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I Political Science

PS111 Traditions of Political Thought and Comparative Political Analysis

PS112 Administrative Theory and Theory of International Politics

PS113 Political Institutions in India and Public Policy

PS115 Political Process in Maharashtra and Human Rights

PS111 Traditions of Political Thought and Comparative Political Analysis

1. Ancient Era
1. Confucius
a. Life and Works
b. Ruling through Virtue
c. Rituals and Filial Piety
2. Plato
a. Life and Works
b. Plato’s concept of Ideal State
c. Platonic Theory of Justice

2. Modern Era
1. Niccolo Machiavelli
a. Life and Works
b. Suggestions to the “Prince”
c. Relationship between Ethics and Politics
2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
a. Life and Works
b. Social Contract Theory
c. General Will

3. Industrial Era
1. John Stuart Mill
a. Life and Works
b. Liberty
c. Representative Government
2. Karl Marx
a. Life and Works
b. State and Class
c. Historical Materialism

4. Colonial Era
1. M. K. Gandhi
a. Life and Career
b. Views on the State
c. Critique of Western Civilization
2. Frantz Fanon
a. Life and Career
b. Africana Phenomenology
c. Theory of Decolonization
5. Nature of Comparative Analysis
a. Old and New Comparative Politics
b. Nature and Scope

6. Approaches to the Study of Comparative Politics

a. New Institutional
b. Structure-Functional

7. Theories of Development
a. Modernization
b. World System Theory

8. Security Apparatus and Concerns

a. Military
b. Violence

9. Parties and Pressure Groups

a. Parties and Party System
b. Pressure Groups in Politics

10. Non State Political Actors

a. Social Movements
b. Non-Governmental Organizations
Readings:

1. Adams Ian and R. W Dyson, 2008, Fifty Great Political Thinkers, London, Routledge.
2. Benewick Robert and Philip Green (ed.), 1998, The Routledge Dictionary of Twentieth
Century Political Thinkers, London, Routledge.
3. Boucher David and Paul Kelly, 2009, Political Thinkers, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
4. Edward Craig and Edward Craig (ed.), 2000, Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of
Philosophy, London & New York, Routledge
5. Cooper David, 2003, World Philosophies: An Introduction, UK, Blackwell.
6. डोळे ना.य, २००९, राजक य िवचारवंतांचा िइतहास, पुण,े कॉनटीनटल काशन.
7. Haddock Bruce, 2012, A History of Political Thought, Cambridge, Polity Press
8. Jha Shefali, 2010, Western Political Thought: From Plato to Marx, Delhi, Pearson.
9. Klosko George, 2012, History of Political Theory,Oxford, Oxford University Press.
10. Mehta V. R., 1996, Foundations of Indian Political Thought, New Delhi, Manohar.
11. Misra R. K., 2012, An Introduction to Political Thought, Delhi, Pearson.
12. Nelson Brian, 2004, Western Political Thought, Delhi, Pearson Education.
13. Parekh Bhikku, 1995, Gandhi’s Political Philosophy, New Delhi, Ajanta International.
14. Parel Anthony and Ronald Keith (ed.), 2003, Comparative Political Philosophy: Studies
under the Upas Tree, Lanham, Lexington Books.
15. रे गे मे. पु., १९७४, पा ा य नीतीशा ाचा इितहास, पुण,े समाज बोधन सं था
16. Sabine G. H., 1971, A History of Political Theory, Calcutta, Oxford & I.B.H.
17. White Michael, 2012, Political Philosophy: A Historical Introduction, New York, Oxford
University Press.
18. Almond G. and B.Powell, 2004, Comparative Politics Today: A World View, Chicago,
Foresman.
19. Bara Judith & Mark Pennington (ed.), 2009, Comparative Politics, Los Angeles, Sage.
20. Blondel Jean, 1995, Comparative Government, London, Prentice Hall.
21. Chilcote Ronald H (ed.), 1994, Theories of Comparative Politics: The Search for a
Paradigm Reconsider, Oxford, West View Press.
22. Drogus Carol Ann, 2012, Introducing Comparative Politics, Washington D C, CQ Press.
23. Hague Rod and Harrop Martin, 2004, Comparative Government & Politics, Hampshire,
Macmillan.
24. Haynes Jeffrey, 2005, Comparative Politics in Globalizing World, Cambridge, Polity Press.
25. Lawrence Mayer and Dennis Patterson (ed.), 2009, Contending Perspectives in
Comparative Politics, Washington DC, CQ Press.
26. Mahler Gregory, 2008, Comparative Polity, Delhi, Pearson Education.
27. O’Neil Patrick, 2004, Essentials of Comparative Politics, New York, W.W. Norton & Co.
28. Ray S.N., 1999, Modern Comparative Politics: Approaches, Methods and Issues, New
Delhi, Prentice Hall.
29. Samuels David J., 2013, Comparative Politics, Delhi, Pearson Education.
30. Tilly Charles, 2003, The Politics of Collective Violence, Cambridge, Cambridge
University Press.
 PS112 Administrative Theory and Theory of International Politics

1. Public Administration
a. Evolution of the Discipline
b. Changing Nature of Public Administration
c. Changing Role of Public Administration in Developing Societies

2. Major Approaches to Public Administration

a. Bureaucratic Approach
b. Decision Making Approach
c. Ecological Approach

3. Theories of Public Administration

a. Rational Choice Theory
b. Comparative Public Administration
c. Development Administration

4. Principles of Organization
a. Hierarchy, Unity of Command,
b. Span of Control – Centralization and Decentralizati on
c. Line- Staff Agencies

