PoliticalS ciencea ndInternationalRelationsOptional(P aper I)

PoliticalTheoryandIndianPolitics

PoliticalTheorymeaningandapproaches.
TheoriesoftheS tateLiberal,Neoliberal,Marxist,Pluralist,Postcolonialandfeminist.
JusticeConceptionsofjusticewiths pecialreferencetoRawlstheoryofjusticeanditscommunitariancritiques.
EqualitySocial,politicalandeconomicrelationshipbetweenequalityandfreedomAffirmativeaction.
RightsMeaningandtheoriesdifferentkindsofrightsconceptofHumanRights.
DemocracyClassicalandcontemporarytheoriesdifferentmodelsofdemocracyrepresentative,participatoryand
deliberative.
Conceptofpower,hegemony,ideologyandlegitimacy.
PoliticalIdeologiesLiberalism,Socialism,Marxism,Fascism,GandhismandFeminism.
IndianPoliticalThoughtDharamshastra,ArthashastraandBuddhisttraditionsSirSyedAhmedKhan,SriAurobindo,
M.K.Gandhi,B.R.Ambedkar,M.N.Roy.
WesternPoliticalThoughtPlato,Aristotle,Machiavelli,Hobbes,Locke,JohnS.Mill,Marx,Gramsci,HannahArendt

IndianGovernmentandPolitics

IndianNationalism
PoliticalS trategiesofIndiasFreedomS truggleConstitutionalismtomassSatyagraha,Noncooperation,Civil
DisobedienceMilitantandrevolutionarymovements,Peasantandworkersmovements.
PerspectivesonIndianNationalMovementLiberal,SocialistandMarxistRadicalhumanistandDalit.
MakingoftheIndianConstitutionLegaciesoftheBritishruledifferents ocialandpoliticalperspectives.
SalientFeaturesoftheIndianConstitutionThePreamble,FundamentalRightsandDuties,DirectivePrinciples
ParliamentarySystemandAmendmentProceduresJudicialReviewandBasicStructuredoctrine.
PrincipalOrgansoftheUnionGovernmentEnvisagedroleandactualworkingoftheExecutive,Legislatureand
SupremeCourt.
PrincipalOrgansoftheS tateGovernmentEnvisagedroleandactualworkingoftheExecutive,LegislatureandHigh
Courts.
GrassrootsDemocracyPanchayatiRajandMunicipalGovernments ignificanceof73rdand74thAmendments
Grassrootmovements.
StatutoryInstitutions/CommissionsElectionCommission,ComptrollerandAuditorGeneral,FinanceCommission,
UnionPublicServiceCommission,NationalCommissionforScheduledCastes,NationalCommissionforScheduledTribes,
NationalCommissionforWomenNationalHumanRightsCommission,NationalCommissionforMinorities,National
BackwardClassesCommission.
FederalismConstitutionalprovisionschangingnatureofcentrestaterelationsintegrationisttendenciesandregional
aspirationsinterstatedisputes.
PlanningandEconomicDevelopmentNehruvianandGandhianperspectivesroleofplanningandpublics ectorGreen
Revolution,landreformsandagrarianrelationsliberalilzationandeconomicreforms.
Caste,ReligionandEthnicityinIndianPolitics.
PartyS ystemNationalandregionalpoliticalparties,ideologicalands ocialbasesofpartiespatternsofcoalition
politicsPressuregroups,trendsinelectoralbehaviourchangings ocioeconomicprofileofLegislators.
SocialMovementsCivillibertiesandhumanrightsmovementswomensmovementsenvironmentalistmovements.

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ComparativePoliticalAnalysisandInternationalPolitics

ComparativePoliticsNatureandmajorapproachespoliticaleconomyandpoliticals ociologyperspectiveslimitations
ofthecomparativemethod.
StateincomparativeperspectiveCharacteristicsandchangingnatureoftheStateincapitalistands ocialisteconomies,
and,advancedindustrialanddevelopings ocieties.
PoliticsofRepresentationandParticipationPoliticalparties,pressuregroupsands ocialmovementsinadvanced
industrialanddevelopings ocieties.
GlobalisationResponsesfromdevelopedanddevelopings ocieties.
ApproachestotheS tudyofInternationalRelationsIdealist,Realist,Marxist,FunctionalistandSystemstheory.
KeyconceptsinInternationalRelationsNationalinterest,SecurityandpowerBalanceofpoweranddeterrence
Transnationalactorsandcollectives ecurityWorldcapitalisteconomyandglobalisation.
ChangingInternationalPoliticalOrder
Riseofs uperpowerss trategicandideologicalBipolarity,armsraceandColdWarnuclearthreat
NonalignedmovementAimsandachievements
CollapseoftheS ovietUnionUnipolarityandAmericanhegemonyrelevanceofnonalignmentinthe
contemporaryworld.
EvolutionoftheInternationalEconomicS ystemFromBrettonwoodstoW TOSocialisteconomiesandtheCMEA
(CouncilforMutualEconomicAssistance)ThirdWorlddemandfornewinternationaleconomicorderGlobalisationof
theworldeconomy.
UnitedNationsEnvisagedroleandactualrecords pecializedUNagenciesaimsandfunctioningneedforUNreforms.
RegionalisationofWorldPoliticsEU,ASEAN,APEC,SAARC,NAFTA.
ContemporaryGlobalConcernsDemocracy,humanrights,environment,genderjustice,terrorism,nuclearproliferation.

IndiaandtheWorld

IndianForeignPolicyDeterminantsofforeignpolicyinstitutionsofpolicymakingcontinuityandchange.
IndiasContributiontotheNonAlignmentMovementDifferentphasescurrentrole.
IndiaandS outhAsia
RegionalCooperationSAARCpastperformanceandfutureprospects.
SouthAsiaasaFreeTradeArea.
IndiasLookEastpolicy.
Impedimentstoregionalcooperationriverwaterdisputesillegalcrossbordermigrationethnicconflictsand
insurgenciesborderdisputes.
IndiaandtheGlobalS outhRelationswithAfricaandLatinAmericaleadershiproleinthedemandforNIEOandW TO
negotiations.
IndiaandtheGlobalCentresofPowerUSA,EU,Japan,ChinaandRussia.
IndiaandtheUNS ystemRoleinUNPeacekeepingdemandforPermanentSeatintheSecurityCouncil.
IndiaandtheNuclearQuestionChangingperceptionsandpolicy.
RecentdevelopmentsinIndianForeignpolicyIndiaspositionontherecentcrisisinAfghanistan,IraqandWestAsia,
growingrelationswithUSandIsraelvisionofanewworldorder.