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Ch. Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani
Examination Scheme
&
Syllabus
For
M.A. - Political Science
(SEMESTER- I to IV)
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Scheme of Examination for M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
Semester-I Credits= 24 Marks=600
Sr.
No. Paper
Code Subjects Type
of
Course
Contract Hours Per
Week Credit Examination Scheme Total
Theory Practical Total Theory Practical Total Theory Internal
Assessment Practical
1 POL101 Western Political Thought- I C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
2 POL102 Indian Government and
Politics-I
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
3 POL103 International Relations- I C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
4 POL104 Public Administration-I C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
5 POL105 Research Methodology-I I.D.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
6 POL106 Computer Applications in
Political Science I.D.C. -- 4 4 -- 2 2 -- -- 50 50
7 POL107 Seminar/Journal Club -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
8 POL108 Self-Study Paper -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
Total 20 04 24 20 02 24 40 100 50 600
C.C. = Core Course I.D.C. = Inter Disciplinary Course
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Scheme of Examination for M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
Semester-II Credits=24 Marks=600
Sr.
No. Paper
Code Subjects Type
of
Course
Contract Hours Per
Week Credit Examination Scheme Total
Theory Practical Total Theory Practical Total Theory Internal
Assessment Practical
1 POL201 Western Political Thought- II C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
2 POL202 Indian Government and
Politics-II
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
3 POL203 International Relations- II C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
4 POL204 Public Administration-II C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
5 POL205 Research Methodology-II I.D.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
6 POL206 Communication Skills C.M.C. 2 -- 2 2 -- 2 40 10 -- 50
7 POL207 Seminar/Journal Club -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
8 POL208 Self-Study Paper -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
Total 22 -- 22 22 -- 24 440 110 -- 600
C.C. = Core Course I.D.C. = Inter Disciplinary Course C.M.C. = Complementary Course
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Scheme of Examination for M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE Semester-III Credits=22 Marks=550
Sr. No.
Paper Code
Subjects Type of
Course
Contract Hours Per Week
Credit Examination Scheme Total
Theory Practical Total Theory Practical Total Theory Internal Assessment
Practical
1 POL301 Contemporary Political
Theory
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
2 POL302 Comparative Politics
and Political Analysis - I
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
3 POL303 Indian Political Thought-I
E.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
4 POL304 India‘s Foreign Policy C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
5 POL305 International Law-I E.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
6 POL306 Seminar -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
7 POL307 Self-Study -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
Total 20 -- 20 -- -- 22 400 100 -- 550
C.C. = Core Course E.C.= Elective Course
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Scheme of Examination for M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE Semester-IV Credits=22 Marks=550
Sr. No.
Paper Code
Subjects Type of
Course
Contract Hours Per Week
Credit Examination Scheme Total
Theory Practical Total Theory Practical Total Theory Internal Assessment
Practical
1 POL401 Debate in Political Theory C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
2 POL402 Comparative Politics and
Political Analysis – II
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
3 POL403 Indian Political Thought-
II
E.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
4 POL404 India and The World C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
5 POL405 International Law-II E.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
6 POL406 Seminar -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
7 POL407 Self-Study -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
Total 20 -- 20 20 -- 22 400 100 -- 550
C.C. = Core Course E.C.= Elective Course
Duration: 2 Years (04 Semesters)
Total Credits: 92
Total Marks: 2300
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
I. SEMINAR/ JOURNAL CLUB:
MaximumMarks-25
Every candidate will have to deliver a seminar of 30 minutes duration on a topic (not
from the syllabus) which will be chosen by him / her in consultation with the teacher of the
department. The seminar will be delivered before the students and teachers of the department.
A three member committee (one coordinator and two teachers of the department of different
branches) duly approved by the departmental council will be constituted to evaluate the
seminar. The following factors will be taken into consideration while evaluating the
candidate. Distribution of marks will be as follows:
1. Presentation 10 marks
2. Depth of the subject matter 10 marks
3. Answers to the questions 05 marks
II. SELF-STUDY PAPER:
MaximumMarks-25
Objective: This course intends to create habits of reading books and to develop writing skills
in a manner of creativity and originality. The students are to emphasis his/her own
ideas/words which he/she has learnt from different books, journals and newspapers and
deliberate the same by adopting different ways of communication techniques and adopting
time scheduling techniques in their respective fields. This course aims:
- To motivate the students for innovative, research and analytical work
- To inculcate the habit of self-study and comprehension
- To infuse the sense of historical back ground of the problems
- To assess intensity of originality and creativity of the students
Students are guided to select topic of their own interest in the given area in consultation with
their teachers/In-charge/Resource Person.
Instructions for Students
1. Choose the topic of your interest in the given areas and if necessary, seek the help of
your teacher.
2. Select a suitable title for your paper.
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3. You are expected to be creative and original in your approach.
4. Submit your paper in two typed copies of A4 size 5-6 pages (both sides in 1.5 line spaces in
Times New Roman Font size 12).
5. Organize your paper in three broad steps:
(a) Introductions
(b) Main Body
(c) Conclusions
6. Use headings and sub-headings
7. Use graphics wherever necessary
8. Give a list of books/references cited/used
9. The external examiner will evaluate the self-study paper in two ways i.e. Evaluation 15
Marks and Viva-Voce 10 marks.
Distribution of Marks
1. The evaluation is divided into different segments as under : 15 Marks
(i) Selection of Topic - 3 Marks
(ii) Logical Organization of subject matter - 5 Marks
(iii) Conclusions - 5 Marks
(iv) References - 2 Marks
2. Viva-Voce: 10 Marks
The external examiner will hold Viva-Voce based on contents of the student‘s Self Study Paper
focusing upon the description by the Candidate.
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -101
Western Political Thought-I
Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Ancient Political Thinkers:
Plato and Aristotle
Unit II
Medieval and Modern Political Thinkers:
Church Fathers: St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas; Nicholas Machiavelli
Unit III
Social Contractualists:
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Unit IV
Utilitarian Thinkers:
Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
Selected Readings:
Barker, E, : Greek Political Theory: Plato and His Predecessors, New Delhi, B. I.
Publications, 1964
________,: The Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle, New York, Dover
Publications, 1959.
