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BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 024

M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE syllabus under CBCS

(For the candidate admitted from the academic year 2015-2016 onwards)

SEM Course Course Title Ins Hrs/

Week

Credit Exam Hrs

Marks Total

Int Ext

I Core Course I (CC) Elements of Political Theory 6 5 3 25 75 100 Core Course II (CC) Modern Western Political

Systems UK, USA, France, and Switzerland

6 5 3 25 75 100

Core Course III (CC) Government and Politics of Tamil Nadu

6 5 3 25 75 100

Core Course IV (CC) Indian Polity 6 5 3 25 75 100 Core Course V (CC) Principles of Public

Administration 6 4 3 25 75 100

Total 30 24 500 II Core Course VI (CC) Contemporary Political

Theory 6 4 3 25 75 100

Core Course VII (CC) Comparative Politics 6 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course VIII (CC) International Politics 6 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course IX (CC) Modern Indian Political

Thought 6 4 3 25 75 100

Elective Course I (EC) Social Movements 6 4 3 25 75 100 Total 30 20 500

III Core Course – X (CC) Western Political Thought 6 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course – XI (CC) Policy Science 6 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course – XII (CC) National Building and

Political Process 6 4 3 25 75 100

Elective Course – II (EC) Governance 6 4 3 25 75 100 Elective Course – III (EC) Human Rights 6 4 3 25 75 100 Total 30 20 500

IV Core Course – XIII (CC) International Organisations 6 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course – XIV (CC) Research Methodology 6 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course – XV (CC)

Project Work Viva voce 20 marks Dissertation 80 marks

6 10 - - - 100

Elective Course - IV (EC) Gandhian Thought 6 4 3 25 75 100 Elective Course - V (EC) Basics of Globalisation 6 4 3 25 75 100 Total 30 26 500 TOTAL 120 90 2000

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SEMESTER I

CORE COURSE I

ELEMENTS OF POLITICAL THEORY

Unit I : What is Politics –Approaches to the study of politics - Traditional and Modern - Relation with

other Social Sciences - Schools of Political Science -Theories ,models ,paradigms -Radical

Criticism.

Unit II : System-States and Societies –Politics without the State :Tribal Societies –Feudalism –States

without Nations :Kingdoms-Empires –Nations and States -The Nation - State and Sovereignty -

Politics between the States –Politics beyond the States : International Institutions -Multinational

Enterprises and “Globalisation” - Politics as an universal Activity .

Unit III: Concepts : Human Nature and Politics -Is the State necessary ? The reasons for obeying the State

- The nature of Authority - What is Justice ? Individualism versus Collectivism - Right : Natural ,

Human, Legal equality and Needs -Positive and Negative freedom - Analyzing Political concepts.

Unit IV : Process : Political identity - Political Socialization and Political Culture -Localism ,Nationalism

and Ethnicity - Racial and Ethnic conflict - Dominance ,Assimilation and Social Pluralism Elites,

Classes and Political Pluralism -Political Change - Coup‟detat „ and Revolutions -Endogenous

and Exogenous Political Change -Class Conflict in the twenty first century - Post-industrial

politics - Technology and survival - „North‟ versus „South‟.

Unit V : Democracy :Meaning of Democracy –Participation and Direct Democracy -Choosing rulers -

Electoral systems -The Legislature- The Judiciary -Constitutions and Constitutionalism -Rights

and Constitutions - Rights and Constitutions -Pluralist Policy making - Corporatism -

Centralization - Political Communication - Political Parties - Interest Groups -The Mass Media -

Democracy and Communication.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Stephen D. Tansey : Politics : The Basics : 2nd

edition ( London ,Routledge ,Jaylor and

Frances Group ,2000 )

2. Eugene J. Koib : A Framework for Political Analysis (New Jersey :Prentice Hall .mc ,Engle

wood Cliffs ,1978 )

3. Stephen L. Wasby : Political Science -The discipline and its dimensions ; An introduction,

New York ; Charles Scribner‟s sons ,1970 )

4. Amal Ray and Mohit Bhattacharya,Political Ideas and Institutions ,World Press ,Calcutta .

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CORE COURSE II

MODERN WESTERN POLITICAL SYSTEMS

(UK, USA, FRANCE and SWITZERLAND)

Unit I: Historical background of the constitution of the UK - The Magna Carta - The Crown -

Salient Features Customs and Conventions - The Executives - Prime Minister and

Cabinet - Legislature, Legislative procedure - House of Commons and House of Lords,

Judiciary, rule of law, Party System, Local Government, British Civil Service.

