BINOD BIHARI MAHTO KOYALANCHAL

UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Revised Courses of Study for Four Year Undergraduate Honours/Research Programme under
NEP-2020
Syllabus for the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Major in Political Science, Semester wise Course Code, Paper name and Credit Points

Major Papers
Year Sem Course Code Title of the Theory / Credits
Paper Practical
Credit

I POL MJ-1 Understanding Politics Theory 4

II POL MJ -2 Comparative Government Theory 4
First Year and Politics
POL MJ-3 Political Theory Theory 4

III POL MJ-4 Ancient Indian Political Theory 4

Thought
Second Year POL MJ -5 Theory of International Theory 4
Relations
IV POL MJ-6 Public Policy Theory 4
POL- MJ-7 Politics in India Theory 4
POL-ML-8 Western Political Thinkers Theory 4
 Minor Papers
Year Semester Course Code Title of the Theory / Credits
Paper Practical
Credit
1 I POL MN-1A Globalization Theory 4
and Politics
2 III POL MN-2B Human Rights Theory 4

sem Multidisplinary Course

I POL-MDC Indian Constitution Theory 3
 Internal Assessment and External Assessment
Internal Assessment Marks 25 External Assessment Marks - 75
02 Internal 15 MCQ 5x1 =05
Assessment Test
Attendance 05 Shorts Notes 2x5= 10
Other Activities 05 Long answer type 4x15=60
Questions

Semester-1
Paper- Understanding Politics
POL MJ-1
Course Objective: This course is designed to develop a sound understanding of Political Science
with the different meaning of politics and how is it interpreted differently by people holding
different ideological positions. The critical engagements with ideologies will allow the students to
develop their own understanding of politics. Since the state occupies a central position in the
discourses on politics, the understanding of different theories on the state will allow the students
to understand the role of the state in the society and how it governs and regulate the power
structure. Media and civil society are the drivers of the politics as they perform a communication
role, important for information and ideology transmission.

Course Outcomes:
a. The students would be able to explain different approaches to politics and build their
own understanding of politics.
b. They will be able to answer why the state plays so much central place in the discourses
on politics.
c. They will be able to make a distinction between nation and state.
d. They will come to know about different theories on nationalism.
e. Students would be able to answer what are social movements and make a distinction
between the old and new social movements.

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A is
compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer type
consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer type of 5
marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each, out of which
any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question asked in Theory
Examinations.

Unit-I: Introduction to Politics

a. What is Politics?
b. Different Approaches to Understand Politics

Unit-II: Centrality of State

a. What is State? Why State Occupies Central Position in Discussion of Politics?
b. Theories of State
c. Ideologies and Understanding of State
d. Changing Role of State in the Era of Globalization?

Unit-III: State and Nation

a. How State is different from Nation?
b. Debates in Nation and Nationalism
 Unit-IV: Democracy and Social Movements
a. Theories of Democracy
b. Social Movements

UNIT-V: Political Communication and Mass Media

a. Political Communication
b. Role of Mass media

Readings:
1. Eddy Ashirwatham - Political Theory.
2. JC Johari - Modern Political Theory.
3. S.P. Verma - Modern Political Theory.
4. O.P. Gauba - An Introduction to Political Theory.
5. Andrew Vincent - Modern Political Ideology.
6. Andrew Heywood - Political Ideologies an Introduction.
7. O.P.Gauba - Contemporary Political Ideologies.
8. Sushil Kumar Swami and Mac Millan - Political Theory.
9. M.G. Gandhi - Modern Political Theory.
10. O.P. Gauba - Political Ideas & Ideologies.
11. S.E. Barku - Principal of Social & Political Theory.
12. R. Dhal - Modern Political Analysis.
 Semester-2
Paper- Comparative Government and Politics
POL MJ- 2

Course Objective: This course will enable the students to understand the functioning of
governments and political systems in comparative perspectives. The political system does
not operate in a vacuum. It has its own legal, economic, socio-political and cultural
ambience in which it works. This course exposes the students to concepts and approaches
which can apply to understand different political regimes in terms of the origin of
governmental structures and their functioning. We have different political regimes even
within the broader category of democratic regimes. However, they differ from each other in
many respects. This course will allow the students to understand their functioning in a
comparative perspective.

