Course Description

This course introduces students to the realities of working at a multilateral institution:a primer on the United Nations and/or interacting with an international organization.We focus on political and managerial leadership and examine real-case scenarios of political negotiations, peacekeeping roles, management, support services, and disarmament and non-proliferation issues. We also address the issue of the relevance of the multilateral institution in today’s world. Students will gain a deep understanding of the complexities of managing in an international organization: how to deal with mandates, Member States, competing demands and a hierarchy that does not always welcome new ideas. The course will show how it is possible to achieve political and managerial gains and how to create value by delivering services. They will improve their decisionmaking and managerial skills of managing – and managing within – a multilateral organization. This course will cover the United Nations and affiliated entities. It draws from practical examples and looks at how theories and practices have evolved.

课程简介（无中文大纲，译文参考 Google 翻译）

本课程向学生介绍在多边机构工作的现实情况：联合国入门和/或与国际组织互动。我们专注于政治和管理领导力，并研究政治谈判、维和角色、管理、支持服务以及裁军和不扩散问题的真实案例。我们还讨论了多边机构在当今世界的相关性问题。学生将深入了解在国际组织中管理的复杂性：如何处理任务、会员国、相互竞争的需求以及并不总是欢迎新想法的等级制度。本课程将展示如何实现政治和管理收益以及如何通过提供服务来创造价值。他们将提高管理多边组织以及在多边组织内管理的决策和管理技能。本课程将涵盖联合国及其附属实体。它借鉴了实际案例，并研究了理论和实践是如何演变的。