P.G. 4th SEMESTER SYLLABUS DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE COTTON UNIVERSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Semester-4 PSC1001C Political Thought in Modern India 3+1+0 4 PSC1002SP1 Ethno nationalism and Political Process in 3+2+0 5 North east India PSC1002SP2 War and Peace and in International Relations 3+2+0 5 PSC1002SP3 Developmental Studies 3+2+0 5 PSC1002SP4 International Law 3+2+0 5 PSC1002SP5 Environment and Politics 3+2+0 5 PSC1003OP1 Democracy and Human Rights in India 3+1+0 4 PSC1004DPW Project Work & Dissertation 6 PAPER : PSC1001C POLITICAL THOUGHT IN MODERN INDIA (Credits: 3+1+0=4) Unit-1 Renaissance and Social Reform a. Raja Rammohan Roy: Liberal Ideas and the Women’s Emancipation. b. Swami Vivekananda: Vedantic Nationalism and Reformist Conservatism. Unit-2 Nationalist Thought: Moderates and Extremists a. Dadabhai Naroji: Drain Theory and the Dynamics of Capitalist Development. b. Mahadev Govind Ranade: Rational Liberalism. c. Aurobindo Ghosh: Passive Resistance. Unit-3 Religious and Cultural Nationalism a. Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Two Nations Theory. b. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Hindu Nationalism and Hindutva. Unit-4 Tradition vs Modernity Debate and Social Reform a. Mahatma Gandhi: Hind Swaraj b. Jawaharlal Nehru: Secularism and Socialism. c. Bhim Rao Ambekar: Annihilation of Caste Recommended Readings 1. Appadorai A., ‘Documents on Political Thought in Modern India,’ Vol. 1 Oxford University Press, 1970. 2. Chandra Bipan, ‘India’s Struggle for Independence,’ New Delhi, Penguin 1989. P.G. 4th SEMESTER SYLLABUS DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE COTTON UNIVERSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Chousalkar Ashok, ‘Hindutva: V.D. Savarkar and M.S. Golwalkar’ in Bidyut Chakravarty(ed) Social of Political Thought in Modern India, New Delhi 2004. 4. Doctor Adi H., ‘Political Thinkers of Modern India Mittal Publications, New Delhi 1997. 5. Dennis Dalton, ‘Mahatma Gandhi : Non-Violent Power in Action’, Columbia University Press 1993. 6. Ganguli B.N., ‘Dadabhai Naoroji and the Drain Theory’, The Journal of Asian Studies, Cambridge University Press, Aug.1967. 7. Gopal S. (ed) ‘Jawaharlal Nehru, An Anthology,’ Oxford University Press, 1980. 8. Guha Ramchandra (ed.), ‘Makers of modern India Penguin,’ Viking 2010. 9. Grover Verinder, M.G. Ranade – A Biography of his vision and ideas,’ Deep and Deep Publication, New Delhi -1998. 10. Hay S., Sources of Indian Tradition, Penguin, 1997. 11. Mehta, VR, ‘Foundations of Indian Political Thought,’ Manohar Publishers and Distributers, 2005. 12. Nehru Jawaharlal, ‘Discovery of India,’ Meridian Books, London 1956. 13. Pantham Thomas Deutsch Kenneth, ‘Political Thought in Modern India,’ Sage Publication, New Delhi, 1986. 14. Parekh, Bikhu, Gandhian Political Philosophy- A Critical Examination, University of Notre Dame Press, 1989. 15. Singh Jaswant, ‘India, Partition, Independence’ Oxford, 2005. 16. Verma, VP, Modern Indian Political Thought, Lakshmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra, 2004 ***************************** (Special Paper) PAPER : PSC1002SP1 ETHNO NATIONALISM AND POLITICAL PROCESSES IN NORTHEAST INDIA (Credits: 3+2+0=5) Unit – I: Understanding Ethnicity and Ethno- nationalism a. Concept– Ethnicity and Ethno-nationalism b. Theoretical Understanding– Primordialist, Instrumentalist and Constructivist views c. Theory of Relative Deprivation d. Ethno- nationalism and Sub- nationalism in Northeast India Unit – II: Northeast India: From Colonialism to Post Colonialism a. Administrative History of British Northeast Frontier b. Colonial Economic and Immigration Policy P.G. 4th SEMESTER SYLLABUS DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE COTTON UNIVERSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ c. Freedom Struggle and Northeast India d. Indian Constitution and Northeast India: Sixth Schedule and Reorganization of NE States Unit - III: NE and Challenges to Indian Nation state a. Ethno- nationalism and Challenges to Indian Nation-state from Assam and Nagaland b. Ethno- nationalism and Conflict within Assam– Bodo Movement c. Indian State policy toward NE India: Military Intervention and AFSPA d. Civil Society responses to Peace Making in Northeast India Unit - IV: Development Discourse and Protest Movement in Northeast India a. Indian State and development approach toward the region b. Protest Movements: Protecting Resources and Ecology c. Human security and Northeast India Recommended Readings: 1. Anthony D.Smith, The Ethnic Origin of Nations, Basil Blackwell, 1986. 