Berki, R.N.: The History of Political Thought, A Short Introduction, London, 1977
Brian and Nelson: Western Political Thought, Pearson, Delhi, 2004
Burns, J.H., (ed.): The Cambridge History of Political Thought, 1450-1700,
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Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1991
Colerman, J. : A History of Political Thought: From Ancient Grece to Early Christianity,
London, Blackwell, 2000
Dunning, J. A. : History and Political Theories, New York, Macmillan, 1902
Ebenstein, William : Great Political Thinkers, IBH, Oxford (latest edition)
Hall, J. C. : Rousseau: Introduction to His Political Philosophy, Macmillan, 1971
Mulford Sibley, : Political Ideas and Ideologies, Delhi, Surjeet Publications, 1981
Mukherjee, S and : A History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx, New
Ramaswamy, S Delhi, Prentice Hall,
Russel, Bertrand, : History of Western Philosophy, Simon and Schuster, New York,
(latest edition)
Sabine George,: History of Political Theory, 4th edition, Revised by T. L. Thorson,
New Delhi, Oxford and IBH, 1973
Skinners, Q: Foundations of Modern Political Thought, Vol. I: The Rennaisance,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1978.
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -102
Indian Government and Politics-I
Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Brief Constitutional History; Constituent Assembly : Composition and Working; Framing of the
Indian Constitution; Sources of the Indian Constitution and Legacies of the British Rule;
Ideological Basis and Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Procedure of Amending the
Constitution ; Salient features of the Indian Constitution.
Unit II
Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Citizens; Directive Principles of the State Policy; Relation
between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of the State Policy. Nature of Indian
Federalism: Emerging Trends; Centre-State Relations: Areas of Conflict. Demand for State
Autonomy and Separatist Movements.
Unit III
Union and State Executive: President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers; Governor Union
and State Legislature. Parliament and State Legislature Assembly: Composition, Functions and
Role.
Unit IV
Union and State Judiciary and Civil Services: Supreme Court and High Court; Judicial Review and
Judicial Activism;
Civil Services: Structure and Role; Neutrality of Civil Servants; Recruitment of Civil Services -
UPSC
Selected Readings:
Aiyar, S.P and U Mehta (eds.): Essays on Indian Federalism, Bombay, Allied Publishers, 1963.
Akhtar Majeed, : Fedralisms Within the Union, CFS, Manak
Publications, New Delhi,2004
Arora, B and D.V.Verney (eds.) : Multiple Identities in a Single State: Indian Federalism
in A Contemporary Perspective, Delhi, Konark, 1995
Arora Ramesh K: Indian Public Administration, New Age International
Publishers, New Delhi, 2013
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Austin, G : The Induian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, Oxford
University Press (latest edition).
-------------: Working on Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience,
Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2000
Basu D. D : An Introductio to the Constitution of India, Wadhwa and
Company, New Delhi, 2000
Bhambri, C.P. : The Indian State: Fifty Years, New Delhi, Shipra, 1999
Brass, Paul : Politics of India Since Independence, 2nd
ed. Cambridge,
Cambridge University Press, 1994
Chaube, S.K. : Constituent Assembly of India: Springboard of Revolution,
New Delhi, People‘s Publishing House, 1973
Dasgupta, P and : Patterns and Trends in Indian Poitics, New Delhi, Allied
W.H. Morris-Jones Publishers, (latest edition).
Kaushik, Susheela (ed), : Indian Government and Politics, (Hindi) Directorate of Hindi
Implementation, Delhi University, 1990
Kohli, R(ed. : The Success of Indian Democracy, Cambridge, Cambridge
University Press, 2001
Morris-Jones, W. H., : Government and Politics in India, B. I. Delhi (Latest Edition)
Narang. A. S. : Indian Government and Politics, Geetanjali Publishing House,
New Delhi, 1993
Noorani, A.G : Constitutional Questions in India : The President, Parliament
and the States, Delhi, Oxford University, Press, 2000
Pylee, M.V, : An Introduction to the Constitution of India, Vikas, New Delhi, 2009
Siwach, J. : Dynamics of Indian Government and Politics, New Delhi,
Sterling Publishers, 1985
Subhash C. Kashyap, : The Constitution of India, Government of India, 2009
Weiner, M : The Indian Paradox : Essays in Indian Politics, New Delhi, Sage, 1999
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -103
International Relations -I MaximumMarks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
International Relations: Definition, Nature, Scope and Stages of Evolution; Autonomy Debate;
Approaches and Theories : Idealist, Realist, Decision-Making, System, Dependency and Geo-
Political .
Unit II
Concept of National Power: Meaning, Nature, Forms and Significance; Elements of National
Power; Evaluation of National Power
Limitations on National Power : Collective Security, Balance of Power, International Law,
International Morality, World Public Opinion, Deterrence Doctrine, Disarmament and Arms
Control.
Unit III
Imperialism and Colonialism in International Relations : Meaning, Features, Motives and Methods.
Foreign Policy: Definition, Determinants and Elements; Economic Instruments of Foreign Policy;
Foreign Aid as an Instrument of Foreign Policy.
Unit IV
Diplomacy: Meaning, Nature, Features, Objectives and Functions; Diplomacy and Foreign Policy;
Role of National Interest, Ideology and Propaganda in International Relations.
Selected Readings:
Brown, C: Understanding International Relations: Macmillan Press Ltd.,
Houndmils, Bastingstoke, Hampshire, 2011
Burchill, S (et. Al.) : Theories of International Relations, Macmillan, Hamsphire, 2001
Callagham, Terry O & : Key Concepts in International Relations, Routledge,
G. Martin Taylor and Francis Group, London and Ney York, 2007
Claude, I : Power and International Relations, Random House, New York, (latest edition)
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Couloumbis, A. A: Introduction to International Relations : Power and Justice,
and J. H. Wolf Praegar, New York, 1989
Deutsch K. W: The Analysis of International Relations, Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1989
Ghosh, P : International Relations, PHI Learning Limited, New Delhi, 2011
Goldstein, J and: International Relations, Darling Kindersley India Pvt. Ltd.,
C. P. Jon New Delhi, 2011
Hoffman, S. H : Essays in Theory and Politics of International Relations,
Westview Press, Boulder Colorado, 1989
Howard, C. P and : International Relations, (3rd
Edition) CBS Publishers and
N.D. Palmer Distributors Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2010
Morgenthau, H.J: Politics Among Nations, 6th
Edition, revised by K. Thompson,
Alfred Knopf, New York, 1985
Rosenau, J.N and : Contendng Approaches to International Politics, Princeton
K. Knorr (eds.) Universityf Press, Princeton, NJ, 1969
Sorensen, G and: Introduction to international Relations, : Theories and Approaches,
J. Robert Oxford University Press, USA., 2010
Sullivan, M.P : Theories of International Politics Enduring Paradigm in a Changing
World, Macmillan, Hamsphire, 2001
Wilkinson, P : International Relations : A Very Short Introduction, Oxford
University Press, USA., 2007
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -104
Public Administration –I Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Public Administration as a discipline: Definition, Nature, Scope and Importance; Evolution of the
Discipline; New Public Administration and New Public Management; Public and Private
Administration.