Unit II: The Historical background of the USA - American Declaration of Independence - Salient

features of the constitution. Federalism - The Executive - The President - Election

- Powers and functions - Legislature - Congress and Senate - House of

Representatives - Federal Judiciary - Judicial Review, Political Parties - pressure groups.

Unit III: Historical background of the Constitution of France - Fifth Republic of France - Salient

Features - The French President - The Government - Cabinet: Functions of the

Cabinet - Parliament - National Assembly - Senate - Legislative Features -

Relation between two houses.

Unit IV: Judiciary : French Law and Law Courts. The Ordinary Courts - Administrative Courts -

French Political Parties - The Communist Party - The Socialist Party - The

Radicals - Local Government - the Communes.

Unit V: Switzerland : The Country and its people - Basic features of Swiss confederation -

Federal executive - The Federal Assembly - Council of States -National Council - The

Federal Court - Direct Democracy - Its Devices: Referendum and Initiative - Lands

gemeinde - Political parties - Interest Groups - The Cantonal and Local Government -

Communes at the district.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Jean Blondel, The Government of France, Menthen & Co., London, 1974.

2. Hughes C. The Federal Constitution of Switzerland

3. Harold Zink, „Modern Governments (New York, Van Nostrand, 1958)

4. Vidhya Bhushan and Vishnod Bhagawan World Constitution, Sterling Publications.

5. Introducing comparative Politics, Third Edition, Stephen Oris & Carol Ann Drogus, Sage

Publication, 2014 Fourth Edition.

6. Comparative Governments: Four Modern constitutions, Joseph Henry Price, Hutchinson

Educational University of California, 1970.

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CORE COURSE III

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF TAMIL NADU

Unit I : The Social Economic and Political condition of Madras Presidency between 1870- 1920.

The Provincial congress committee and its nationalist activities under S. Sathyamurthi,

C.Rajagopalachari and K. Kamaraj - Non- Co-operation: 1921 - Civil Disobedience

Movement 1930.

Unit II: Non-Brahmin Movement - Madras Presidency Association - Domination of Brahmin

Community under British Raj - Birth of Justice Party - Its Ministry under Dyarchy -

Cause for its decline - Annie Besant and Home Rule Movement - 1916 - Swarajists and

their role - 1937 election and Rajaji‟s Ministry. Interim Ministers before Independence.

Unit III: Self - Respect Movement by E.V. Ramasamy Naicker - The Nature of the Movement

and it‟s goals - Education and employment of Non Brahmins - Attack on Hindu

Orthodoxy - from Dravidar Kazhagam to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam of C.N.

Annadurai.

Unit IV: Post Independence era and political development - 1952 General Election - Rajaji as

Chief Minister - States Reorganisation on Linguistic Basis - From Madras Presidency to

Madras State Circumstance that led to K. Kamaraj as Chief Minister -1956. His

leadership - Language Policy of the Congress Ministry under Bhakthavatsalam - factors

responsible for the decline of congress and rise of the popularity of C.N. Annadurai -1967

General Election - DMK in power.

Unit V: Emergence of M. Karunanidhi - His Chief Minister ship - Birth of AIADMK M.G.

Ramachandran - His charismatic image M.G.Ramachandran as Chief Minister ship

AIADMK after the demise of MGR - the party and government - under the Leadership of

his successor - J. Jayalaithaa as Chief Minister - Issues in Tamil Nadu Politics - Cauvery

River Water Dispute - Language Policy - Presidents‟ Rule – Sri Lanka Issue -

Emergence of other Political Parties - BJP - MDMK - PMK - DMDK, other regional

parties - Communist Parties - Electoral Alliances.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Baker L.J. The Policies of South India, Oxford University Press, London.

2. Washbrook D.A. The Emergence of Provincial Policies, The Madras Presidency 1876-

1920, Vikas Publishing House.