Learning Outcomes:
a. The students will be able to understand and apply different approaches to explain
the functioning of different types of governing regimes.
b. They will be able to compare democratic regimes and evaluate their functioning.
c. They will be able to critically reflect on critical aspects of electoral democracy that
includes functioning of parties and the relation between representation and
democracy.
d. They will be able to explain how media has changed the contours of elections and
electoral democracy.

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit I: Understanding Comparative Politics

a. What is comparative politics?
b. Why should we study it?

Unit II: How to study Comparative Politics?

a. What do we mean by approaches to understand comparative politics?
b. Approaches: Political System, Institutionalism and New institutionalism, Political
Economy, Political Culture, Political Development (Note: Application of these approaches
should be focus of discussions).

Unit 3: Comparing Political Regimes:

a. Typologies of Regimes
b. Models of democracy
c. How to compare democracies and democratic states?
d. Democratic waves after Second World War; Post-Soviet Union, Arab Springs
Unit 4: Electoral Systems:
a. Theories of representation: What are different types of electoral system? How do they
work?
b. Debates emerging from systems of representation: Does election really reflects
participation? Election and electoral costs; comparing democratic systems such as India,
USA etc.

Unit 5: Party System:

a. Meaning and Typologies of the Party System
b. Comparing functioning of Party system in India, USA and Britain
c. Political Communication and the Role of Media

Readings:

1. A.C. Kapoor & K. K. Mishra, Select Constitituons, S.Chand.

2. V.D. Mahajan, Constitution Of The World, S.Chand 2001 New Delhi.
3. J.C. Johari: New Comparative Govt. Lotus, 2008
4. S.E. Finer, Comparative Govts.
5. Bryce, Modern Democracies.
6. Herman Finer, Theory and Practice Of Modern Government
7. Vidya Bhushan& Vishnu Bhagwan. World Constitution, Sterling Publications 1998.
8. J. Kopstein And M. Lichbach, Comparative Politics: Interests Identities And Institutions
In A Changing Global Order.
9. M. Mohanty, Comparative Political Theory and Third World Sensitivity
10. Harihar Das, Comparative Politics.
11. J.C. Jouhri, Comparative Govt. & Politics.
 Semester-2
Paper- Political Theory

POL MJ-3
Course Objective: The course has been designed to introduce key concepts in politics to
the students to sharpen their understanding of political discourses and the ability to make
the scientific enquiry into the political phenomenon and political questions. Diverse
traditions and approaches have been included in the scheme of teaching to make
understanding comprehensive and insightful. Contemporary debates on key concepts like
equality, freedom, democracy, citizenship, and justice allow the students to understand
the expanding horizons of discourses in the discipline.

Learning Outcomes:
a. Students will be able to learn key concepts needed to understand the political
phenomenon. They will come to know about the role and functions of Political
theory.
b. They will come to know how liberal and Marxist traditions look at and understand
politics.
c. They will learn what is power and how does it operate in society and politics.
d. They will be able to explain the debates on the distributive theory of justice.
e. They will come to understand and explain different theories and contemporary
debates in democracy and the changing role of state in the contemporary times.

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit I: Political Questions and Political Theory

a. What are political questions?
b. Nature of Political Theory: Explanatory, Normative and Empirical

Unit II: How to Understand Politics?

a. Liberal Traditions
b. Marxist Traditions
c. Feminist and Post-Modern Approaches

Unit III: Power

a. Theories of Power (Max Weber, Robert Dahl, Michel Foucault)

Unit IV: Theory of Justice

a. Notion of Justice
b. Distributive Justice: John Rawls and Robert Nozick

Unit V: Freedom
a. Notion of Freedom
b. Contemporary Debates
Unit VI: Equality
a. Notion of Equality
b. Equality, Liberty, and Justice Correlation

Unit VII: Citizenship and Democracy

a. Theories of Democracy and Contemporary Debates
b. Theories of Citizenship

Readings:

1. AC Kapoor, Principals of Political Science.

2. Eddy Ashirwatham, Political Theory, S Chand Delhi,2009
3. JC Johari, Modern Political Theory.
4. CEM Joad, Introduction to Modern Political Theory.
5. R.C Aggarwal, Political Theory, S Chand
6. Appadorai, Substance of Politics, OUP, Delhi 2000
7. R. Bhargav& A. Acharya, Political Theory: And Introduction, Pearson 2008
8. Amal Ray &Mohit Bhattacharya, Political Theory : An Introduction.
9. R.G. Aggarwal, Political Therory, S.Chand 2001 New Delhi.
10. O.P. Gauba, An Introduction to Political Theory, Macmillan 2001 New Delhi.
12. J.C. Johri, Adhunik Rajniti Vigyan Ke Siddhant, Sterling Publication Pvt. Ltd.
13. RG Gettel. Political Science
14. David Held, Political Theory and The Modern State: Essays on State, Power And Democracy
15. Andrew Heywood, Politics, Macmillan 2002
 Semester-3
POL MJ- 4

Paper- Ancient Indian Political Thought

Course Objectives: This course intends to acquaint students with the vast repository of
ideas and institutions produced by ancient Indian philosophers on politics and management
of statecraft. The thinking on politics and statecraft has been in all the great civilizations
including India which is one of the most ancient and rich civilizations of the world. In India,
academic sages and philosophers produced huge treasures of wisdom on politics, kingship,
the functioning of government including the monarchy and bureaucracy, and their
relationship with the people. This course module will make them understand the ideas of
some prominent ancient political thinkers of India in light of the key sources like Vedas,
Mahabharat, Ramayan, Puranas and some of the texts written by some individual
philosophers themselves.

Course Learning Outcomes:

a. The student will come to know about the sources of ancient Indian political thought
and the ideas of individual sages, political thinkers and philosophers on politics and
functioning of government.
b. They will be able to interlink the themes on the functioning of the Monarchy and its
relationship with the people taking the cue from the ideas of individual thinkers.
c. Students will be able to explain the trajectory of ideas on key political questions and
institutions of ancient India and their proponents

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit I: Introduction to the Ancient Indian Political Thought

a. Features of Indian Political Thought
b. Beyond the European and Anglo-American Narratives: Need for Indian Vocabulary and
Indian Framework
c. Sabha, Samiti, Vidatha, Rajana, Janapada, Mahajanapadas, Ganasanghas, Rajya,
Amatyas/Mahamatyas, Purohita, Senapati, Mantri/Mantriparishada
d. Nation vs Rashtra, India or Bharat, Religion vs Dharma, Culture vs Sanskriti,
Dharmanirpekshta or Panthnirpekshata

Unit II: The Idea of Bharat

a. Geographical and Cultural Conception of Bharat
b. Territorial Depiction of Bharat in Bhisma Parva and Shantiparva
c. Depiction of Bharat in Puranas
Unit III: The Idea of Statecraft
a. Shanti Parva in Mahabharata
b. Saptang Theory of Kautilya
c. Politics with Ethics in Thiruvalluvar

Unit IV: Conception of Monarchy

a. Manu
b. Kautilya and Kamandak

Unit V: Dealing with Friends and Enemy States

a. Diplomacy in Epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata
b. Mandal Theory of Kautilya

Unit VI: Conception of Justice and Jurisprudence

a. Laws of Manu
b. Judicial Administration in Arthshastra

Reference Books:

1. Ram Ratan & Ruchi Tyagi, Indian Political Thought.

2. S.P. Verma, Modern Indian Political Thought.
3. R.C. Gupta, Indian Political Thought.
4. John Keay, India: A History, Grove Press, 2000.
5. Ravinder Kumar, Life and works of Maulana Azad,Atlantic,1991
6. S.R.Bakshi, Dadabhai Naoroji-The Grand Old Man, Anmol Publication,1991
7. Mehta, V. R. Foundations of Indian Political Thought, Manohar, 1992
8. T. Pantham and K Deustch (eds), Political thought in Modern India, Sage Publications,
Delhi, 1986
9. Guha Ramachandra, Makers of Modern India, Penguin Viking, 2010.
10. Thomas pantham, Political discourse: Expoloration in Indian and western political thought
11. Bidyut chakarabarty and RK Pandey, Modern Indian Political Thought.
12. Dadabhai Naoroji: Poverty and Un British Rule in India, Publication Division,1988
13. Thomas Hansen: The Saffron wave: Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India
14. Paul.R.Brass: An Indian Political Life :Charan Singh and Congress Politics, Sage 2012
 Semester-3
Paper- Theory of International Relations
POL MJ-5