Principles of Administration: Hierarchy, Span of Control, Unity of Command, Co-ordination,
Delegation, Centralization and De-centralization.
Unit II
Approaches and Theories: Classical, Scientific Management, Human Relations, Bureaucratic,
Decision-Making and Ecological.
Unit III
Organization: Meaning Bases and Types. Chief Executive: Forms, Functions and Role. Line and
Staff Agencies-Meaning and Distinction ; Types of Line Agencies-Departments, Public
Corporations and Independent Regulatory Commissions; Staff Agencies-types and role.
Unit IV
Control and Accountability: Control over Administration : Executive, Legislative and Judicial;
Accountability- Ombudsman, Lok Pal and Lok Ayukta. Social Acountability-Citizen‘s Charter and
Right to Service Act.
Selected Readings:
Avasthi A and : Public Administration, Lakshmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra, 2012
Maheshwari, S.R
Bhattacharya, Mohit : New Horizons of Public Administration, Jawahar Publishers,
New Delhi, 2013
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Dubhashi, P.R. : Recent Trends in Pubic Administration, Delhi, Kaveri Books, 1995
Goodnow, Frank, J : Politics and Administration : A Study in Government,
Transaction Publishers, New Delhi, 2008
Maheshwari, S.R : Administrative Theories, New Delhi, Allied, 1994
Menzel Donald and : The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and
Harvey White (eds) Opportunities, New York, 2011
Nicholas, Henry : Public Administration and Public Affairs, Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi, 2006
Nigro, F.A. and : Modern Public Administration, New York, Harper and Row,1984
L.S. Nigro
Wilson Woodrow : ―The Study of Administration‖, Political Science Quarterly, 2
(June, 1887).
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -105
Research Methodology -I Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Science and Scientific Method
Social Science Research : Meaning, Objectives, Nature and Significance.
Types of Social Science Research : Pure and Applied.
Methods of Social Science Research : Case Study and Survey.
Problem of Objectivity in Social Science Research.
Unit II
Identification and Formulation of Research Problem.
Hypothesis : Meaning, Features, Sources, Types and Significance. Testing of Hypothesis.
Reseach Design : Meaning, Objectives and its Formulation.
Unit III
Sampling : Meaning, Basis, Characteristics, Merits and Demerits.
Types of Sampling : Random, Purposive, Stratified, Multi-Stage, Cluster and Quota. Probability
and Non-Probability Sampling. Process of Selecting a Representative Sample.
Unit IV
Types and Sources of Data : Primary and Secondary.
Techniques of Data Collection : Questionnaire, Interview and Interview Schedule, Observation-
Participant and Non-Participant.
Selected Readings:
Bryman, Alan Social Research Methods, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2004
Chawla Deepak and :
Neena Sondhi Research Methodology-Concepts and Cases, Vikas Publishing,
New Delhi, 2011
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Evera, S.V : Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science, Cornell
University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1997
Festinger, Leon : Research Methods in the Behaviour Science, Holt Rinehart Winston,
Inc. New York, 1953
Galtung, J : Theory and Methods of Social Research, Columbia University
Press, New York, 1987
Goode, W.J. and : Methods in Social Research, McGraw Hill Book Company,
P. K. Hatt, New York, 2006
Issak, Alane : Science and Methods of Political Science, Dorsey Press, Ann Arbor
Michigan, 1985
Johnson, J.B and: Political Science Research Mehtods, C.Q. Press, Washington R.A.
Joslyn D.C, 1986
Kothari, C.R and : Research Methodology-Methods and Technques, New Age, Gaurav
Garg New Delhi, 2014
Moser, C.A and : Survey Methods in Social Investigation, Heinemann
G. Kalhan Educational Books, London, 1958.
Myrdal, G : Objectivity in Social Science, Pantheon Books, New York, 1969
Nachmias, C and : Research Methods in the Social Sciences, St. Martin‘s Press,
D. Nachamias New York, 1992
Selltiz and others : Research Methods in social Relations, Hort Rinehard and Winston,
New York, 1961
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I MPS -106
Computer Application in Political Science-I
Practical Exam-50
Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-1
Basic of Computers:
Computer Architecture, Organization of Computers, History of Computers, Generations,
Classification of Computers, Functional Components of Computers, Hardware and Software, Input/
Output, types of memory, Computer Security.
Application of computer to History.
Unit-2 Introduction to Windows:
Windows 8
Introduction to MS Word :
Creating Document, Editing Document, Formatting the Document, Creating Tables, Mail Merge in
MS Word.
Unit-3 MS-Excel Basics:
Creating Tables, Editing Cell contents, Command for Worksheet, Charts in MS Excel, Functions
and formulas in MS Excel.
Introduction to MS Power Point:
Steps to Power Point Presentation, Creating New presentation, Adding New Slides, Inserting
Graphics in Slides, Creating Slide Shows.
Unit-4
Introduction to Internet: Sending and Receiving E-mails, Attachments; Introduction of Browser and type of Browsers,
Search Engine,
Introduction to Photoshop.
Introduction to Illustator.
Selected Readings:
Balamurali,S.. : An Introduction to Computer Science, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing
House, 1998
Kanetkar Yashwant.: “Let us C”, 2013.
Lambert, Joan and: ―Microsoft Office Professional 2010 step by step‖.
Cox, Joyce.
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Lean and Loen.: Internet for Everyone, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing
House1998.
Mattelart, Armond.: The Information Society New Delhi: Sage Publications 2003.
Murthy, C.S.V.: “Fundamental of Computers”, Himalaya Publishing House, 2014.
Rajaraman, V.: “Fundamental of Computers”, 5th
Edition, PHI Learning Pvt.
Ltd., 2013.
Saxena, Sanjay.: A First Course in Computer, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing
House1998.
Singh, Y.Kirani, “MATLAB Programming”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2007.
Chaudhuri, B.B.
Singhal, A. and India’s Communication Revolution, London: Sage
E.M. Rogers Publications2000.
Sinha, Pradeep K.,: “Computer Fundamentals”, fourth edition.
Sinha, Preeti.
Stevans , W.Richard.: “UNIX Network Programming”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2013.
