M.A POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS Course at Glance 1St Semester Course No. Title PSC-101 MODERN POLITICAL THEORY PSC-102 POLITICAL IDEOLOGY PSC-103 WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT-1 PSC-104 INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM PSC-105 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: THEORY AND DYNAMICS 2nd Semester Course No. Title PSC-201 CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY: Issues and Debates PSC-202 THEORY OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS PSC-203 WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT -II PSC-204 CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL ISSUES IN INDIA PSC-205 FOREIGN POLICY OF MAJOR POWERS 3rd Semester Course No. Title PSC-301 THEORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PSC-302 THEORY OF POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY PSC-303 INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT PSC-304 HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA PSC-305 INDIA IN WORLD AFFAIRS 4th Semester Course No. Title PSC-401 CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN INDIA PSC-402 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZIATION AND ADMINISTRIATION PSC-403 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PSC-404 COMPUTER BASICS: THEORY AND PRACTICE Elective CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT PSC-405 (i) 405 (ii) LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN INDIA 405 (iii) ETHICS AND POLITICS 405 (iv) COMPARATIVE FEDERALISM 405 (v) SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN INDIA Courses of Studies for M.A. in Political Science (Under Semester System of Teaching & Examination Effective from the Academic Session 2016-17) SEMESTER-I Course No. PSC-101 MODERN POLITICAL THEORY Unit-I (i) Political Theory- Evolution, The Traditional Approach; Nature and Scope of Traditional Political Theory; Prime Concerns. (ii) Modern Political Theory- Genesis and Evolution; The Modern Behavioural Approach; Nature and Scope of Modern Political Theory; Prime Concerns. Unit-II (i) Political Decision-making Theory of Harold. D. Laswell – The Concept of Politics as the Societal Decision-making Process; Classification of Societal Values; Role of Elites in the Societal Decision-making Process; Effectiveness and Legitimacy of the Societal Decision-making Structure. (ii) Group Theory of Politics- The Concept of Politics of Arthur F. Bentley and David Truman; Role of Groups in the Political Process; Styles of Interest Articulation; Channels of Access to the Decision-making Centre, Effectiveness of Groups in the Political process. Unit-III (i) Systems Theory of David Easton- The Concept of Political System, Dynamics of the Political System as an Input-Output Apparatus; The Systemic-persistence Model of David Easton. (ii) Structural- Functional Analysis of Political Life- The Systemic-maintenance Model of Gabriel A. Almond. Unit-IV (i) Political Cybernetic Theory of Karl W. Deutsch- Basic Concepts, Deutsch's Systemic-homeostasis Model of Political Life. (ii) Political Development Theory of Lucian W. Pye- The Concept of Political Development; The Development Syndrome and Variables of Political Development; Crisises of Political Development; Political Culture as the determinant of Political development. Books Recommended: 1. Robert A. Dahl : Modern Political Analysis 2. James C. Charlesworth (ed) : Contemporary Political Analysis 3. Harold D.Laswell : Politics: Who gets What, When, How? 4. David Truman : The Governmental Process. 5. Harry Eckstein : Pressure Group Politics. 6. Oram R. Young : Systems of Political Science 7. Morton R. Davies & Vaughan A. Lewis : Models of Political System. 8. Michael Hass & : Approaches to the Study of Political Henry S. Kariel(ed.) Science. 9. David Easton : A Frame-work of Political Analysis. 10. David Easton : A System Analysis of Political Life. 11. Gabriel A. Almond & : The Politics of Developing Areas James S.Coleman 12. Karl W. Deutsch : The Nerves of Government 13. Lucian W. Pye & Sydney Verba(ed) : Political Culture and Political Development 14. Lucian W. Pye (ed) : Communication and Political Development. 15. Lucian W, Pye : Aspect s of Political Development. 16. Gabriel A. Almond & : Comparative Politics: G.B.Powell. Jr. A Developmental Approac Course No. PSC-102 POLITICAL IDEOLOGY Unit-I (i) Political Ideology: Meaning, Nature, State-Individual Relationship- Extent of Rights, Liberty, Equality and Social Justice: Types of Political Ideology. (ii) Relevance and Role of Political Ideology Unit-II (i) Liberalism: Elements of Classical Liberalism of John Locke and J.S. Mill. (ii)Neo-Liberalism of John Rawls and Robert Nozick Unit-III (i) Democracy: Basic features of Classical Democracy, Contemporary Models: Competitive Elitist democracy, Participatory Democracy. (ii) Socialism: Basic elements and values; elements of Democratic Socialism and Visions of the Fabian Socialists. Unit-IV (i) Fascism: Basic features, Mussolini's Fascist theory of State. (ii) Communism: Marxism and its Postulates of Economic Determinism, Dialectical Materialism, Economic Interpretation of History of Society; Class-Struggle, Dictatorship of the Proletariat, and the Communist Society; Neo-Marxism of Eric Fromm and Gramsci. Books Recommended: 1.William Ebenstein : Today's Isms. 2.C.E.M Joad: Modern Political Theory. 