Spring 2027

International Institutions and World Order

Studies international cooperation and analyzes regional, functional, and universal regimes and institutions within the context of international institutions and world order.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Lisa Martin

Grades relied on three midterms, a five-page paper, and keeping up with readings; there was no final exam.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand the existing logics, theories, concepts, and functions of international institutions.

  • Analyze the political and legal dimensions of international organizations.

  • Think critically and theoretically about the dynamic roles of international institutions in world politics that impose consequences on countries and citizens of the world.

  • Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing and (POLI SCI 140 or INTL ST 101) or graduate standing

POLISCI 354

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LISA MARTIN is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Lisa Martin

Students found the class manageable if interested in international relations, with mandatory discussions and optional lectures.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.66 GPA, 83.0% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.62 GPA, 83.7% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Lisa Martin

Grades relied on three midterms, a five-page paper, and keeping up with readings; there was no final exam.

Past student reviews · Lisa Martin

One student described the course as easy to pass if they attended lectures and completed readings, though Lisa Martin is not currently listed.

Topics

  • International cooperation
  • Regional, functional, and universal regimes and institutions
  • Political and legal dimensions of international organizations
  • Dynamic roles of international institutions in world politics

Skills

  • Understanding logics, theories, concepts, and functions of international institutions
  • Analyzing political and legal dimensions of international organizations
  • Critical and theoretical thinking about the roles of international institutions in world politics
  • Assessing scholarly literature, identifying gaps, and formulating original research questions

Grades

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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