Introductory lecture to the discipline of International Relations by Dr Patrick Theiner, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Recorded in late 2021.
== Timestamps ==
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - From national to international governance
02:49 - Systematizing international governance
05:53 - What is an international organization?
08:07 - IOs over time
13:07 - Why create IOs?
17:05 - Situations of interdependence
23:22 - The Prisoner's Dilemma
26:52 - Why create IOs, part II
31:11 - 'Big questions' around IOs
32:55 - Case 1: United Nations
40:48 - Case 2: Global Fund
46:22 - Case 3: ASEAN
52:01 - Case 4: International Monetary Fund
1:00:00 - Case 5: International Criminal Court
1:07:40 - Conclusion
