Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: World Health Organization, Group Of 77, Organized Crime
2 Dec 2013
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An institution created by an international agreement that has permanent headquarters and staff, clearly defined mandate and rules, and voluntary state membership. Only governments may be members of igos. Number of igos in existence is over 200. Regional (countries in the certain region are members) more common. Specialized (focused on one or two issues) A transnational organization of private citizens pursuing policy goals in a particular issue area. Major players in world politics because they have control of resources. Ethnic minorities (large groups of people with the same language and culture) Supervise the solution (make sure that the treaty for example is enforced) Igos do not tell states cooperate but states themselves decide to cooperate and go to an igo for help with that, make sure the solution is more likely to happen etc. Igos and burden sharing: states may decide to work together to solve an issue and share the cost of the solution.