3. Spraft Philip : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in power, Mystica Publisher

4. P.Raja Raman : The Justice party – Ponpozhil Publishers.

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CORE COURSE IV

INDIAN POLITY

Unit I: Framing of the Constitution - objectives - Salient Features - Preamble - citizenship -

Fundamental Rights and Duties - Directive principles of the State Policy.

Unit II: Union Government - Executive - President - Vice President - Prime Minister - Council of

Ministers - Legislature – Lok Sabha - Rajya Sabha Powers and Functions - Process of

Law Making - Judiciary - Supreme Court - Composition - Powers and Functions -

Judicial Review.

Unit III: State Government: Constitutional Powers of the Governor - Chief Minister - council of

Ministers - State Secretariat - State Legislature - Judiciary - High Court - Power and

Function.

Unit IV: Indian Federalism - Union - State Relations - Constitutional Amendments - Public

Service under the Union and States - Key Functionaries: Comptroller and Auditor

General - Attorney General - Election Commission - Finance Commission - Electoral

System - Panchayat Raj.

Unit V: Issue areas in India Administration: Centre - State Relations : (Administration, Planning

and Finance) Minister - Secretary Relationship : Integrity in Administration Corruption in

Administration - Administrative Reforms.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Basu D.D. Introduction to Constitution of India, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1995.

2. Kashyep Subash, Our Constitution, NBT, New Delhi.

3. Siwach J.R. Dynamics of Indian Government and Politics, Sterling Publishers, New

Delhi, 1985.

4. Rajini Kothari, Politics in India, Drient Longman, New Delhi, 1970.

5. S.R. Maheswari, Indian Administration, Orient Longman, New Delhi, 1975.

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CORE COURSE V

PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Unit I: Meaning, Scope and Significance of Public Administration - Public Vs Private

Administration - Comparative Public Administration - Development Administration -

New Public Administration - Entrepreneurial Government.

Unit II: Basic Concepts and Principles Hierarchy - Span of Control - Unity of Command -

Authority and Responsibility - Co-ordination - Centralisation and Decentralisation -

Delegation - Supervision.

Unit III: Theories of Administration - Scientific Management Theory (F.W TAYLOR) -

Administrative Theory (Henry Fayol) - Theory of Bureaucracy (Max Weber) - Human

Relations Theory (Elton Mayo & M.P Follet) - Systems Theory (David Easton).

Unit IV: Theories of Administration : Theories of Decision Making - (Herbert Simon) - Theories

of Communication Chester Barnard - Theories of Leadership (Rensis Likert ) - Theories

of Motivation (Maslow, Herzberg, Mcgregor) - Immaturity - Maturity Theory of Chris

Argyris.

Unit V: Administrative Law: Meaning and Significance - Delegated legislation: Types,

Advantages and Limitations - Administrative Tribunals.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Mohit Bhattachariya - Public Administration, Structure, Process and Concepts, World

Press, Calcutta, 1998.

2. Rumki Basu - Public Administration: Concepts and Theories, Sterling Publishers, New

Delhi, 1986.

3. Avasthi and Maheshwari, Public Administration, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, Agra, 2002.

4. Ravindra Prasad, D. Prasad V.S. Satyanarayana, Administrative Thinkers: Sterling

Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1989.

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SEMESTER II

CORE COURSE VI

CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY

Unit I: Traditional and Contemporary Approaches to the study of Political Science -

Institutional Approach - Behavioral Approach - Post Behavioral Approach.

Unit II: Empirical Theories: Group Theory - Systems Theory.

Unit III: Structural Functional Theory - Decision Making Theory.

Unit IV: Elite Theory and Communication Theory.

Unit V: Theories of Development : Modernisation and Political Development - Gabriel

Almond‟s Model Input - Output Theory. Crisis Analysis in Political Development

Marxist Approach - Dependency School. Post Modernism, Post Industralisation,

Feminism.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. David E. Apter: Introduction to Political Analysis: Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd

2. Charles Worth James (Ed): Contemporary Political Analysis : Free Press

3. Ian Roxborough: Theories of Under development Macmillan.

4. Richard A. Higott: International Series in Social and Political thought.

5. Andrew Heywood: Politics : PALGRAVE PUBLICATIONS, 2007.

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CORE COURSE VII

COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Unit I: A Frame Work for Under Standing Comparative Politics. The Modern State / States,

Citizens and Regimes. States and Identity - States and Markets.