Course Objective: The field of international relations is made up of diverse actors,

processes, and outcomes. The key objective of this course is to introduce the students to
both the mainstream International Relations (IR)approaches such as realism (and its nexus
with Classical Geopolitics), liberalism and constructivism and to critical approaches such as
post colonialism and feminism. The term ‘Geopolitics’ was coined at the very end of the
19th century at the service of new forms of nationalism, colonial projects and inter-
imperialist rivalry in Europe and beyond. With the complex interplay between space and
power at its conceptual core, geopolitics has most often been associated with a ‘realist’ and
state-centric approach to international relations. This course is also expected to act as a
catalyst for students to think creatively and critically in search of ‘global’ or more
‘international’ international relations that is inclusive of non-Western experiences,
traditions and interactions and critical of the western domination and eurocentric bias of
mainstream IR and its neglect of the history, politics and contributions made by non-
Western traditions of thought and theorizing.

Learning Outcomes:
a. Familiarization with the key concepts of the discipline of IR. Understanding of
linkages between Classical Realism and Classical Geopolitics.
b. Comprehensive understanding of the key assumptions and arguments of mainstream
IR. Appreciation of what is Global IR and why non-western perspectives are needed.
c. Greater appreciation of the important role played by non- Western countries in
building post-War norms and institutions in key areas such as universal sovereignty,
human rights, development, and regionalism.
d. Understanding the agency of the Global South in these areas is key to countering IR's
ethnocentrism and developing new concepts, theories, and methods.

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.
Unit I: Key Concepts:
a. Power, Sovereignty, Security,
b. Space, Power & Territory
c. Anarchy, Order, Interdependence,
d. Globalization, Domination,
e. Agency and Resistance
f. Sustainability

Unit II: Mainstream IR theories:

a. Realism (National Interest, National Power, National Security, Security Dilemma, Balance
Of Power, Structural Realism, Defensive/Offensive Realism)
B. Liberalism (Interdependence, Neoliberal Institutionalism, Commercial Liberalism,
Democratic Peace Theory, International Law, Regimes, World Public Opinion)
C. Constructivism (Identity, Impact of Ideas, Social Construction of Knowledge, Emerging
New Forms of Political Associations)

Unit III: Radical IR theories

a. Marxism
b. Postmodernism
c. Post colonialism
d. Feminism

Unit IV: Towards a Global IR:

Role and Relevance of Non-Western Perspectives

Readings:

1. Rumki Basu,(2012) (ed.) ‘International Politics: Concepts, Theories and Issues’, New Delhi.
2. Baylis & S. Smith (2002) (eds.), ‘The Globalization of World Politics’, Oxford University.
3. W.Bello, DE globalization, Zed Books, London.
4. Peu Ghosh, (2017) ‘International Relations.
5. Tapan Biswal, (2016) ‘International Relations’ Orient Blackswan Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad.
6. V N Khanna, (2014) ‘International Relations’ Vikas Publishing House Noida, U.P.
7. RC .Virmani, (2007) ‘Contemporary International Relations’ Geetanjali Publishing House
New Delhi.
8. Andrew Heywood, (2014) ‘Global Politics’ Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
 Semester-4 Paper-
Public Policy

POL MJ-6

Course Objective: This course provides thorough understanding of the public policy to the
students. A sound public policy design, execution, monitoring and evaluation for the success of
any public policy. Again, there is not a singular approach to the questions pertaining to these
issues. This module exposes the students to the world of kind of literatures which represent
different theories and approaches to these issues. It also explains how citizen’s participation is
so important for effective implementation of the public policy. Rules and Acts become
redundant or ineffective in the absence of active citizenry. This course enables the students to
examine some of the key public policies initiatives in India.

