The Context for Policy-Making: Central Institutions and Actors - Intergovernmental Organizations: Global Public Policy

6 important questions on The Context for Policy-Making: Central Institutions and Actors - Intergovernmental Organizations: Global Public Policy

What are intergovernmental organizations and what counts as a special form of this?

Organizations operating in an international context. A special form of an intergovernmental organization is a supranational organization.

What is the difference between a supranational organization and an intergovernmental organization.

Supranational organizations can adopt public policies that are legally binding for their member states (like the EU).

An intergovernmental organization also consists of member states, but they remain independent. The member states do not surrender any sovereignty to it.

What are important organs of the United Nations system?

- General Assembly (deliberative organ)
- The Secretariat
- The Economic and Social Council
- The International Court of Justice
- The Security Council
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How can the UN affect public policy?

-  Through the UN's specialized agencies (E.g. UNICEF).
- It can alter the polity of countries.
- Through UN conventions.

What is the WTO's main objective?

Reduce/eliminate trade barriers in order to facilitate free trade.

It negotiates agreements with its member states, and these define legally binding rules for international trade.

What are central tasks of the WTO?

- monitoring of central trade policies of its member states.
- resolve trade disputes between member states (giving consultation).

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