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -201
Western Political Thought-II
Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-I
Fredrick Hegel
T. H. Green
Unit-II
Karl Marx
V. I. Lenin
Unit-III
Antonio Gramsci
Herbert Marcuse
Unit-IV
Hannah Arendt
John Rawls
Selected Readings:
Arendt, Hannah, : The Origins of Totalitarianism, Harcourt Brace, New York, 1951
_____________ : The Human Conditions, Chicago, University Press, Chicago, 1958.
Brian and Nelson : Western Political Thought, Pearson, Delhi, 2004
Canovan, Margaret : The Political Thought of Hannah Arendt, Harcourt Brace,
New York, 1974.
Curtis, M. : The Great Political Theories, 2. vols. New Delhi, Avon, 1961
Foster, M.B, Jones, : Masters of Political Thought, 3 vols. London, George G.
and Lancaster, L.W. Harrap and Co. Ltd. 1959
Hoare, Q. and : Selection from the Prison Notebook of Antonio Gramsci, Smith, G.N.
(ed.) International Publishers, New York, 1971.
Marcuse, Herbert : Reason and Revolution: Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory,
RKP,. London, 1955
_____________ : One-Dimension Man: Studies in the ideology of Advanced Industrial
Society, Beacon, Boston, 1964.
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Mulford Sibley : Political Ideas and Ideologies, Delhi, Surjeet Publications, 1981
Parekh, Bhikhu C.: Hannah Arendt and the search for A New Political Philosophy,
Humanities Press, Atlantic Highlands, 1991.
______________: Contemporary Political Thinkers, Martin Robertson, Oxford, 1982
Rawls, John, : A Theory of Justice, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1971.
__________, : Political Liberalism, Columbia University Press, New York, 1993.
Russel, Bertrand : History of Western Philosophy, Simon and Schuster, New York,
(latest edition)
Sassoon, Snne, S : Gramasci’s Politics, Croom Helm, London, 1980
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -202
Indian Government and Politics-II
Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit –I
Political Process in India:
Elections and Electoral System: Functioning and Reforms (including role of Election Commission;
Determinants of Voting Behavior; Changing Profile of Political Elites; Election Manifestoes; Role
of Media in Elections; Political Advertising and Emerging Issues.
Unit-II
Party System in India:
Indian Party System: Nature, Typologies and Trends; National Political Parties- Ideologies, Social
Bases, and Performance; Regional Political Parties and their role in Indian Politics; Coalition
Politics and its impact on stability and performance of Govt., Role and Relevance of Anti-Defection
Law; Interest and Pressure Groups – Nature, types and their role in Decision-Making and Political
Process.
Unit-III
Social Justice and Statutory Commissions in India:
National Commission for SCs, STs and OBCs; Human Rights Commission; National Commission
on Protection of Rights to Child; National Commission on Women; National Commission on
Disabled. National Commission for Minorities.
Unit-IV
Major Issues, Challenges and Movements:
Caste and Politics; Role of Religion, Secularism and Communalism; Regionalism, Ethnicity and
Identity Politics; National Security;
Trade Unions and Peasant Movements; Human Rights Movement; Women‘s Movement and
Environmental Movement.
Selected Readings:
Austin. G : Working of Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience, Delhi,
Oxford University Press, 2000.
Bhambri, C.P. : The Indian State: Fifty Years, New Delhi, Shipra, 1999
Brass, Paul : Politics of India since Independence, 2nd ed. Cambridge, Cambridge
University Press, 1994
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__________ : Caste, Faction and Party in Indian Politics, Vols. I and II, Chanakya,
Delhi, 1993.
Chandhoke, N : Beyond Secularism: The Rights of Religious Minorities, Delhi, Oxford
University Press, 1999
Chandra, Bipan : Revisiting Nationalism, Penguin Books, New Delhi, 2005.
Engineer, Asghar, : Communalism and Communal Violence in India, Ajanta, Delhi, 1985.
Hasan, Zoya (ed.) : Parties and Party Politics in India, OUP, New Delhi, 112001
Hasan Zoya, E. : India’s Living Constitution : Ideas, Practices, Controversies,
Sridharan and R. Permanent Black Delhi, 2002.
Sudarshan (ed.),
Kaushik, A : Democratic Concerns: The Indian Experience, Jaipur, Alekh, 1994.
Kaushik, : Indian Government and Politics, (Hindi) Directorate of Hindi
Susheela (ed) Implementation, Delhi University, 1990
Kothari, R : Politics in India, New Delhi, Orient Longman, (Latest Edition)
Madhu Kishtwar : Deepening Democracy: Challenges of Governance and Globalisation
in India, Vaani Prakashan. Delhi, 2002
Morris-Jones, W. H.: Government and Politics in India, B. I. Delhi (Latest Edition)
Narang. A. S. : Indian Government and Politics, Geetanjali Publishing House, New
Delhi, 1993
___________, : Political System, Process and Development, Geetanjali Publications,
New Delhi, 2015
Sahni, N.C. (ed.) : Coalition Politics in India, Jalandhar, New Academic Publishing Co., 1971.
Singh M.P and : Indian Political System : Structure, Policies, Development, New
H. Roy (ed.) Delhi, Jnanda Prakshan, 1995
Srinivas, M.N. (ed.),: Caste: Its Twentieth Century Avatar, Viking, Delhi, 1996.
Thakur, R : The Government and Politics of India, London, Macmillan, 1995.
Weiner, M : The Indian Paradox: Essays in Indian Politics, New Delhi, Sage, 1999.
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -203
International Relations -II Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Cold War and Post Cold War:
Cold War- causes and its impact on International Relations;
Détente-causes of origin, development and decline;
New Cold War-emergence, progress and decline; End of Cold War and Post Cold War
Developments
Unit-II
Regionalism and Regional Organizations:
European Union, ASEAN, OAU, SAARC and BRICS;
NAM -its role and relevance in International Relations.
Unit-III
New International Economic Order:
NIEO—Concept, main issues and evolution; North-South controversy;
GATT/WTO, IMF, and IBRD;
Oil Politics and role of OPEC.
MNCs and Globalization Process;
Unit-IV
Emerging Trends:
Globalization and its Implications; Global Warming and Protection of Environment; International
Terrorism; Human Rights and Human Security.
Selected Readings:
Allen, P and : The End of the Cold War, Dordrecht, Martinus Nijhoff, 1992
Goldman (eds.)