3.R.N Carewhunt: Theory and Practice of Communism. 4.Dorothy Pickles: Democrcy. 5. Milton Friedman: Capitalism and Freedom. 6.Robert A. Dahl: Poliarchy. 7. Joseph A. Schumpeter: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. 8. Michael Harrington: Socialism. 9.R.H.S Crissman: the Politics of Socialism. 10. Daniel Bell: End of Ideology. 11.Alaistair Hamilton: The Appeal of Fascism. 12. David Held: Models of Democracy. 13. Andrew Heywood : Political Ideologies. 14. John Rawls : A Theory Justice. 15. John Rawls : Political Liberalism. 16. A. Vincent : Modern Political Ideology. 17. A.J.Gregor : The Ideology of Fascism. 18. M.Harrington : Socialism. 19, M.Freeden : Ideologies and Political Theory. 20. I.Adams :Political Ideologt Today. Course No. PSC-103 WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT-1 Unit-I Political Thought of Plato: Plato’s Ideal State – ‘ The Republic’ – Evolution and Nature; The Governmental Structure and Role of the Philosopher King; The System of Communism; The Scheme of Education; The Concept of Justice; A Critical Estimate of Plato’s Political Thought. Unit-II Political Thought of Aristotle: Aristotle’s Model State- ‘the Polity’: Evolution and Nature; Functions and Structure; Concept of Citizenship and Slavery; Revolution; Classification of States; A Critical Estimate of Aristotle’s Political Thought; Aristotle's Status as the Father of Political Science. Unit-III (i) Political Ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli: Concept of State and State Craft, Separation of Politics from Religion and Ethics: A Critical Estimate of Machiavelli’s Political Ideas, Machiavelli’s Status as the First Modern Political Thinker. (ii) Political Thought of Thomas Hobbes: Concept of Social Contract, State, Sovereignty, and State-Individual Relationships, Hobbesian Individualism. A Critical Estimate of Hobbes’s Political Thought. Unit-IV (i) Political Thought of John Locke: Concept of Social Contract, State and Limited Government, Individualism: A Critical Estimate of Locke’s Political Thought. (ii) Political Thought of Jean Jacques Rousseau: Concept of Social Contract, General Will and the State, State-Individual Relationship: A Critical Estimate of Rousseau’s Political Thought. Books Recommended: 1. Ernest Barker : Plato and His Predecessors 2. Ernest Barker : Plato and Aristotle. 3. J.W. Allen : A History of Political Thought in the Sixteenth Century. 4. Mullgan : Political Philosophy of Aristotle. 5. W.A. Dunning : A History of Political Theories. 6. C. Wayper : Political Thought 7. W.T. Jones : Masters of Political Thought 8. John Plamenatz : Man and Society, Vol-I 9. Maurice Cranston : Western Political Philosophers. 10. Willianm Ebenstein : Great Political Thinkers. 11. C.B. Macpherson : The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism. 12. James V. Downton : Perspectives of Political Philosophy. and David K. Hart 13. G.H. Sabine : A History of Political Theory. 14. Karl Popper : Open Society and It’s Enemies. 15. Issac Cramnic (Ed) : Essays in the History of Political Thought 16. Alfred Cobban : Rousseau and the Modern state. Course No. PSC-104 INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM Unit-I (i) Social Infra-structures of the Indian Polity: Role of Caste, Tribe, Religion and Language in Indian Politics. (ii) Political Culture: Themes, Emerging Trends,Type. Unit-II (i) The Process of Interest Aggregation; and Role of Political Parties: Major National Parties such as Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India; Role of Regional Political Parties. (ii) Federal Politics in India- Major Issues and Problems; Prospect. Unit-III (i) Role of the Executive: Role of the President, Role of the Prime Minster. (ii) Role of the Legislature: Role of the Indian Parliament. (iii) Role of the Supreme Court: Judicial Culture and Rule-Adjudication as the Guardian of the Constitution. Unit-IV (i) The Electoral Process: Voting Behaviour, Need for Electoral Reforms. (ii) Nation-building and Political Development: Problems of Nation-building, the Prospect of Political Development. Books Recommended: 1. Norman D. Palmer : The Indian Political System 2. W.H.Morries-Jones : Government and Politics in India. 3. Robert Hardgrave : Government and Politics in a Developing Society: India 4. Rajni Kothari : Politics in India. 5. Norman D. Palmer :Election and Political Development in India. 6. Myron Weiner : Party Politics in India and A.Varshney 7. Myron Weiner : The Indian Paradox. 8. Upendra Baxi : Crisis and Change in and Contemporary India. Bhikhu Parekh 9. Zoya Hasan,S.N.Jha : The State, Political Process, and and Identity: Reflections on Modern L.R.Khan India. 10.Ramashray Roy : Diversity and Dominance in and Indian Politics (Vol. I & II) Richard Sisson