【講義概要】
The course will shed the light of current debate over the UN effectiveness, as it also provides a clear understanding of how UN is operated and what kinds of challenges it is facing now. UN's roles in the fields of poverty alleviation and development, peace keeping and human rights will be covered.
The course also provides of accounting of various UN arms such as UNDP, UN Women, and a few Specialized Agencies. In particularly, students are given the clear accounting of two Europe-based UN agencies, UNESCO and ILO. In development area, SDGs will be covered in details.
Diploma policy corresponds to the item of globalized world, and curriculum policy corresponds to the item of international cooperation and assistance.
【学習到達目標】
• To learn the ABC of the United Nations and its System
• To understand the general trends in globalization, global governance and global solutions
• To understand and be able to express oneself the three basic cores of the United Nations and mandates
【履修上の注意】
Students must have a good command of English, equivalent to the “Eiken英検２級. It is recommended that students also register for the parallel Japanese course “国際機構論” (by Prof. K. Nagata) to supplement and complement to his/her knowledge about the United Nations.
この授業は別途、長田の国際機構論と並行しています。日本語で共通点の多い内容の国際機構論と対にして聴講してほしいと思います。 そうすると理解しやすい英語の授業です。
【事前準備学習】
Good attendance record and positive class participation is required. Opportunity for debate and presentation in English is to be offered. No texting (unless instructed otherwise), no mobile chat and no disturbance in class. A disturbing student may be removed by the instructor.
【教材】
※指定図書は担当教員が、学生が必読すべきものとして指定する図書のことです。
図書は図書館に置いてあり、１週間借りることができます。（一部貸出不可の図書もあります。）
| 教科書 | 『No textbook – hand-out material will be distributed in each』
『国連英検過去問題集 B級 最新版』 日本国際連合協会 三修社
All learning materials will be uploaded under Class CCS. Hand-out learning materials will be distributed in each class, as appropriate.
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| 参考書 | There might be a mid-term quiz, as appropriate. Preparatory study and review of each lesson is required. |
| 指定図書 | －指定図書は、登録されていません。－ |
【評価方法】
40% = attendance and class participation, and 60% = the score of the Final Quiz
minimum attendance of 60-70% required, also, minimum score of 50% in the Quiz required.
評価方法は、対面授業参加率、授業のccs上のレポート宿題提出と質、期末クイズの総合点で決める。
【講義テーマ】
| 回数 | テーマ | テーマURL |
| 1 | Global issues and global governance | |
| 2 | ABC of the UN and its organizations | |
| 3 | United Nations Mandate – development and poverty alleviation | |
| 4 | Learning the mandate and activities of UNDP | |
| 5 | United Nations Mandate – peace keeping and security | |
| 6 | Learning the mandate and activities of the UN PKO and SC | |
| 7 | United Nations mandate – human rights/gender equality | |
| 8 | Mainstreaming human rights and gender equality | |
| 9 | Learning from the grass-roots experiences of a UN staff | |
| 10 | United Nations and its specialized agencies | |
| 11 | UNBESCO | |
| 12 | UNESCO advanced | |
| 13 | International Labour Organization (ILO) | |
| 14 | United Nations System/Family – discussion and debate | |
| 15 | Review of the Final Exam | |
| 16 | United Nations System – Quiz | |