M.A.

Political Science
PAPER I
CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY

Unit I
Politics – Definition – Politics as the art of government – Politics as public
affairs – Politics as compromise and consensus – Politics as power –
Studying politics – Approaches to the study of politics – The philosophical
tradition – The empirical tradition – The scientific tradition – Recent
developments

Unit II
Governments, systems and regimes – Traditional systems of classification
– Why classify political systems? – Classical typologies – The ‘three
worlds’ typology – Regimes of the modern Western Polyarchies.

Unit III
Political ideologies – What is political ideology? – Democracy –
Liberalisation – Elements of Liberalisation – Classical liberalisation –
Modern liberalisation – Conservation – Elements of conservation –
Paternalistic conservation – The new right – Neo-liberalism – Socialism –
Elements of socialism – Marxism – Elements of Marxism – Orthodox
communism – Modern Marxism – Social democracy – Fascism –
Anarchism – Feminism – Post modernism – Environmentalism.

Unit IV
The State : What is the state? – Rival theories of the state – The pluralist
state – The capitalist state – The Leviathan state – The Patriarchal – The
role of the state – Minimal state – Developmental states – Social –
Democratic states – Collectivized states – Totalitarian states – The state in
a global era – The state and globalization – State transformation.

Unit V
Global Politics : Twenty first century world order – From bi polarity to
unipolarity – The ‘war and terror’ – Rise of multipolarity – Dynamics of
globalization – Globalising tendencies – Globalization: Theories and
debates – Regionalisation – The European Union – Global governance –
Towards world Government – The United Nations.
 PAPER II
WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Unit I
Plato-Aristotle

Unit II
Hobbes-Locke- Rousseau

Unit III
St. Thomas Aquinas – St. Augustine- Machiavelli

Unit IV
Bentham-J.S.Mill-Hegal

Unit V
Marx-Lenin-Stalin

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. Lawrance C. Wallas, Gettel’s: History of Political Thought, Surjeet Publication, New

Delhi, 1981.
2. D.R. Bhandari, History of European Political Philosophy, The Bangalore printing and
publishing houses, Bangalore, 1998.
3. Williain Ebentein, Great Political Thinkers, Oxford & IBH, New Delhi, 1980.
4. Sukbir Sigh, History of European Political Philosophy, Rastogi & Company, Meerut,
1987.
 PAPER III
INDIAN CONSTITUTION
Unit I
Salient features of the Indian Constitution – the Preamble- Fundamental Rights
– The Directive Principles of State Policy
Unit II
The Union Executive – The President – The Mode of Election – Term of Office and
Procedure for removal – Powers (Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Emergency
Powers) – Vice President– Prime Minister.
Unit III
The Union Parliament: The House of people and the council of States – Qualifications –
Disqualifications for membership in the parliament - their composition and functions,
The constitutional relations between the two houses – Provision for removing deadlock –
Council of States – Role as a second Chamber – Provisions relating to the parliament –
Summoning – Prorogation and dissolution.
Unit IV
The Judiciary: The Supreme Court as the Apex Court – Appointment and Removal of
Judges – Constitutional Provisions for safe guarding the Independence of Judiciary- The
jurisdiction of Supreme Court – Original, Appellate and Advisory - Supreme Court as the
guardian of Constitution and the Protector of Fundamental Rights – The Power of Judicial
Review.
Unit V
The State Government: The Governor as the Head of the State, Mode of Appointment –
Tenure and Removal – his executive legislative – judicial and discretionary powers – the
Chief Minister and his Cabinet – State Legislature – Composition – Methods of
appointment of judges – Its judicial and administrative functions over subordinate courts
and tribunal – Union Territories – Administration of the Union Territories .

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. D.D. Basu, Introduction to the Constitution of India, Prentice Hall of India.

2. J.R. Siwach: Dynamics of Indian Government and Politics, Sterling Publishing

House, Delhi.

3. M.V.Pylee: Introduction to the Constitution of India, Vikas Publishing House,

Delhi
 PAPER IV
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Unit I
Nature scope purpose of International Relations – International politics and international
relations – Idealism and realistic school – Nature and function sovereign’s system.
Unit II
Power – Meaning – Nature – Methods and kinds of power – Elements of National power
– Foreign Policy definition – Choices of types – Imperialism – Neocolonialism – Balance
of power – alliances – allegiance – and isolation –Peaceful coexistence – Neutrality – status
quo.
Unit III
Diplomacy – function of Diplomacy – types of Diplomacy – role of Diplomacy in modern
times – Terrorism and fundamentalism – a new threat to world peace – Arms Race and
Disarmament.
Unit IV
India’s Foreign policy – Basic principles – objectives – Trends and changes of India’s
foreign policy since Nehru.
Unit V
Third World in International relations – Balance of power assumption – character – types
nuclear non proliferation treaty – international law.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. Hans J. Morganthau, Politics among Nations: Struggle for Power, Scientific Book
Agency, Calcutta.

