine teaching IOs through varied theoretical perspectives as well as gender and LGBTIQ+ lenses. The book also details how to teach such material, covering areas such as active teaching and learning, experiential learning, inclusivity, and assessment as well as practical guidance for employing techniques like simulations, Model UN, and summer programs.

With practical insights on how to design engaging course content, this book is invaluable to instructors of courses on IOs, as well as those seeking insights for teaching about IOs as a component in broader international relations and political science courses.

This essential book provides conceptual explorations of what to cover when teaching international organizations, and the best practices for teaching about them. Together with a group of expert contributors, Kent J. Kille addresses key topics, debates, frameworks, perspectives and a range of instructional approaches to incorporate when teaching in the field.

?In what is no small feat, Kille has assembled a first-rate team of scholar-teachers and crafted a wide-ranging text that artfully integrates the conceptual and practical teaching of IO. Sharply written and accessible, its chapters offer beginning and seasoned instructors? innovative insights and approaches to provide students the tools necessary to navigate this era of geopolitical flux.?

Table of Contents:

Contents:
1 Introduction to Teaching International Organizations 1
Kent J. Kille
PART I WHAT IS COVERED WHEN TEACHING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS?
2 Teaching international organizations versus global governance 11
Joel E. Oestreich
3 Teaching international organizations: topics and theoretical perspectives 26
Kendall W. Stiles
4 Teaching the United Nations 41
Andrew S. Levin
5 Teaching international financial institutions 58
Kathryn C. Lavelle
6 Teaching the European Union 73
Katie Verlin Laatikainen
7 Teaching Latin American and Caribbean regional organizations 90
Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann
8 Teaching non-governmental organizations 105
Maryam Z. Deloffre
9 Teaching international organizations with a gender lens 122
Margaret P. Karns and Heidi Hardt
PART II APPROACHES TO TEACHING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
10 Active teaching and learning for international organizations 143
Pamela Chasek
11 Simulating international organizations 158
Carolyn M. Shaw
12 Model United Nations 174
Brian Endless
13 Summer programs on international organizations 190
Courtney B. Smith
14 Experiential learning experiences for teaching international organizations 206
Carrie Booth Walling
15 Inclusivity in teaching international organizations: a queer and/or LGBTIQ+ perspective 224
Ariel G. Mekler
16 Conclusion: assessing the teaching of international organizations 241
Kent J. Kille