Learning Outcomes:
a. Students will be able to explain about different theories on Public Policy.
b. They will be able to explain how to design a good public policy.
c. They will be able to answer what is needed to ensure the successful implementation
of public policy.
d. They will be able to critically examine and answer questions pertaining to some of
the key public policies in India in respect of food, sanitation, health, education,
poverty, education, and environment.
e. They will come to know how citizens can effectively participate in public policy
implementation.

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit I: Introduction to Public Policy

a. Meaning of the Public Policy
b. Theories of Public Policy: Elite Theory, Group Theory, Incremental Theory, Political
System Theory, Public Process Theor

Unit II: Public Policy Design and Implementation

a. Policy Design: What, Who, How and Why (Michael Howlett), Herbert Simon
b. Policy Monitoring: Tools and Techniques
c. Policy Implementation, Decentralization and Local Government in Public Policy
implementation
d. State Capacity Building (Francis Fukuyama)

Unit III: Public Policy Evaluation

a. Principles for evaluation
b. Methods and Techniques of Evaluation

Unit IV: Citizen Initiative and Accountability

a. Social Audit and Report Card
b. RTI and Citizen Charter
c. Consumer Protection Act
Unit V: Evaluation of Public Policy in India
a. Food Policy: Food Security Programme
b. Sanitation and Health Policy: Swatch Bharat Abhiyan, Ayushman Bharat
c. Housing for the Poor
d. Education Policy: Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Higher Education Policy
e. Environment Policy
Readings:

1. Arora R.K. &Goyal R. ‘Indian Public Administration’, Vishwa Prakashan 2008 New Delhi
2. Rumki Basu (ed. 2015) ‘Democracy and Good Governance: Reinventing the Public Service
Delivery System in India’ Bloomsbury, New Delhi
3. Rumki Basu (2015) ‘Public Administration in India Mandates, Performance and Future
Perspectives’, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi
4. Bidyut Chakrabarty & Prakash Chand (2017) ‘Public Administration: From Government to
Governance’ Orient Black swan Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad
5. Bidyut Chakrabarty & Prakash Chand (2017) ‘Public Administration in a Globalizing
World: Theories & Practices’ SAGE, New Delhi
6. N G Jayal, (1999) ‘Democracy and The State: Welfare, Secular and Development in
Contemporary India’, Oxford, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
7. M. P , Sharma & B.L Sadan. ‘Lok Prashasan: Siddhantevam Vyavhar’ Kitab Mahal
,Allahabad
8. H. Singh & M. Singh ‘Public Administration in India, Theory and Practice’, Sterling
Publication 1990, New Delhi
 Semester-4 Paper-
Politics in India

POL MJ-7

Course Objective: This course provides students a solid grounding in Indian politics where they
study the extra-constitutional institutions, factors, and forces which influence the political
discourses and decisions in the country. As politics operates in an ecology constituted by the
constitutional, socio-economic, linguistic, and ethnic sub-systems, the course is designed to
understand their roles in politics of the country. Students will be exposed to the ideology,
structure, and social base and functioning of the political parties, which play the pivotal role in
the democratic polity.

Learning Outcomes:
a. Students would be able to learn the key drivers of Indian politics.
b. The students will be able to explain how caste, religion, language have influenced the
identity politics in India.
c. They will be able to explain the ideology, social base and function of key political
parties such as Indian the National Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party.
d. They will be able to critically examine and explain the development issues in India,
especially in the farm and industrial sectors.
e. They will be able to know what ails our electoral democracy and what are the key
issues related to expenditure in elections and their public funding.

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit I: Drivers of Indian Politics

a. Ecology of Indian Politics: Constitutional Ecology and Social, Cultural, Linguistic,
Ethnic and Religious Demography
b. Economic Factors
c. Regions and Regionalism
d. Political Parties, Media and Civil Society

Unit II: Parties and Party System

a. Characteristic Features of Indian Party System
b. National Parties: BJP, The Indian National Congress and Communist Parties
c. Regional Political Parties: Their Evolution and Changing Nature

Unit III: Electoral Politics and Indian Democracy

a. Election Commission and Elections in India
b. Subversion of Democracy: A Case for Electoral Reform
Unit IV: Identity Politics
a. Caste identity and Caste Mobilization
b. Affirmative Actions and Politics of Reservation
c. Linguistic Politics
d. Demands for Statehood