Unit II: Political Systems and How they work, Governing Institutions in Democracies

Institutions of participation and Representation in Democracies - Authoritarian

Institutions - Regime Change .

Unit III: Issues and Policies - Globalisation, Economic Sovereignty and Development, Public

Policies when markets fail: Welfare, Health and the Environment Policies and Politics of

Inclusion Clashing Values.

Unit IV: Democracy and Autocracy - Electoral Institutions and Representation - Parties and

Party systems - citizenship and participation - Election Campaigns - The Political

Representation of Women and Minorities.

Unit V: The Elusive Economy Vote - Voting Behaviour : Choice and Context - Electoral

Integrity and Political Legitimacy - Authoritarian elections and Regime change - why

elections matter ?

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Introducing Comparative Politics Concepts and Cases in context Third Edition, Stephen

Oris and Carol Ann Drogus, Sage Publications, 2012.

2. Comparing Democracies – Election and Voting in a Changing World fourth edition

Edited by Lawerance, Leduc, Richard G Niemi & Pippa Norris – Sage Publication, 2014.

3. Principles of Comparative Politics, Second Edition, William Roberts Clark, MaH Golder,

Sona Nadenichek Golder – 2012.

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CORE COURSE VIII

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

Unit I : International Politics: Meaning, Nature Content and purpose Growth and development of

International Politics - Major Theories in International Politics - Realist Theory - Systems

Theory - Communication Theory - Bargaining Theory.

Unit II: National Interest - Determinants - Kinds - Instruments for Promotion of National Interest

- Diplomacy - War - Imperialism Colonialism Neo Colonialism.

Unit III :Elements of National Power - Balance of Power - Collective Security - International

Law - Disarmament and Arms Control - Relevance of Non Alignment Movement

(NAM) in International Relations.

Unit IV: Foreign Policy - Determinants and objectives - Third World in International Politics -

New International Economic Order - Impact of Nuclear Weapons.

Unit V: United Nations - purposes Basic Principles - Organs of United Nations - The

International Court of Justice - International Organisations - ILO - WHO- FAO - SAARC

- ASEAN.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Palmer and Perkins, International Relations - The Community in Transition Scientific Book

Company, Calcutta, 1970.

2. Vandhana, Theory of International Relations, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.

3. Singhal, S.C. International Politics Lakshmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra.

4. Theodore A. Columbus and James H. Wolfe, Introduction to International Relations Power

and Justice, New Delhi, 1986.

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CORE COURSE IX

MODERN INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Unit I The Indian Renaissance - Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Brahmo Samaj - Dayanand

Saraswathi and Arya Samaj Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - the Theosophical Society and

Annie Besant.

Unit II Indian Nationalism - Indian Moderates and Extremists - Dadahbai Naroji and

Constitutionalism - Gokhale and Liberalism - Ranade, Phuel- Tilak and Swaraj - Bipin

Chandra Pal and the Extremist movement - Lal Lajpat Rai and Swadeshi - Rabindranath

Tagore and Indian Culture and the West.

Unit III Islam and Indian Nationalism - Syed Ahmed Khan - Iqbal and Modern Islam - Jinnah

and the Two Nation Theory - Hindu Revivalism - V.D Savarkar and Hindu Maha Sabha -

Hegde War and RSS - Sarvapalli Radha Krishnan and Modern Hinduism.

Unit IV Socialism in India Congress and Socialism – Acharya Vinobave – Ram Manohan Lohia

- Jaya Praksh Narayan - Sarvodaya - Communism and Radical Humanism - M.N.Roy -

Subhash Chandra Bose and Militant - Nationalism.

Unit V Theory and Practice of Democratic Socialism in India - M.K. Gandhi - Jawaharlal Nehru

- Dr.B.R Ambedkar.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Sarkar Ghose: Modern Indian Political Thought Allied Publishers.

2. Varma .V.P „Modern Indian Political Thought‟ Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, Agra.

3. Edited by Thomas Pantham and Kenneth L. Deutsch, Political Thought in Modern India,

Sage Publications.