2. Vandana .A., Theory of International Politics, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi,
1996.

3. Vinay Kumar Malhortra, International Relations, Anmol Publication, New Delhi, 2001.
 Paper – V
MODERN GOVERNMENTS
(UK, USA ,SWITZERLAND,JAPAN & CHINA)
Unit I
United Kingdom – Salient Feature of the constitution – Conventions- Nominal Executive -
Monarchy - Real Executive – Prime Minister – Cabinet- Legislature – House of Commons
– House of Lords – Composition, Powers and functions – Judiciary Party system.
Unit II
USA – Salient Features of the Constitution – Amendment Procedure - Separation of
Powers – Executive – President – Election – Powers and functions- Congress – Senate –
Composition, tenure – Functions – House of Representatives – Composition, tenure,
functions - Judiciary – Supreme Court - Party system.
Unit III
Switzerland – Salient Features of the Constitutions – Federal Structure – Methods of
Amendment – Executive – Plural – Composition - Functions - Federal Assembly –
National Assembly – National Council – Composition, Tenure – function – Direct
Democratic - Devices – Federal Judiciary – Party system.
Unit IV
Japan – Salient features of the constitution – Rights and Duties – Executive – Emperor –
Prime Minister – Cabinet – Diet – House of Representatives – House of Councilors –
Composition – Election – Function and Judiciary.
Unit V
People’s Republic of China – Salient features of Constitution – Right and Duties –
Executive President – Elections – Tenure – Functions- The Chinese Parliament – National
People’s Congress – Composition – Election – Functions – Standing Committee – Judicial
system – People’s Procurate – Chinese Communist Party.

Books Recommended

1. A.C Kapur: Select Constitutions, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi, 1989.

2. V.D, Mahajan : Select Modern Governments S. Chand & Co., New Delhi, 1995.
 Second Year
PAPER VI
INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Unit I
Ancient Indian Political Thought – Nature of Ancient Indian Political Thought – Vedic Polity –
Political Thought of Kautilya – Manu – Thirukkural – Chapters 36-46 (Politics and
governance), 64-73 (cabinet and governance) .

Unit II
Medieval Political Thought – Nature of Medieval Political Thought – Impersonality – Impact of
Islamic invasion – Political thought of Kabir – Sundara Dasa – Thulasi Das – Guru Nanak.

Unit III
Modern Political Thought – Nature of Modern Indian Political Thought – Revivalism and
Renaissance – Raja Ram Mohan Roy – Dadabai Naoroj – Dayananda Saraswati – Gokhale -
Tilak.

Unit IV
Bipin Chandra Pal – Lalalajapat Roy – Auribindo – M.K. Gandhi – NSC Bose.

Unit V
M.N. Roy – Jinnah – Jawaharlal Nehru – B.R. Ambedkar - Periyar.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. A.S. Altekar, State and Government in Ancient India, Motilal Banarasi Bas, New
Delhi.

2. K.R. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, The Bangalore Printing and Publishing House,
Bangalore, 1978.

3. P.Sharan, Ancient Indian Political Institution, Meenakshi Prakasan, Meerut.

4. U.N. Goshal, History of Indian Political Ideas, Oxford University Press.

5. V.P. Verma, Ancient & Medieval Indian Political Thought, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal,
Agra, 2001.

6. V.P. Verma, Modern Indian Political Thought, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, Agra, 2001.

7. Dr.G.U.Pope, Tirukkural Text, Translation in Verse, Asia Education Services, New

Delhi,
 Paper 2

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Unit I
International Organisation : An Introduction - Need for the Organisations - Requirements for the
growth of International Organisatons - Role and the functions of the Organisations - Evolution of
the Organisations - League of Nations.

Unit II
United Nations - The Need for the UN - The Organs - UN - Functions and its major achievements -
The relevance of the UN.

