4-Pol-Science Flashcards
Political Theory and Indian Politics :I. Political Theory:
meaning and approaches.
- Theories of state :
LiberaL Neo-liberal. Marxist, Pluiralist,post-colonial and Feminist.
- Justice : Conceptions of justice with
special referenceto Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitariancritiques.
- Equality :
SociaL political and economic; relationshipbetween equality and freedom; Affirmative action.
- Rights :
Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights;Concept of Human Rights.
- Democracy :
Classical and contemporary theories;different models of democracy-representative,participatory and deliberative.
- Concept of power :
hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.
- Political Ideologies :
Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism,Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism.
9 Indian Political Thought:
Dharatmhastra, i\rthashastraand Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan,Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy.
- Western Political Thought :
Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli,Hobbes, Locke, JohnS. MilL Marx, Gramsci, HannahArendt.POLITICAL SCIENCE 1
Indian Government and Politics1. Indian Nationalism :
(a) Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle :Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Noncooperation, Civil Disobedience; Militant andRevolutionary Movements, Peasant and WorkersMovements.(b)Perspectives on Indian National Movement; Liberal,Socialist and Marxist; Radical Humanist and Dalit
2 Making of the Indian Constitution : Legacies of theBritish rule;
different social and political perspet-tives.
- Salient Features of the Indian Constitution :
ThePreamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, DirectivePrinciples; Parliamentary System and AmendmentProcedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structuredoctrine.
- (a) Principal Organs ofthe Union Government : (b) Principal Organs of the State Government :
a: Envisagedrole and actual working of the Executive, Legislatureand Supreme Court.b: Envisagedrole and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and High Court-;.
- Grassroots Democracy :
Panchayati Raj and MunicipalGovernment; Significance of 73rd and 74thAmendments; Grassroot movement-;.
- Statutory Institutions/Commissions :
Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, FinanceCommission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission,National Commission for Minoriti es, NationalBack ward ClassesCommission.
- Federalism : Constitutional provisions;
changing natureof centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies andregional aspirations; inter-state disputes.
- Planning and Economic development :
Nehruvian andGandhi an perspet-tives; Role of planning and publicsector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarianrelations; liberalization and em nomic reforms.
- Caste. Religion and Ethnicity in
Indian Politics.
- Party System : National and regional political parties,
ideological and social bases of parties; Patterns ofcoalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoralb eh av iour; changing socio-economic profile ofLegislators.
11 . Social Movement :
Civil liberties and human rightsmovements; women’s movement-;; environmentalistmovement-;.POLITICAL SCIENCE 2
Comparative Politics and International RelationsComparative Political Analysis and International Politics:I. Comparative Politics :
Nature and major approaches;Political economy and political sociology perspectives;Limitations of the comparative method.
- State in Comparative Perspective :
Characteristics andchanging nature of the State in capitali ~t and socialisteconomies, and advanced industri al an d developingsocieties.
- Politics of Representation and Participation :
Politicalparties, pressure groups and social movements inadvanced industrial and developing societies.
- Globalisation : Responses from
developed anddeveloping societies.
- Approaches to the Study of International Relations :
Idealist. Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systemstheory.
- Key Concepts in International Relations :
Nationalinte rest. security and power; Balance of power anddeterrence; Transational actors and mllective security;World ca pitali ~t economy and globalisation
- Changing International Political Order :
(a) Rise of super powers; Strategic and ideologicalBipolarity, arms race and cold war; Nuclear threat;(b) Non aligned Movement : Aims and achievements.(c) Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity andAmerican hegemony; Relevance of non-alignmentin the contemporary world
- Evolution of the International Economic System :
FromBrettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and theCMEA(Coundl for Mutual Economic Assistance); ThirdWorld demand for new international economic orde r;Globalisation ofthe world economy.
I 0. Regionalisation of World Politics :
EU,ASEAN, APEC.AARC.NAFTA.
I I. Contemporary Global Concerns :
Democracy, human rights,Environment,Gender Justice,terrorism, Nuclear proliferationPOLITICAL SCIENCE 3
India and the WorldI . Indian Foreign Policy :
Determinant~ of foreign policy;the institutions of poli cy-making; Continuity andchange.
- India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement
Different phases; Current role.
- India and South Asia :
(a) Regional Co-operation : SAARC-pa1.1 performanceand future prospects.(b) South Asia as a Free Trade Area.(c) India’s “Look East” policy.(d) Impediment~ to regional co-operation : River waterdisputes; illegal cross border migration; Ethnicconflicts and insurgencies; Border disputes.
- India and the Global South :
Relations with Africa andLatin America; Leadership role in the demand for NIEOand WTO negotiations.
- India and the Global Centres of Power:
USA. EU. Japan.China and Russia.
- India and the UN System:
Role in UN Peace-keeping;Demand for Perm anent Seat in the Security Council.
- India and the Nuclear Question :
Changing perceptionsand policy
- Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy :
India’sposition on the recent crises in Afghanistan. Iraq andWest Asia. growing relations with US and Isreal ; Visionof a new world order.POLITICAL SCIENCE 4