Unit V: Religion and Politics in India

a. Dharma and Religion; Politics with or without Dharma
b. Secularism and Politics of Secularism: Indian Experience
c. Majority-Minority Debates

Unit VI: Politics and Development Issues

a. Garibi Hatao Programmes
b. Green Revolution and After, Peasant Questions
c. Issue of Black Money
d. Demonetization and Digital Economy

Readings :

1. Basu D.D., ‘An Introduction to the Constitution of India’, Prentice Hall, New Delhi. (Latest
Edition)
2. Frankel Francine, Hasan Zoya, Bhargava Rajeev, Arora Balveer (eds.), Transforming India,
Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2000.
3. Granville Austin, Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience, Oxford
University Press, New Delhi, 1999
4. Jayal Niraja Gopal (Ed.): Democracy in India’ Oxford India Paperbacks, New Delhi 2012.
5. Kothari Rajni, ‘Politics in India’ Orient Blackswan Hyderabad, 2014.
6. Kothari Rajni, ‘Bharat mein Rajneeti: Kal aur Aaj’ Vani Prakashan New Delhi, 2007
7. Narang A.S., Indian Government and Politics, Geetanjali Publishing House, New Delhi,
1996 (Latest edition).
8. Singh, M.P.,and Sexena Rekha, Indian Politics: Contemporary Issues & Concerns ’Prentice
Hallof India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 1998.
 Semester-4
Paper- Western Political Thinkers

POL MJ-8

Course Objective:
The purpose of this module is to introduce to the students some classical political thinkers
from the West who shaped the ideas and key concepts of political Science in the
AngloAmerican tradition. Developing a ‘just society’ and a ‘just state’ has been a perennial
question for all civilizations. But the answers are not alike. They are different across
civilizations and times. This course examines the ideas of some of the prominent classical
political thinkers beginning from Plato and ending with Mao whose response to political
questions vividly influenced political thinking. The seeds of the conceptual themes which
seem to be so enriched today also found expressions in older times with different
accentuation and nodes. The course seeks to the trace that ideas and tradition and examine
them critically.

Learning Outcomes:
a. The students will know the key ideas of all the political philosophers given in the course.
b. They will be able to explain what was the ideal state according to Plato and how was it
linked to his scheme of education and theory of justice.
c. They will be able to answer how Aristotle differed from his master Plato on the
conception of justice.
d. They will be able to make a distinction among Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau on the state
of nature, the law of nature, nature and form of contract and the emergence of state
from the contract.
e. They will be able to answer how and why Machiavelli gave an overriding priority to
pragmatism above ethics and values in operation of statecraft.
f. They will be able to discern the meaning of utilitarianism and how Bentham and Mill
differed from each other.
g. Students would learn the key ideas in Marxism and will be able to answer how Lenin and
Marx interpreted some of the ideas of Marx while applying Marxism in their respective
countries.

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit-I: Plato
a. Ideal state
b. Philosopher King
c. Theory of Justice
d. System of Education
e. Critique of Democracy

Unit-II: Aristotle
a. Citizenship
b. Justice
c. Slavery
Unit-III: Machiavelli
a. Religion and Politics
b. Republicanism

Unit-IV: Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau

a. State of Nature, Natural Rights and Social Contract
b. State and Political Obligation

Unit-V: Bentham and J S Mill

a. Utilitarianism
b. Liberty, Representative Government

Unit-VI: Karl Marx, Lenin and Mao

a. Theory of Alienation, Dialectic Materialism and Historical Materialism
b. State and Revolution
c. Post-Marx Marxism- Leninism, Maoism
d. Antonio Gramsci

Readings:

1. E. Baker, The Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle.

2. J. Coleman. A History of Political Thought: From Ancient Greece to Early Christianity,
Oxford: Black well Publishers, 2000.
3. K. Nelson, Brian, Western Political Thought: From Socrates to the Age of Ideology,
Pearson. 1996.
4. Shefali Jha, Western Political Thought (From Plato to Marx), Pearson.
5. C. Macpherson, The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke. Oxford
University Press, Ontario.
6. Kolakowski, Leszek, Main Currents of Marxism, Oxford University Press, 1978.
7. Okin, Susan Moller, Women in Western Political Thought, Princeton University Press,
8. H. R. Mukhi : A Simple History of Political thought.(Hindi & English)Surjeet Book Depot.
 Minor Papers
Year Semester Course Code Title of the Theory / Credits
Paper Practical
Credit
1 I POL MN-1A Globalization Theory 4
and Politics
2 III POL MN-2B Human Rights Theory 4
 Semester-1
Minor Paper.1A
Globalization and Politics

Course Objective:
The purpose of this course is to enable students to understand and critically analyze the
phenomenon of globalization which entails interconnectivity and transportation of local
with the global and vice versa. Students will come to know about the factors and forces of
globalization, and how this has impacted the nation-states wherein it has triggered
debates on national sovereignty, culture, and market and given rise to social movements
of different shades and themes in focus.

Learning Outcomes:
a. Meaning of globalization and how different schools have understood this.
b. About the global institutional drivers of the globalization.
c. How the globalization has impacted the traditional notion of sovereignty of the state?
d. How globalization has impacted the domestic market and culture of societies.

End Semester Examination (ESE 100 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of twenty marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit I: Introduction to Globalization

a. Meaning of Globalization
b. Debates on Globalization in India: Liberals, School of Swadeshi and Marxists

Unit II: Economic and Technological Drivers of Globalization

a. International Financial Institutions (World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World
Trade Organization)
b. Information and Communication Technology

Unit-III: Globalization and Social Movements

a. Peasant Movements
b. Environmental Movement
c. Human Displacement

Unit- IV: Globalization and Nation-State

a. Globalization and Democracy
b. Globalization and the Issue of National Sovereignty
c. Notion of Citizenship in Globalizing World

Unit 5: Globalization, Culture and Market

a. Globalization and Domestic Market
b. Globalization and its Impact on Culture
Readings;

1. D., & Ranjan, P. (2012). The Globalization Debate and India. In Ghate, C. (Ed.), The
Oxford Handbook of the Indian Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2. Robinson, W. I. (2007). Theories of Globalization. In Ritzer, G. (Ed.), The
Blackwell Companion to Globalization. Oxford: Blackwell.
3. Dicken, P. (2015). Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World
Economy, (7th edition). London: The Guilford Press.
4. Perry, B., & Olsson, P. (2009). Cyberhate: The Globalization of Hate,
Information and Communications Technology Law,
5. Moghadam, V. M. (2013). Introduction and Overview: Social Movements and
ContemporaryPolitics. In Globalization and Social Movements. Lanham: Rowman
and Littlefield.
6. Moghadam, V. M. (2013). The Global Justice Movement. In Globalization
and Social Movements. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield,
7. Held, D. (1997). Democracy and Globalization. Global Governance.
 Semester-3
Minor Paper-2B
Human Rights
Course Objective:
The purpose of the course is to build conceptual understanding in students about human
rights and enable them to critically examine key issues and areas often talked about in
human rights discourses. Apart from state actors and institutions, agencies and law
associated with them, which occupy the central place is discussion, the module also engages
with social, religious, political and economic ideologies which unleash several critical issues
pertaining to human rights. Thus, it is not the conflict zones but industrialization and pursuit
of political and religious hegemony also throw serious human rights challenges.

Learning Outcomes:
a. The student will be able to explain the meaning of human rights and examine human
rights issues in different social, political, and cultural contexts.
b. The students will be able to relate human rights with other rights of individuals.
c. They will come to know how ideologies which seek to create hegemony; religious or
political, pose threats to the human rights of individuals.
d. Students will be able to examine and explain issues of human rights when state and its
agencies apply the methods and techniques of surveillance, interrogation and
counterterrorism operations.
e. They will come to know about the human rights of the armed forces.