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ELECTIVE COURSE I

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Unit I Introduction to Social Movements - Social Movements. The Themes of Contemporary

Social Movement - Two Approaches to Social Movements - Theoretical Issues of Scope

and Problem - Movements and Motives; Some Unresolved Issues in the Psychology of

Social Movements.

Unit II Political Opportunities and Constraints - Acting Contentiously - Framing Contention -

Mobilising Structure and Contentious Politics.

Unit III Mobilizing Structures and Contentious Politics The Dynamics of Movement - Cycles of

Contention - Struggling to Reform - Transnational Contentions.

Unit IV Revolution - The Nature of Political Rebettion - Revolutions - Theories of Revolution.

Unit V Social Movement in India - Religious and Caste Movements - Tribal Movements -

Agrarian Movements and Naxalbari and the Left Movements- Environmental Movement.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. The Sociology of Dissent (Ed) R. Serge Denisoff Harcout Brace Jovanovich Inc, New

York.

2. Power in Movement Social Movement and Contentious Politics Second (Edition),

Sidney Tarrow, Cambridge University Press.

3. Protest and Change Studies in Social Movements, T.K. Ooman, Sage Publications.

4. Politics of India Since Independence, Bran P (1990) Orient Longman Hyderabad.

5. Social Movements and the State, Edited by Ghanshyam Shah Sage Publications, 2002.

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SEMESTER III

CORE COURSE X

WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Unit I Ancient Political Thought - Plato - Aristotle - Cicero

Unit II Medieval Political Thought - St.Augustine - St. Thomas Aquinar - Machiavelli.

Unit III Beginning of Modern Political Thought - Hobber - Locke- Montesquieu- Rousseau.

Unit IV Modern Liberal Thought - Utilitariaisn Bentham - J.S Mill - British Socialsm -Green -

German Idealism - Hegel - Conservatism – Burke.

Unit V Communism - Karl Marx - Lenin - Stalin - Fascism - Mussolini - Nazism - Hilter -

The New Right - Fredrick Von Hayek - Herbert Marcuse - Frankfurt School - Justice

as fairness - Johan Rawls Libertarianism - Robert Nozik.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Lawrence C. Wellas, Gettle‟s History of Political Thought, Surjeet Publication, New Delhi,

1981.

2. William Ebensteni, Great Political Theibem, Oxford IBH, New Delhi, 1975.

3. Andrew Heywood, Politics Third Edition Palgrave Macmillan. 2007.

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CORE COURSE XI

POLICY SCIENCE

Unit I Introduction, Meaning and Scope of Policy Science - Policy Science and Political Culture

- Meaning, Nature and Scope of Policy Analysis - Approaches in Policy Analysis -

Models, Models based on theories and Techniques in Policy Analysis - Decision Making

Analysis - Drov‟s Optimal Model.

Unit II Drov‟s views on improving Policy making - Evaluation of Public Policy - organization

for Policy formulation - Policy - Action Relationship.

Unit III Public Policies in India - National Industrial Policy - Economic Policy of 1991-

Agricultural Policy - Health Policy - Energy Policy - National Policy on Science and

Technology - Information Policy - Policy on Public Sector undertaking - Transport -

Policy - Electronic Policy.

Unit IV Social Welfare Politics in India - Administrative Structure for Social Welfare - Child

and Law - Child Labour -Child Welfare Policy - ICDSS - Placement of Physically

challenged - Reservation Policy - Education Policy.

Unit V Welfare Policies for Woman - Women and the Constitutional Provisions - Women and

legislative Enactment - Marriage - Divorce - Adoption - Dowry - Prevention of

Immoral Traffic Act - Domestic Violence Act - POSCA - Juvenile Justice.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Drov, Public Policy Making Re-examined, Leonard Hill.