Baylis, John and : Globalization of World Politics, Oxford, London, 1997
Steve Smith
Chatterjee, A : International Relations Today: Concepts and Applications, Darling
Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2010
Ghosh, P : International Relations, PHI Learning Limited, New Delhi, 2011
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Goldstein, J and : International Relations, Darling Kindersley India Pvt. Ltd., New
C. P. Jon Delhi, 2011
Hoffman, S. H : Essays in Theory and Politics of International Relations, Westview
Press, Boulder Colorado, 1989
Howard, C. P and: International Relations, (3rd Edition) CBS Publishers and
N.D. Palmer Distributors Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2010
Morgenthau, H.J : Politics Among Nations, 6th Edition, revised by K. Thompson,
Alfred Knopf, New York, 1985
Wilkinson, P : International Relations : A Very Short Introduction, Oxford
University Press, USA., 2007
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -204
Public Administration –II Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-I
Personnel Administration:
Nature and Scope of Personnel Administration; Bureaucracy-Meaning and Characteristics, Civil
Services -Recruitment, Training, Promotion and Disciplinary Actions; Morale and Motivation;
Integrity and Neutrality of Civil Services.
Unit-II
Financial Administration:
Budget – Meaning and Qualities of Good Budgeting; Types of Budgeting--Line Item, ZBB,
Performance and Gender; Budgetary Process with ref. to India; Financial Accounting and Auditing–
Process, Institutions and Issues.
Unit-III
Administrative Law, Culture and Reforms:
Administrative Law, Delegated Legislation; Administrative Adjudication and Administrative
Tribunals; Administrative Culture; Administrative Reforms.
Unit-IV
Public Policy and Process:
Public Policy—Meaning, Types and Significance; Models of Public Policy; Process of Formulation
and Implementation of Public Policy; Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policy.
Selected Readings:
Anderson J.E : Public Policy- Making: An Introduction, Boston, Houghton, 2006
Avasthi A and : Public Administration, Lakshmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra, 2012
Maheshwari, S.R
Bergeson, Peter J. (ed.) : Teaching Public Policy: Theory, Research and Practice,
West port, RI: Greenwood Press, 1991
Bhattacharya, Mohit : New Horizons of Public Administration, Jawahar Publishers,
New Delhi, 2013
Dror. Y : Public Policy Making Re-examined, 2nd
ed., San Francisco, Chandler, 1989
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Goel, S.L and : Public Personnel Administration, Deep and Deep, New Delhi, 2003
Rajneesh, Shalini
Goodnow, Frank, J : Politics and Administration : A Study in Government, Transaction
Publishers, New Delhi, 2008
Jay M.Shafritz (ed) : International Encyclopaedia of Public Policy and Administration,
Westview Press, 1998
Menzel Donald : Public Administration and Public Affairs, Prentice Hall of
and Nicholas, Henry India, New Delhi, 2006
Prasad, Ravindra (eds.): Administrative Thinkers, Sterling, New Delhi, 2013
Sharma, M. K: Financial Administration, Anmol Publications, New Delhi, 2006
Stahl, O. Glenn : Public Personnel Administration, Harper and Row, 1983
Wilson Harvey White (eds. ) : The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and
Opportunities, New York, 2011
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -205
Research Methodology -II Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-I
Processing of Data-I
Editing of Data;
Codification of Data;
Classification of Data;
Tabulation of Data; and
Presentation of Data- Graphs and Charts.
Unit-II
Processing of Data-II
Quantification and Measurement of Data;
Scaling Techniques;
Projective Techniques;
Interpretation of Data;
Analysis of Data; and
Content Analysis.
Unit-III
Statistical Techniques:
Measures of Central Tendency-Mean, Mode and Median;
Measures of Dispersion,
Measures of Association;
Unit-IV
Report Writing and Thesis Writing;
Report Writing-Objectives, Contents, Layout and Qualities of an Ideal Research Report;
Ethics in Political Science Research
Methods of Political Analysis –Historical, Normative and Comparative;
Role of Computer in Political Science Research,
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Selected Readings:
Bryman, Alan: Social Research Methods, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2004
Chawla Deepak and: Research Methodology-Concepts and Cases, Vikas Publishing,
Neena Sondhi New Delhi, 2011
Edward E Brent and: Computer Applications in the Social Sciences, Mcgraw-Hill, 1990
Anderson,Ronald E
Evera, S.V: Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science, Cornell
University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1997
Galtung, J : Theory and Methods of Social Research, Columbia University
Press, New York, 1987
Goode, W.J. and: Methods in Social Research, McGraw Hill Book Company,
P. K. Hatt New York, 2006
Gupta, S.P : Statistical Methods, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi, 2011
Issak, Alane : Science and Methods of Political Science, Dorsey Press, Ann
Arbor Michigan, 1985
Johnson, J.B and: Political Science Research Methods, C.Q. Press, Washington
R.A. Joslyn D.C, 1986
Kothari, C.R and : Research Methodology-Methods and Techniques, New Age,
Gaurav Garg New Delhi, 2014
Nachmias, C and : Research Methods in the Social Sciences, St. Martin‘s Press,
D. Nachamias New York, 1992
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -206
Communication Skills
Maximum Marks-50
External Examination-40
Internal Assessment-10
Max. Time- 2 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-I
Human Communication (Theoretical perspective): Its uniqueness, its nature, models of
communication. Types of Human communication. Language, non-verbal communication, logic and
reasoning, lateral thinking. The concept of facilitating: factors, barriers and filters in
communication; the seven C‘s of effective communication . Preparing for interviews, CV/ Biodata.
Unit -II
Self-communication, interpersonal communication, dyadic communication, small group
communication. Public communication . Mass Communication. Reliability of communication.
Input and Evaluation Processes (Practice): Listening (process, comprehension, evaluation). Reading
(process, comprehension, evaluation). Watching (process, comprehension, evaluation). Email Do‘s
and Don‘ts.
Unit-III
Output and Interaction Processes (Practice): Speech (conversation, interview, group discussion,
public speech). Writing (spontaneous writing, guided writing, creative writing). Organizing ideas
(noting, summary, flow charts, concept maps). Correspondence (personal, business).
Unit-IV
Academic Writing (Theory and practice): Goals and Objectives. Explanation and various terms
used in academic writing Ethics in writing. Structure of documents . Language and grammar.
Illustrations and aids. Writing proposals and instructions. Making presentations. Formatting
documents. Drafts and revisions. Editing. Writing popular journal article. Grammatical accuracy,
common grammatical errors and how to avoid them.
Selected Readings:
Communicating a Social and Career Focus, K. M. Berko, Andrew D. Wolvyn and Darlyn R.
