POL114H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World Trade Organization, Iraq War, Pacta Sunt Servanda
3 Feb 2017
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International institutions and the limits of global cooperation. 2 of 4 short answers questions (paragraph) 1 of 3 essay questions (3 pages) Realists remind us there is not global governments. Liberals : states can cooperate when in their interest. Robert keohane: if there would be no institutions; if cooperation, there would be no institutions; if cooperation were easy (ie. did not involve cost or risk of exploitation) there would be no need for institutions. Constructivists: institutions have socializing function cooperating changes not only behaviour, but identity goals. Organizations vs. institutions ; see sens and stoett ph. 186. Intergovernmental organizations (igos) and non governmental organizations (ngos) 17th and 18th centuries, bilateral postal agreements. Conference in bern, switzerland, 16 september 1874. October 9: treaty of bern establishes the general postal. Harmonized confusing system into a single postal territory for reciprocal exchange of letters. Upu becomes a specialized agency of the united nations (un) on july 1.