2. Madan D. Public Policy Making in Government Publication Division.

3. Subash Kashayap National Policy Studies, Tata McGraw Hill, 1990.

4. Encyclopedia of Social Work in India, Vol 1, Publication Division.

5. Manju Kumar, Social Equality – The Constitutional Experiment in India, Chand & co.

6. Lerner D and Lasswell, H.d, The Policy Science, Stanford.

7. Thoma R.Dye, Understanding Public Policy.

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CORE COURSE XII

NATIONAL BUILDING AND POLITICAL PROCESS

Unit I Indian civilization and Democracy : A Historical View - Democratic model for Indian

Unionism Vs Federalism - India at the cross roads - The Election Commission and

Electoral reforms in India.

Unit II Pluralist Politics in India - Cultural Roots, Recent Erosion - Challenges facing Indian

Secularism - Preferential Policies and Ethnic equality - challenge to Indian Democracy

from social and economic.

Unit III Stability and Instability in the Indian Economy - Challenges of Poverty alleviation and

environmental protection - Depicting the Nation : Media Politics and Independent India.

Unit IV Media as Watchdog of Democracy - Diversity, Change - India‟s Security - the

Dynamics of External challenges - India‟s Security - Challenge - The Internal

Dimension.

Unit V Causes and Psychological Management of Terrorism - Emergency Challenges of

Terrorism - Globalization as threat to Regional and Local Identities.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Democracy Diversity Stability 50 years of Indian Independence; Editions D.D.Khanna,

Lil Mehrotra, Gert W. Kuek, Mac Millan India Ltd, 1998.

2. India‟s preferential policies, Migrants, the Middle Classes and Ethnic equality Myron

weiner and Mary Fainsod Karzunstein with K.V Narayana Rao, University of Chicago,

1981.

3. Transforming India Social and Political Dynamics of Democracy edition, By Francine

R.Frankel, Zoya Hassan, Rafeet Bhavgava Balueer Arora, Oxford University Press, 2000.

4. India Invented A nation in the making, Arvind N. Das Manohar, New Delhi-110 002,

1992.

5. Pluralism and Equality Values in Indian Society and Politics: editions, Imitiaz Ahmed

Parthas, Ghosh Helmet Reified Saga Publication 2000.

6. State in the Indian Political System Shaileja Upmanyu Rawat Publications.

7. Terror, Tortune and Terrorism Facts of Human Behavior Edition MG Husain Manat –

New Delhi-2006.

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ELECTIVE COURSE II

GOVERNANCE

Unit I Governance, Democracy and Development.

Unit II Governance Performance: The Aggregate Picture Civil Society

Unit III Political Society Government

Unit IV The Bureaucracy Economic Society

Unit V The Judiciary

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Making Sense of Governance Empricial Evidence from 16 Developing Countries, Goral

Hyden, Julius Court, Kenneth Mease Viva Books, 2010.

2. UNDP, 1997 Reconceptualizing Governance Newyork, UNDP

3. UNDP 2000, Human Development Report, New York, OUP

4. World Bank 1992, Governance and Development Washington, DC World Bank

5. World Bank 1997 World Development Report

6. The State in a Changing World, New York1997 OUR 2002

7. World Bank 2002 World Development Report 2002

8. Building Institutions for Markets, New York OUP 2002.

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ELECTIVE COURSE III

HUMAN RIGHTS

Unit I Historical Development of Human Rights - Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

1948. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 International

Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Racial Discrimination 1966

International Instruments : UN Commission for Human Rights - Human Rights

education for creating Awareness - Tehran conference, 1968 - Vienna Conference,

1993.

Unit II Human Rights in India : Human Rights and the constitution of India - Rights to

constitutional Remedies - National Human Rights Commission - State Human

Rights Commission.

Unit III National Commission for Minorities - National Commission for SC and ST -

National Commission for Women.

Unit IV Human Rights - Forms of violation in India - Violation of Woman Rights -

Violation of Child Rights - Violation of SC and ST Rights.

Unit V Human Rights and Voluntary Organisation - Promotion of Human Rights. Human

Intervention - Challenges of Human Rights - Human Rights - Human Rights and

Globalization - Mass Media and Human Rights.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Sankav Sen: Human Rights in a developing Soceity, APH Publication, New Delhi

2. R.C Hingorani: Human Rights in India Oxford and IBH.

3. Vinod Sharma, Human Rights violation – A Global Phenomenon, APH Publication, New

Delhi, 2002.

4. Dr (Mrs) Sivagami Paramasivam, Human Rights – A study, Sriram Computer Prints and

Offset, Salem, (Tamil Nadu) 1998.