Wolvyn, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston (1977)
The Craft of Scientific Writing (3rd Edition), Michael Alley, Springer, New York (1996)
Science and Technical Writing – A Manual of Style (2nd Edition), Philip Reubens (General editor),
Routledge, New York (2001)
Writing Remedies – Practical Exercises for Technical Writing Edmond H. Weiss, Universities Press
(India) Ltd., Hyderabad (2000)
Effective Technical Communication, M. Ashraf Rizvi, Tata Mc Graw – Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.,
New Delhi (2005)
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-301 Contemporary Political Theory
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Meaning, Nature and Significance of Political Theory; Disagreements and Debates in Political
Theory
Traditional Political Theory: Features, Significance and Limitations
Modern Political Theory- Features
Unit-II
Decline of Political Theory
Resurgence of Political Theory
Concept of Ideology, End of Ideology, End of History and its impact on Political Theory.
Unit-III
Behaviouralism and Post Behaviouralism
Post Modernism
Communitarianism
Libertarianism (Hayak and Nozick.)
Feminism
Unit-IV
Debates on Liberty
Ancient V/S Modern Liberty (Constant)
Freedom as Autonomy (Kant, Mill)
Negative v/s Positive Liberty (Berlin, MacCallum)
Freedom as Development (Sen)
Freedom as Swaraj (Gandhi)
Selected Readings
Asiratham Eddy and Misra K.K., Political Theory, S. Chand New Delhi 2006
Althusser. L. Ideology and Ideological State. New Left Books. London,1977
Anthony J. Parel (ed) Gandhi, Freedom and Self-Rule, Vistar Publications, New Delhi, 2002
Bhargava Rajeev Acharya Aahok, Political Theory: An Introduction, Pearson, New Delhi, (latest
edition)
Heywood Andrew. Political Theory - an Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan
Mckinnon Catriona, Issues in Political Theory, OUP, 2012
Parekh. D. Bhikhu, Gandhi‘s Political Philosophy. Macmillan Press. London. 1989
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Parekh.D. B., Rethinking Multiculturalism. Cultural Diversity and Political Theory, Macmillan
Press, London, 2000
Ray Amal and Bhattacharya Mohit, Political Theory: Ideas and Institutions, The World Press
Kolkata, (latest edition)
Sen. Amartya, Development as Freedom. OUP, Delhi, 2000
Verma S.P. Modern Political Theory. Vikas Publications, New Delhi (latest edition).
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-302 Comparative Politics and Political Analysis -I
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Comparative Politics: Meaning, Nature and Scope
Evolution of Comparative Politics as a Discipline
Approaches to the Study of Comparative Politics - Traditional, System, Structural- Functional,
Political Economy and Dependency.
Unit-II
Constitutionalism-: Concept: Trends and Challenges (with special reference to developing
countries.)
Models of Political Systems: Liberal- Democratic, Authoritarian and Military and Theocratic.
Federalism: Patterns emerging trends
Unit-III
Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, Judicial Review, Decline of Legislature; Globalization in
Governance; New Social Movements; Feminist, Environment and Ethinic.
Unit-IV
Concepts of Power, Authority and Legitimacy
Political Culture, Political Socialization, Political Mobilization and Political Communication.
Selected Reading
Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism,
London, 1991
Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, OUP, Oxford, 2008
Gerald F. Gaus and Chandran Kukathas (ed) Handbook of Political Theory, Sage, London, 2004
Jean Blondel, The Discipline of Politics. Butterworths,London, 1981
Joseph La Palombara and Myron Weiner (eds). Political Parties and Political
Development, Princeton University Press, Princeton. 1966
Michael Burgess, Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice, Routledge, London. 2006
Peter Mair, Party System Change: Approaches and Interpretations, Clarendon Press, OUP, 1997
Ronald H. Chilcote, Theories of Comparative Politics, Westview Press. Boulder,1994
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Sarah Joseph, Political Theory and Power, Foundation Books, New Delhi, 2004
Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions. A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, China,
Cambridge University Press, 1979
Tom Mertes (ed) A Movement of Movements: Is Another World Really Possible? Verso, London,
2004
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-303 Indian Political Thought -I
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Historical Roots:
Nitishastra, Shantiparva, Manusmiriti
Arthashastra and Buddhist Traditions
Medieval, Social- Cultural Traditions
State and Society in Medieval India
Unit-II
Indian Renaissance and Social Reformers:
Factors leading to Indian Renaissance
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Unit-III
Religious Nationalism:
Swami Vivekananda
Sri Aurobindo
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Mohammad Iqbal
Unit-IV
Social Justice Traditions in India:
Jyotiba Rao Phule
Pandita Rama Bai
Birsa Munda
Selected Reading
Parel J. Anthony (ed), Gandhi: Hind Swaraj and Other Writings, Centenary Edition, CUP,
2009
Altekar, A.S: State and Government in Ancient India, Delhi, Moti Lal
Banarsidass, 1966
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Appadorai: A Documents on Political Thought in Modern India, 2 vols,
Bombay Oxford University Press, 1970
Ghose S.: Modern Indian Political Thought, Delhi, Allied, 1984
Ghatak, B.K. (ed): Dr. Ambedkar‘s Thought New Delhi, APH, 1997
Gail Omvedt, Dalits and: Dr. Ambedkar and Dalit Movement in Colonial India , Delhi,
the Democratic Revolution Sage, 1994
Pantham T. and K. Deustch (eds): Political Thought in Modern India, New Delhi, Sage, 1986
Mehta V.R.: Foundations of Indian Political Thought, New Delhi,
Manohar, 1992
Mehta V.R. and : Political Idea in Modern India: Thematic Explorations, New
Pantham Thomas. (ed), Delhi, Sage, 2006
Verma V.P., Studies in Hindu Political Thought and its Meta Physical
Foundations, Delhi, Moti Lal Banarsidass, 1974
Verma, V.P.: Modern Indian Political Thought, Agra, Lakshami Narain,
1996
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-304 India’s Foreign Policy
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
India‘s Foreign Policy:
Determinants - Domestic and External.
Evolution- Principle Phases;
Characteristics, Principles and Objectives;
Unit-II
Structure and Process of Foreign Policy-Making:
Role of Cabinet and National Security Council;
Ministry of External Affairs;
Parliament;
Intelligent Agencies and Civil Society.
Unit-III
India and Global Economy:
India and NIEO;
LPG : Imperative and Evaluation;
India and WTO, IMF and World Bank;
Foreign Direct Investment.