End Semester Examination (ESE 100 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of twenty marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit I: Introduction to Human Rights

a. Meanings of Human rights and its correlation with other rights
b. Institutionalization of Human Rights: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
c. Expanding Horizons of Human Rights

Unit II: Ideology, Hegemony and Human Rights

a. Political Ideologies of Homogenization and the Principles of Human Rights
b. Religious Homogenization and Human Rights

Unit III: Conflict Zones, Violence and the Issues in Human Rights
a. Terrorism, Police Encounter and Human Rights
b. Human Rights of the Armed Forces

Unit IV: State and Human Rights

a. Issues of Surveillance and Censorship
b. Police Custody, Torture and Human Rights

Unit V: Human Rights Discourses in India

a. Gender, Caste and Untouchability
 b. Industrialization, Displacement and Land questions

Readings :

1. Dr. H. O. Agarwal - International Law and Human Rights.

2. Dr. S. K. Kapoor - Human Rights.
3. Jain Rashee - Human Rights : Law and Practice.
4. K. Pushpavalli - Human Rights.
5. Sneha Chandra - International Law and Human Rights.
6. Jatindra Kumar Das - Human Rights Law and Practice.
7. Dr. Rega Surya Rao - Lecture on Human Rights and International Law.
8. Arun Kumar Pathak- Human Rights.
 Multidisplinary Course
Code- POL-MDC
Paper- Indian Constitution

Course Objective:
The purpose of the course is to familiarize the students with the key elements of Indian
constitution and enable them to critically assess the working of government institutions in
the broader framework of constitutionality and factors and forces which attempts to
influence them. The course has been designed to cover the journey of the map of India that
emerged from partition to subsequent integration of Princely states and how the decision
on key significant symbols such as national flag, national song, national anthem, etc. of the
constitution was arrived at through comprehensive debates in the Constituent Assembly.

Learning Outcomes:
a. Students will be able to understand the terms of partition and how princely states were
integrated.
b. They will be able to answer how princely states of Junagarh, Hyderabad, Goa, and
Kashmir were integrated into India.
c. They will come to know the importance of the Preamble in the constitutional design of
India.
d. They will be able to answer how constituent assembly decided about our National flag,
National song, and Anthem and how debates unfolded on National language and
Minority rights in the Constitution.
e. They will be able to answer questions pertaining to the function and role of the
President, Prime Minister, Governor, Chief Minister, Parliament and State legislature,
and the courts in the Constitutional design of India.

End Semester Examination (ESE 75 marks): There will be two groups of questions. Group A
is compulsory which will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very short answer
type consisting of five questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer
type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each,
out of which any four are to answer. Note: There may be subdivisions in each question
asked in Theory Examinations.

Unit I: India at the time of Independence

a. Independence and integration of Indian States
b. A case Study of Junagarh, Hyderabad, Goa and Kashmir

Unit II: Making of Indian Constitution and Constituent Assembly Debates

a. Philosophy of Indian Constitution
b. Debates on National Language, National Flag, National Anthem and National Song
c. Debates on Minority Rights
Unit III: Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
a. Preamble
b. Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy
c. Procedure in the Constitutional Amendment

Unit IV: Structure of the Central and State Governments

a. President and Governor
b. Parliament and State Legislature
c. Prime Minister and Chief Minister

Unit V: Judiciary in India

a. Supreme Court and High Courts: Structure and Functions
b. Judicial Accountability, Judicial Activism and Judicial Overreach

Unit VI: Centre- State Relations in India

a. Legislative, Executive and Financial Relations
b. Contemporary Debates in Indian Federalism

Readings:

1. H. Abbas Alam & R Kumar (2011) ‘Indian Government & Politics’ Dorling Kindersley
Pearson Pvt. Ltd. India.
2. D D.Basu (2012) ‘Introduction to the Constitution of India’ Lexis Nexis New Delhi (English
& Hindi).
3. Bhargava (ed.) ‘Politics & Ethics of the Indian Constitution’ Oxford University Press New
Delhi.
4. Tapan Biswal (2017) ‘Bharatiya Shasan Samvaidhanik Loktantraaur Rajneetik Prakriya’
Orient Blackswan New Delhi.
5. S. Chaube (2009) ’The Making & working of the Indian Constitution’ National Book Trust,
New Delhi.
6. Pri. Ghosh (2012) ‘Indian Government & Politics’ PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi
7. M.P Singh & Rekha (2008) ‘Indian Politics: Contemporary Issues and Concerns’ Prentice
Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.