CIPA532 - Creating and Enforcing International Agreements

Course Description

As the world changes and more issues must be handled at the international level, there will need to be more agreements and more international systems to address specific problems. Agreements, especially those that involve consensus, are difficult to achieve even in the best of circumstances. Fortunately, there is a lot we have learned from history and through research about effectively negotiating an agreement.

In this course, you’ll explore what is needed for successful agreement negotiation and how you can participate in creating the required consensus. In addition, you'll think about how can you make sure states do what they say they’ll do. Before you close the books on the planning stage, you'll consider a strategy for the enforcement and evaluation of the agreements you're creating.

You are required to have completed the following course or have equivalent experience before taking this course:

• Addressing Complex Problems Using Results-Based Management

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Benefits to the Learner

• Create the groundwork for an agreement
• Acquire necessary information
• Mobilize information for an agreement
• Build consensus to achieve agreement
• Plan the observation of and reporting on the implementation of international goals, norms, and standards
• Identify tools for enforcement of international goals and standards
• Define measurement of enforcement

Target Audience

• Current and aspiring international program managers in public, NGO, or nonprofit organizations
• People at all levels in international public service organizations, government, and NGOs
• The program is especially relevant for those involved in program and project management, planning and budgeting, and program evaluation/results demonstration