Unit-IV
Changing Security Perspective: from Traditional to Non-Traditional;
Internal Concern: Ethnic-Cultural, Demographic (including Maoism) and Ecological;
Defence Policy: Parameters, Evolution and Problems;
India and Disarmament Regimes- NPT, CTBT, The debate on Nuclearization.
Selected Readings
A. Appadorai and M.S. Rajan: India‘s Foreign Policy and Relations, New Delhi , South
Asian Publishers, 1985
Achin Vanaik: India in a Changing World, New Delhi , Orient Longman,
1995
Ahmed Imtiaz: State and Foreign Policy: India‘s Role in South Asia , Delhi,
Vikas Publishing House Ltd, 1993
M.J. Akbar; Nehru: The Making of India, Londin, Penguin, 1988
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Bimal Prasad (ed.), Indian Foreign Policy, New Delhi, Vikas
C. Raja Mohan, Crossing the Rubicon: The Shaping of India‘s Foreign Policy, Palgrave,
Macmillian, 2004
J.N.Dixit: Indian Foreign Policy and its Neighbours, New Delhi, Gyan
Books, 2001
M.S. Rajan, India and International Affairs : A Collection of Essays, New Delhi, Lancers Books,
1999
N. Javapalan: Foreign Policy of India, Delhi, Atlantic, 2001
V.P. Dutt: India‘s Foreign Policy in a Changing World ,New Delhi,
Vikas, 1999
Yadav R.S.: Bharat ki Videsh Niti: Ek Vishleshan (in Hindi), Kitab Mahal,
Allahabad,2005
_________, (ed.), India‘s Foreign Policy Towards 2000 A.D., New Delhi, Deep
& Deep, 1993
_________ & Suresh Dhanda,(eds.), India‘s Foreign Policy: Contemporary Trends, New Delhi,
Shipra, 2009.
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-305 International Law-I
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Meaning, Nature and Basis of International Law, Source of International Law, Origin and
Development of International Law, Contribution of Grotius to the Development of
International Law, Impact of Afro-Asian States on International Law, New Dimensions of
International Law, Codification of International Law
Unit-II
Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law.
Subjects of International Law, State Sovereignty
State Territory and its different parts-Land Territory, National Waters, Territorial Sea and
Territorial Air Space, Mode of Acquiring and Losing of State Territory
Unit-III
State Jurisdiction over Land, Sea and Air; Doctrine of Exterritorialy
Common Heritage of Mankind : Sea Bed and Ocean Floor, Outer Space, Moon and Antarctica,
Protection of Environment.
Unit-IV
Protection of Individual and Groups: Double Nationality and Statelessness, Jurisdiction over
Aliens, Extradition, Asylum, Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities.
Selected Readings
Anand R.P.: Asian States and the Development of Universal International Law,
Vikas, 1972
Commission for Scientific & Technical Terminology, Definitional Dictionary of International
Law, Ministry of HRD, Government of India, 1994
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D.P.O‘Connell; International Law, Stevens and sons 2 Vols, 1965.
Gerhard Von Glahn,: An Introduction to Public International Law, Longman, 1966
Law Among Nations
Kapoor S.K.: International Law and Human Rights, C.L.A. Allahabad 2013
Starke, J.G.: Introduction to International Law, Butterworths, 1963
Shaw.N. Malcolm: International Law, Cambrige University Press, 2008
Wolfgang Friedmann: The Changing Structure of International Law, Columbia University
Press, 1964
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M.A Political Science
Semester IV POL-401 Debates in Political Theory
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Debates on Equality
Value of Equality(Bernard William)
Equality of Opportunity (Rawls)
Equality of Want? (Welfare/Resources/Capability)
Equality : Priority or Sufficiency (Schefflor, Parfit, Franfurt)
Unit-II
Debates on Justice
Consequentialists v/s Deontological (Utilitarian, Rawls)
Justice as Fairness (Rawls)
Communitarian and Feminist Conception (Walzer, Sandel, Okin)
Global Justice (Thomas Pogge)
Unit-III
Debates on Rights
Moral V/s Legal Conception
Choice and Interest Theories
Conflicts between Rights: Individual v/s Collective
Civil Disobedience and Satyagraha
Unit-IV
Debates on Democracy
Procedural and Substantive Conception of Democracy
Recognition and Democratic Struggles
Political Community and Challenges of Democracy
Citizenship - Virtues and Democratic Education
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Selected Readings
Catriona Mckinnon, Introduction in Mckinnon, Catriona (ed). Issues in Political Theory New
York, OUP. 2008
Constant, Benjamin: The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns, Cambridge
University Press, 1988
Berlin. I: Two Concepts of Liberty- Four Essays on Liberty Oxford University Press,
1969
Maccallum. G.C.: Negative and Positive Freedom, 1967
Nelson, E, Liberty: One Concept too Many, 2005
Taylor, C: What is Wrong with Negative Liberty, OUP. 1979
Skinner Q; A Third Concept of Liberty, Proceeding of the British Academy, 2002
Sen, Amartya: Development as Freedom, OUP, 2000
Dworkin, Ronald: What is Equality? Part-I Equality of Welfare, Part-II : Equality of Resources.
1981, Philosophy of Public Affairs.
Parfit D., Equallity or Priority, in M. Clayton and A. Williams (eds) The ideal of Equality, London,
2000
Frankfurt, H.: Equality as a Moral Ideal, Ethics, 1987
Rawls, John. A Theory of Justice, Harvard, Bellknap, 1971
Anthony J. Pael, (ed.) Gandhi, Freedom and Self- Rule, Vistaar Publications. 2002
Sandel, Michael, ‗Liberalism and the limits of Justice‘. Cambridge University Press. 1982
Walzer, M: Sheres of Justice, New York,1983
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M.A Political Science
Semester IV POL-402 Comparative Politics and Political Analysis-II
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Concepts of Political Modernisation and Political Development; Models of Development,
Political Participation and Revolution
Unit-II
Political Elite and Democracy
Bureaucracy – Types and Role.
Military and its Politics
Unit-III
Political Parties: Meaning, Types and Functions
Pressure Groups: Meaning, Difference with Political Party: Strategies of functioning and role
of Pressure Groups in different Political Systems, Civil Society and its role.