2. Pahi Saikia, Ethnic Mobilisation and Violence in Northeast India, Routledge, 2012. 3. H. K., Barpujari, North-East India: Problems, Policies and Prospects, New Delhi: Spectrum Publications, 1998. 4. Alokesh Baruah, India’s North-East: Developmental Issues in a Historical Perspective, New Delhi: Manohar-CSH, 2005. 5. Sanjib Baruah, India against Itself: Assam and the Politics of Nationality, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2000. 6. Hiren Gohain, Assam: a burning question, Guwahati: Spectrum Publications, 1985. 7. Monirul Hussain, The Assam Movement: Class, Ideology and Movement, New Delhi: South Asia Books, 1993. 8. Alexander McKenzie, The North East Frontier of India, New Delhi: Mittal Publications, 2000. 9. Neville Maxwell, India’s China War, London: Random House, 2000. 10. Sajal Nag, Roots of Ethnic Conflict-Nationality Question in North-East India, New Delhi: Manohar, 1990. 11. Sajal Nag, Contesting Marginality: Ethnicity, Insurgency and Subnationalism in North-East India, New Delhi: Manohar, 2002. 12. B.G. Verghese, India’s Northeast Resurgent: Ethnicity, Insurgency, Governance, Development, New Delhi: Konark Publishers, 1996. 13. Akhil Ranjan Dutta, ed, Human Security in Northeast India: Issues and Policies, Guwahati: Anneswa, 2009. 14. Monirul Hussain, Interrogating Development: State, Displacement and Popular Resistance in Northeast India, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2008. 15. Dilip Gogoi, ed. Unheeded Hinterland : Identity and Sovereignty in Northeast India, P.G. 4th SEMESTER SYLLABUS DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE COTTON UNIVERSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ London; Routledge,2016. 16. Arupjyoti Choudhury & Dilip Gogoi , Marginal Frontier : Essays on Northeast India, Guwahati: Bhabani, 2012. 17. Udayon Misra, Periphery Strikes Back : Challenges to the Nation-state in Assam and Nagaland, Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, 2000. 18. Nani Gopal Mahanta, Confronting the State: ULFA’s quest for Sovereignty , New Delhi: Sage, 2014. *************************************** PAPER : PSC1002SP2 WAR AND PEACE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Credits: 3+2+0=5) Unit – I: Perspective on War and Peace in International Relations a. Realist Perspective on War & Peace i. Thuchydides’s The Melian Dialogue , ii. Hobbes ‘s The State of Nature and state of War iii. Waltz’s The origin of War in Neorealist Theory iv. Gilpin’s Hegemonic War and International Changes b. Liberal Perspective on War & Peace , i. Kant’s Perpetual Peace , ii. Doyle’s Liberalism and World Politics iii. Keohane & Nye’s Power and Interdependence Unit – II: Causes of War a. Why Human Fights? Explanation on Violent Behaviour of Individuals b. Why Communities Fight? Explanation on Collective Violence c. Why Nations Fight ? Explanation on standard and structural causes of Inter-state War Unit – III: Experiences of War and Peace in World Politics a. Pre Cold War period : Two Great Wars – WW I & WW II b. Post Cold War Period : Intra-State /Civil War- Causes and Implications in World Politics c. War in 21st Century : Conflict Over Ideology & Identity and Environment , Clash of Civilisation, Global War on Terror , War over natural resources /Ecological Violence Unit – IV: Prevention of War and World Peace a. United Nations and maintaining World Peace & Security b. Regional Organisation and Maintaining Regional Peace c. Great Powers & Preventive Diplomacy d. International Regimes & Prevention of War : Nuclear Non-proliferation & Disarmament , Human Rights & Humanitarian Intervention, International Law on War P.G. 4th SEMESTER SYLLABUS DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE COTTON UNIVERSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Recommended Readings 1. Seyon Brown, The Causes and Prevention of War ,St.Martin’s Press, 1994 2. Alex Austin, Martina Fisher & Norbert Ropers (eds.) Transforming Ethnopolitical Conflict: The Berghof Hand Books, VS Verlag for Sozialwissenschaften, 2004. 3. Peace Building & Conflict Prevention in Developing Countries: A Practical Guide, CPN Guidebook, 1999 4. Charles Webel, Johan Galtung, Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies, Routledge, 2007. 5. David Carment, Albrecht Schnabel, Conflict Prevention from