Unit III
International Organisations - Amnesty International(AI) - Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation(APEC) - Group 7/8 (G8) - Group 15-(G-15) - Group 20-(G-20) - Group 77-(G-77) -
International Criminal Court (ICC) - International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)-
International Federation of the Red Cross(IFRC)- International Organisation of Migration (IOM) -
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) - International Seabed Authority (ISA) - International
Organisation for Standardisation(ISO) - Non Aligned Movement(NAM) - North Atlantic Treaty
Organiation (NATO) - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) -
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) - Techno-Economic Approach for Africa
India Movement (TEAM 9)- The common wealth - World Customs Organisation (WCO) - World
Economic Forum (WEF) - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Unit IV
Regional Organisation : Regionalism - Evolution and Growth - Major Regional Organisations of
the world - African Regional Organisations - African Development Bank (ADB) - African
Union(AU) - Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA) - East African Community (EAC) - Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) - Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Asian and Pacific Regional
Arrangement - Anzus Pact - Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Association of South-East Asian
Nations(ASEAN) - Bangladesh - India - Myanmar - Sri Lanka - Thailand Economic Cooperation
(BIMST-EC) - Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional co-operation (IOR-ARC) - South Asian
Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) - Central and Latin American Regional
Organisations - Andean group - Central American Common Market (CACM) - Carribean
Community (CARICOM) - Latin American Free Trade Area(LAFTA) - Latin American
Integration Association - Southern Common Market - North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) - Organisation of American States(OAS).

UNIT V
European Regional Organisations - Common Wealth of Independent States (CIS) - The Council for
Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) - Council of Europe - European Coal and Steel
Company (ECSC) - European Atomic Energy Community(EURATOM) - European Union (EU) -
Nordic Council - The Organisation for Security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - Middle East
Regional Arrangements - Arab League - Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) - Gulf Cooperation
Council(GCC) - Islamic Development Bank Group - Organisation of Islamic Countries(OIC)

Reference Book
A Handbook of International Organizations, Trivedison, Atlantic Publishers and
Distributors, 2005.
 Paper 3

HUMAN RIGHTS

Unit-I

Introduction - What are Human Rights? - Philosophical issues and insights - Classical
Greek and Roman views - Pre modern Non- Western political thoughts - The
Natural-Law Doctrines of the universal Church - The Groatian Tradition of
International Law - Social Contract theories - Edmund Burke’s conservative State -
Kant’s Universal Ethic - G.W.F. Hegel as Communitarian Guru - British 19th Century
Liberalisation - The Post - Groatian Philosophy of International Law - The
Contemporary Debate.

Unit-II

The International Law of Human Rights - Human Rights in the United Nations Charter
- The International Bill of Rights - Other International legal instruments -
Implementing the law.

Unit-III

Human Rights in the contemporary scenario - The rights of the Individuals against
Governments - Private rights - The right of economic well being - The rights of people
- Universalism Vs. Cultural Pluralism.

Unit-IV

Obtaining Justice in the present day world - The Activation of International

procedures - The generation of Popular Outrage - Direct action- Non-violent and
violent - Self determination and succession.

Unit-V

Human Rights struggles - South Africa: The Eradication of Apartheid - China’s

deflection of western pressures - Humanitarian Intervention against Ethnic Cleansing -
Bringing Genocidal and War Criminals to Trial - Moving into the Fourth Generation.

Reference Book

Human Rights in World Politics - Broun Seyom, Addison Wesley Longman Inc, New
York, 1989.
 PAPER IX
INDIAN ADMINISTRATION

Unit- I
Evolution of Indian Administration: Kautilya’s Arthashastra - Mughal
Administration - British Legacies over Indian Administration –Administrative
Development after Independence.

Unit- II
Features of Indian administration- Constitutional Framework- Feature of Federalism
– Parliamentary Democracy.

UNIT – III
President - Prime Minister- Prime Minister’s Office-Council of Ministers-Cabinet
Secretariat - Central Secretariat .

UNIT – IV
Governor- Chief Minister- State Secretariat-Centre - State Administrative Relations.

UNIT-V
District Collector- DRDA -Changing Role of the District Collector. - District
Revenue Officer- Revenue Divisional Officer- Tahsildar- Village Administrative
Officer.

Reference book

1. Avasthi & Avasthi, Public Administration,Lakshmi Narayan Agarwal,Agra2012

2. Laxmikanth.M ,Public Administration,Tata McGraw Hill,New Delhi,2011

1. Dr.Puri.K.R. Indian Administration, jawahar Book Publishing House, New
Delhi,2005.

2. Mohit Bhartalchanya and Bidut Chkcraborti, Public Administration Reader , New

Delhi , Oxford University Press, 2005.

3. Saroj Kumar Jena, Fundamentals of Public Administration, Anmol Publication,

New Delhi 2001.

4. Ramesh K. Arora and Ranjini Goyal, Indian Public Administration, Vishwar

Prakashar, 2006.