GVPT 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Secretariat
30 Oct 2017
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In today"s pevehouse and goldstein reading we begin with a general discussion of international organizations, particularly intergovernmental organizations, or igos. United nations, which is perhaps the most prominent intergovernmental organization in the world today: figure 7. 1 in pevehouse and goldstein (p. 199) depicts the rise of states and igos since 1815. Why do you think the number of igos has risen so sharply in the past fifty years: the number of igos is growing because states are interdependent. International conflicts are being solved by other means than with military force: make sure that you are familiar with the two primary institutions of the united nations: the. Conversely, how does the structure of the general assembly favor or help smaller states: the security council is unrepresentative. There are no african or latin american states among the permanent members.