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SEMESTER IV

CORE COURSE XIII

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Unit I International Organisation - An Introduction - UN - Other Major International

Organisations - Amnesty International - Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Group 7/8 (G-8) Group -15 (G-15) Group-20(G-20) Group-77(G-77)- International

Criminal Court ICC - International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)

International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) International Organisation for

Migration (IOM) Inter - Parliamentary Union (IPU) International Seabed Authority

(ISA) International Organisation for Standrad – I Sation (ISO)

Unit II Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) North - Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Organisation of

Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - Techno - economic approach for Africa india

Movement (TEAM 9 ) - the common wealth world customs organization (WCO) - world

economic forum - WEF - World wide fund for nature (WWF) – BRICS.

Unit III Regionalism – Evolution and Growth - Major Regional Organisations of the World.

African Regional Organisations. African Development Bank (ADB) - African Union

(AU) Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

(COMESA) - East African Community (CEA) - Economic Community of West African

States (ECOWAS) - Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Unit IV Asian and Pacific Regional Arrangements Anzus Pact - Asian Development Bank

(ADB) Association of South - East Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Bangladesh - India -

Myanmar - Sri Lanka - Thailand Economic Cooperation (BIMST- EC) - Indian Ocean

Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) - South Asian Association for

Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Central and Latin American Regional Organisation -

Andean Group - Central American Common Market (CACM) - Caribbean Community

(CARICOM)- Latin American Free Trade Area (LAFTA)- Latin American Integration

Association Southern Common Market - North American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA) Organisation of American States (OAS)

Unit V European Regional Organisation -Common Wealth of Independent States (CIS) The

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) - Council of Europe - European

Coal and Steel Company (ECSC) - European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)

European Union - Nordic Council - The organization for Security and Cooperation in

Europe (OSCE) Middle East Regional Arrangements Arab League - Arab Monetary

Fund (AMF) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)- Islamic Development Bank Group -

Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC).

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BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. A Handbook of International Organisation Sonu Trivedi, Atlantic Publishers Distributions,

2005.

2. B.N. Mehrish, International Organisation, Structures and Process, Vishal Publication,

Jalandar.

3. C.Bhattacharya, International Relations since 20th

Century, Vijay Publishing House,

Kolkata 2001.

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CORE COURSE XIV

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Unit I What is Social Research? Introduction - Problems of Knowledge - Combining Methods

Reflection - Critical Social Research The Frankfurt School and Critical Social Research

- The Origins of Feminist Methodology - Emancipatory disability research.

Unit II Getting started in Research : The Research Process - Introduction - Research Design -

Getting Started in research: the Research problem - Hypotheses, Concepts, Indicators

and measurement - Research Designs - Case Selection - Constraints on achieving

credible conclusions - Power, Politics and Values.

Ethics in Social Research

Introduction - The two extremes of the ethical argument. Ethical codes of practice - The

doctrine of informed consent and the use of deception in research - Harm -

confidentiality and anonymity - Privacy Power relation between researches and

researched relations with the sponsor of research - Power relationship with external

agencies and vulnerable groups. Ethical issues in on line research.

Unit III Documentary Sources; official statistics and Secondary Data. Introduction - Doing

Documentary research - Forms of documentary data - problems and issues in using

documents - Official statistics - Advantages and disadvantages of official statistics as a

research source. Is it possible to use official statistics in Social Research? Other forms of

secondary quantitative data. Quantities Approaches in Social Science Research

Introduction - Quantitative research exemplars - Experimental research. Issues in

conducting experimental research -Sample Surveys - The Process of Survey research I -

Sampling for Survey research - The Process of Survey research -2- The design of

questionnaire - Issues in conducting Sample Surveys - Conducting online surveys -

Political opinion polls.

Unit IV Qualitative Approaches in Social Research Introduction - Qualitative research

exemplars - Defining qualitative research - How is qualitative research conducted?

Conducting qualitative research online. Issues in conducting qualitative research studies.

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The Analysis of Data

Introduction : Preparing data for quantitative analysis - quantitative data analysis - preparing data

for qualitative analysis - qualitative data analysis- combining quantitative and quantitative data

analysis.

