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Political Science – Optional (Preliminary Examination)
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Section-A
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Political Science : Nature & scope of the discipline,
relationship with allied disciplines like History, Economics, Philosophy,
Sociology, Psychology.
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Meaning of Politics : Approaches to the study of Politics.
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Key Concepts :
State, Society, Sovereignty, Power, Citizenship, Nation, Global order and
Imperialism.
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Political
Ideas : Rights,
Liberty
, Equality, Justice, Rule of Law. Civil Society Swaraj, Revolution,
Democratic Participation.
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Democracy : Meaning and Theories of Democracy, Electoral system,
Forms of Representation & Participation, Political accountability.
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Political Ideologies : Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Marxism,
Socialism, Fascism, Gandhism.
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Party System and Political Process : Theories of Party System,
National and regional parties, Political Parties in the
Third World
. Patterns of coalition politics, interest and pressure groups.
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Forms of Government : Parliamentary and Presidential. Federal &
unitary Modes of decentralisation.
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Bureaucracy Concept : Theories, Weber and critiques of Bureaucracy.
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Theories of Development : Meaning and various approaches. Concept
and Theories of underdevelopment Debates in the
Third World
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Social Movements : Meaning, Theories & Forms, Role of
Environmental Feminist Peasant & workers movements, Role of Non
Government organisation.
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Nationalism and Internationalism :
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Major theories of International relations : Realist Marxist,
Systems & Decision making & Game theory.
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State
& the Global order : Neo-Liberalism,
globalisation, structural adjustment, regional economic integration,
Nature and Impact of globalisation.
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Section-B
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Indian
Government and politics
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Approaches to the study of Governments : Comparative historical,
legal institutional, political economy and political sociology,
approaches.
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Classification of Political systems : Democratic and Authoritarian,
characteristics of Political systems in the third world.
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Typologies of constitutions; Basic features of these constitutions
& governments : including
U.K.
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USA
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France
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Germany
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China
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South Africa
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Constitutional development : in
India
during British Rule-A historical perspective.
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Constituent Assembly : philosophical and socio-economic dimensions.
Salient features of the Indian Constitution.
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Nature of Indian federalism : Centre-state relations, legislative,
administrative, financial and political; politics of regional move and
National Integration.
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Fundamental Rights : Constitutional provisions and political
dynamics. Judicial Interpretations and socio political realities;
Fundamental Duties.
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The Union Executive : President, Prime Minister and the Council of
Ministers, Constitutional provisions & framework and political trends.
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Parliament : Powers and functions of the Lok Sabha & Rajya
Sabha; Parliamentary Committees; Functioning of the Parliamentary system
in
India
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The Judiciary : The Supreme Court , Judicial Review Judicial
Activism, Public Interest Litigation; Judicial Reforms.
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The State Executive : Governor, Chief Minister and the Council of
Ministers; Constitutional Provisions and Political trends.
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Indian Party System : Evolution and Contemporary trends; coalition
government at the Centre and States, pressure groups in Indian politics.
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The interaction of Government & Scientific & Technology
business : Previous and now their inter relationship and changing
roles in Society, Elites, Role of Pressure groups class and voluntary
associations in society.
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Local Government & Politics : Panchayti Raj and Municipal
Government, structure power & functions. Political realities,
significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments, role of women in Panchayats.
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Bureaucracy and Development : Post-colonial India; its changing
role in the context of liberatis after, bureauratic Accountability.
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Challenges to Indian Democracy :
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a)
Communalism Regionalism violence, criminalisation and corruption.
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b)
Regional disparities, environmental degradation, illiteracy, Mass Poverty,
Population, growth, caste oppressions and socio economic inequalities
among backward classes.
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