Unit-IV
Forms of Electoral System
Democratic Challenges: Media, Money and Independence and Electoral Machinery
Selected Reading
Benedict Anderson,: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, London, 1991
Imagined Communities
Daniel Caramani: Comparative Politics, OUP, Oxford, 2008
Gerald F. Gaus: Handbook of Political Theory, Sage, London, 2004
and Chandran Kukathas (ed)
Jean Blondel: The Discipline of Politics. Butterworths, London, 1981
Joseph La Palombara and Political Parties and Political Development, Princeton University
Myron Weiner (eds). Press, Princeton. 1966
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Michael Burgess, Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice, Routledge, London. 2006
Peter Mair, Party System Change: Approaches and Interpretations, Clarendon Press, OUP, 1997
Ronald H. Chilcote, Theories of Comparative Politics, Westview Press.
Boulder,1994
Sarah Joseph, Political Theory and Power, Foundation Books, New Delhi,
2004
Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions. A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, China,
Cambridge University Press, 1979
Tom Mertes (ed) A Movement of Movements: Is Another World Really
Possible? Verso, London, 2004
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M.A. Political Science
Semester IV POL-403 Indian Political Thought-II
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Indian Nationalism- Liberal Traditions:
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Gopal Krishan Gokhale
Indian Nationalism- Extremists Traditions:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
Lala Lajpat Rai
Unit-II
Thoughts of:
M.K. Gandhi
B.R. Ambedkar
Unit-III
Indian Socialist Traditions
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ram Manohar Lohia
Jai Prakash Narayana
Unit-IV
Communist Traditions in India
The Ideology of Communist Movement in India
M.N. Roy and Radical Humanism
Selected Readings
Appadorai. Indian Political Thinking Through the Ages. Khana Publlishers, Delhi, 1992
Bandopadhyay. J. Social and Political Thought of Gandhi, Allied Publishers, Bombay, 1969
Bidut Chakrabarty and Modern Indian Political Thought, Sage, New Delhi 2009 (Hindi and English)
Pandey Rajendra Kumar
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Gupta R.C. Indian Political Thought, Lakshmi Narayan, Agra, (latest edition)
Goyal O.P., Moderates and Extremists, Kitab Mahal, Allahabad.
Jha, M.N.: Political Thought in Modern India, Meenakshi Prakashan, Meerut, (latest edition)
Majumdas, B. History to Indian Social and Politival Ideas, From Ram Mohan Ray to Dayanand,
Calcutta, Book Land, 1967
Parekh and Political Discourses: Exploration in Indian and Western Political Thought. Sage,
Pantham T. (eds) New Delhi, 1987
Mehta V.R. Indian Political Thought, Manohar, New Delhi, 1996
Roy M.N. New Humanism, Calcutta Renaissance, 1961
Verma V.P. Modern Indian Political Thought, Lakshmi Narayan Aggarwal, Agra, 1974
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M.A Political Science
Semester IV POL-404 India and the World
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
India‘s Relations with Neighbours: Contemporary Issues:
Characteristics of the Region;
India and Pakistan
India and China
India and Sri Lanka
India and Bangladesh
India‘s Relation with Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan
Unit-II
India‘s Post-Cold War Relations with:
U.S.A.
Russia
U.K.
Japan
Unit-III
India‘s Relation with Multilateral Organizations
E.U.
SAARC
ASEAN
NAM
BRICS
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Unit-IV
India‘s Relations with Different Regions and U.N.
West Asia
Africa
South East Asia (with special reference to Look East Policy).
Central Asian Republics
India and the United Nations
Selected Readings
A. Appadorai and India‘s Foreign Policy and Relations,New Delhi , South Asian M.S.
Rajan, Publishers, 1985
Achin Vanaik, India in a Changing World, New Delhi, Orient Longman, 1995
Ahmed, Imtiaz, State and Foreign Policy, India‘s Role in South Asia , Delhi, Vikas
Publishing House Ltd, 1993
A. Kapur and The Foreign Policy of India and Her Neighbours Basingstroke, A.J.
Wilson Macmillian, 1996
Bradnock, Robert. India‘s Foreign Policy Since 1971, London, Royal Institute for
International Affairs, 1990
Brands, H.W., India and the United States: The Cold Peace. Boston , Twayne
Publishers, 1990
Ganguly, Sivaji, U.S. Policy Toward South Asia, Boulder, Westview, 1990
Ganguly, Sumit, The Origins of War in South Asia, Boulder, Westview, 1986
Hoffman, Steven A., India and the China Crisis. Berkeley, University of California Press,
1990
Kapur Ashok, Pakistan in Crisis. London, Routledge, 1991
M.S. Rajan, India and International Affairs : A Collection of Essays, New Delhi, Lancers Books,
1999
V.P. Dutt, India‘s Foreign Policy, New Delhi, Vikas, 1984
Punjabi, Riyaz India and the Islamic World. Delhi Radiant Publishers, 1998
and A.K. Pasha (eds.)
Yadav R.S., Bharat ki Videsh Niti: Ek Vishleshan (in Hindi), Kitab Mahal,
Allahabad,2005
_________, (ed.), India‘s Foreign Policy Towards 2000 A.D., New Delhi, Deep &
Deep, 1993
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_________, India‘s Foreign Policy: Contemporary Trends, New Delhi, Shipra, &
Suresh Dhanda, (eds.) 2009.
M.A Political Science
Semester IV POL-405 International Law-II
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
International Legal Principles, Law of Treaties, State Recognition, State Succession, State
Intervention, State Responsibility and Aerial Hijacking
Unit-II
Means of Settlement of Disputes – Peaceful and Coercive, war and its Status, Legal
Consequences of War, Non-War Hostilities, Enemy Character.
Unit-III
Laws of Land, Sea and Aerial Warfare, Combatants and Non-Combatants, Treatment given to
POWs, Sick and Wounded. War Crimes-Nuremburg Tribunal.
Unit-IV
Neutrality – its Legal Status in 21st Century, Rights and Duties of Neutrals, Blockade ,
Contraband , Prize Courts.
Selected Readings
Anand, R.P., New States and International Laws, Vikas, 1972
Corbett, P.E. The Growth of World Law, Princeton, 1971
Commission for Scientific & Technical terminology; Definitional Dictionary of International Law,
Ministry of HRD Government of India, 1994
Dallmeyer, G. Droninda(ed.), Reconceiving Reality : Women and International Law, American
Society of International Law, 1999
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Grigory Tunkin, Contemporary International Law, Progress Publishers, 1969
Ian Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law, Oxford University Press, 1973
Kapoor S.K., International Law and Human Rights CLA, Allahabad, 2013
Shaw.N. Malcolm, International Law, Cambrige University Press, 2008
Quincy Wright, Contemporary International Law : A Balance Sheet, Random House,
1963
Journals : (i) American Journal of International Law
(ii) Indian Journal of International Law