Unit V Writing up and Presenting Research Results

Introduction Addressing the research question with the data – Relating the findings to

existing literature and theories – Writing strategies – Writing for audience – the structure

and style of research reports – Referencing and citation – Polishing up and finishing off -

Designing a Research proposal – Introduction – What is a research proposal? The

reviewer‟s assessment criteria – quantitative and qualitative research proposals – Is there

a formula for writing successful research proposal? Outline of the proposed research.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Matt Henn, Markweinstein & Nick Foard: A critical Introduction to Social Research,

Saga Publications, New Delhi, 2013.

2. Janet Buttoph Johnson and Richard A. Joslyn Political Science Research Methods,

Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd New Delhi.

3. William J. Goode and Paul K Hatt Method in Social Research : MC Graw Hill Book

Company, London

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ELECTIVE IV

GANDHIAN THOUGHT

Unit I A brief biographical sketch - His experience in South Africa - the Social, Political,

Economic and Cultural Milieu of his thought - Ethical foundations of his thought -

Ends and Means - Truth Nonviolence and Justice. The Political and Ideological

Foundation of his thought. His conception of state and Society in the context of Indian

culture -Trusteeship - Nationalism - Ram Rajya.

Unit II Influences on Gandhi - Ruskin - Tolstoy - J.S Mill and Thorean on Gandhi - Influence

of Bhagavat Gita on Gandhi - Gandhi and his critics - Tagore and Ambedkar. The

Techniques and Strategies of Gandhi - Political Action - Non Violence - Civil

Disobedience - Fastings - Prayers and Patayatra.

Unit III Personal Application of his techniques in Indian Politics - Gandhi and the Nationalist

movement - Discovery of Satyagraha - First Satyagraha - Second Round - Final Phase -

Final Phase - Mass mobilization technique.

Unit IV Indian Nationalism - Splendid Isolation shadow of Amritsar - Non Cooperation

Movement - Civil Disobedience - Khilafat Movement - Salt Satyagraha

Unit V Gandhian Thought in the making of the Indian constitution - Secularism - Directive

Principles of State Policy - Removal of Untouchability - Panchayati Raj - Its inclusion

in the constitution.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. M.K. Gandhi My Experiments with Truth ;Nav Jivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad

2. M.K.Gandhi :Constructive Programme: Nav Jivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad

3. Louis Fisher: Gandhi – His Life and Message for the World: A Mentor Book Published by

Penguin Group.

4. J.B Kripalani:Gandhi His life and Thought Publication Division, Ministry of Information

& Broad Casting, Government of India.

5. B.R Nanda :Mahatma Gandhi A Biography :Oxford India Paperbacks 2009, UUP

6. Viswanath PrasadVarma : The Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and Sarvodaya:

Lakshmi Narain Aggarval, Agra

7. S.K.Kim: The Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi: Vikas Publishing House

8. B.C.Das & Mishra (Edition) Gandhi in Today‟s India: Ashish Publishing House, New

Delhi.

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ELECTIVE V

BASICS OF GLOBALISATION

Unit I Globalization Theory or Theories of (capitalist) Globalisation.

Unit II Towards the 21st Century International Division of Labour -Globalisation Politics

with Women‟s Empowerment

Unit III The transnational capitalist class and the Politics of capitalist globalization -

Policing Anti globalization Protests: Pattern and variation in state responses.

Unit IV Globalization Politics with Women‟s Empowerment – Coping with Market

Liberalism: Politics of Trade Unionism in contemporary India.

Unit V Globalization and the Human Empire – The Boundaries of citizenship, Dual,

Nested and Global.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

1. Edited by Samir Das Gupta, Jan Vederveen Pieterse :Politics of Globalization: Saga

Publication, 2009

2. Edited by Paul F Diehl: The Politics of Global Governance International organization in

an Independent World, Viva Books Pvt Ltd Second Edition 2005.

3. Edited by Baldev Raj Nayar, Globalization and Politics in India, Oxford India Paper

backs, 2010.

4. Edited by Paul F Diehl The Politics of Global Governance International organization in

an Independent Work .

5. Edited by Samir Das Gupta Jan Nederueen, Pieterse Politics of Globalization.

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