5. New Trends in Public Administration

a. New Public Management
b. Challenges of Liberalization, Privatization

6. Governance
a. Problems of Administrative Corruption
b. Ombudsman
c. Lok Pal, Lok Ayukta

7. Introduction to International Politics

a. Meaning
b. Nature
c. Scope

8. Changing International Political Order since World War II

a. Rise of super powers; cold war & Détente
b. Non-aligned movement: aims and achievements, relevance
c. Collapse of the Soviet Union; Rise of American hegemony

9. Approaches to International Politics

a. Idealism
b. Realism
 c. Liberalism
d. Marxism

10. Geopolitical Issues

a. Theories of Geopolitics, Alfred Mahan, Harry Mackinder and Robert Kohen
b. Contemporary Geopolitics

11. Positivist and Post Positivist Framework

a. Positivism
b. Critical Theory
c. Constructivism

12. Contemporary concerns

a. Terrorism
b. Environment
c. Gender
d. Human Rights

Readings:

1. Basu Rumki, 2012, Public Administration: Concepts and Theories, New Delhi, Sterling
Publishers.
2. Bhattacharya Mohit, 2008, New Horizons of Public Administration, New Delhi, Jawahar
Publishers and Distributors.

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5. Chakrabarty Bidyut and Mohit Bhattacharya (ed.), 2005, Public Administration: A Reader,
New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
6. Chakrabarty Bidyut and Mohit Bhattacharya (ed.), 2008, The Governance Discourse: A
Reader, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
7. Chakrabarty Bidyut and Prakash Chand, 2012, Public Administration in a Globalizing World:
Theories and Practices, New Delhi, Sage.
8. Chakrabarty Bidyut, 2007, Reinventing Public Administration: The India Experience, New
Delhi, Orient Blackswan.
9. Chakraborty Bidyut and Prakash Chand, 2017, Public Administration: From Government to
Governance, New Delhi, Orient BlackSwan.
10. Dhameja Alka (ed.), 2003, Contemporary Debates in Public Administration, New Delhi,
Prentice-Hall India.
11. Denhardt Robert B. and Janet V. Denhardt, 2010, Public Administration:Action Orientation,
Blemont, Thomson Higher Education.
12. Goel S.L., 2003, Public Administration: Theory and Practice, New Delhi, Deep and Deep
Publishers.
13. Henry Nicholas, 2004, Public Administration and Public Affairs, New Delhi, Prentice-Hall
India.
14. Hoshiyar Sing & Pradeep Sachdeva, 1999, Administrative Theory: Theory and Practice, Delhi,
Pearson.
15. इनामदार ना.र. व काळे सुिनता, १९९७,लोक शासन, पुण,े साधना काशन.
16. Maheshwari S.R., 2003, Administrative Theory: An Introduction, New Delhi, Macmillan.
17. Medury Uma, 2010, Public Administration in the Globalization Era, New Delhi, Orient
Blackswan.
18. पाटील पी. बी., २००२,लोक शासन, को हापूर, फडके काशन.
19. Shafritz Jay M. (ed.), 2007, Defining Public Administration, Jaipur, Rawat Publications.
20. Shafritz Jay M. and Albert C. Hyde (ed.), 1987, Classics of Public Administration, Chicago,
Illinois, The Dorsey Press.
21. Aneek Chaterjee, 2012, International Relations: Today: Concepts and Application, New Delhi,
Pearson.
22. Brown Chris and Ainley Hirstein, 2009, Understanding International Relations, New
York, Palgrave.
23. Burchill, Scott et al, 2009, Theories of International Relations, New York, Palgrave.
24. Chan Stephen and Cerwyn Moore(ed.), 2006,Theories of International Relation Vol 1 to 5,
London, Sage.
25. Jeffrey Haynes, 2014, An Introduction to International Relations and Religin, New York,
Routledge.
26. Ray K Ashwini, 2004, Western Realism and International Relation-A Non-Western view,
Delhi, Fondation.
 PS113 Political Institutions in India and Public Policy
1. Nationalist legacies
a. Unity and Integrity
b. Democracy
c. Development and Social Transformation

2. Federal institutions
a. Strong Centre’ framework
b. Autonomy and devolution
c. Multilevel federalism

3. Executive
a. President and prime minister
b. Principle of collective responsibility and accountability to the legislature
c. Role of governor

4. Legislature
a. Composition and powers
b. Norms of representation
c. Legislative supremacy

5. Judiciary
a. Composition
b. Judicial review and judicial activism
c. Judicial interpretations of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, basic
structure doctrine

6. Welfare, Regulation and Security

a. UIDAI
b. TRAI
c. AFSPA

7. Public Policy
a. Nature and Scope
b. Evolution of Discipline

8. Major Approaches
a. Group
b. Incremental
c. Policy Network

9. Public Policy in Action

a. Implementation
b. Evolution
c. Bureaucracy

10. Shaping of Public Policy

a. Agenda
b. Public formulation and adoption
 c. Role of legislature
11. Public Policy Development
a. Health
b. Agriculture
c. Environment

12. Globalization and Public Policy

a. Global Policy Process
b. Role of Transnational Actors
c. Impact of Globalization on Public Policy making.

Readings:

1. Austin Granville, 1972, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi,
Oxford University Press.
2. Austin Granville, 1999, Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience,
New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
3. Basu, D.D., 2016, Introduction to the Constitution of India, Nagpur, Wadhwa.
4. Das Samir (ed) 2013, The Indian State, New Delhi, Oxford University Press
5. चपळगावकर नर , २००२,रा यघटनेचे अधशतक, मुंबई, मौज काशन.
6. Jayal Niraja Gopal and Pratap Bhanu Mehta (ed.), 2010, The Oxford Companion to
Politics in India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
7. Kamble Bal and Pradeep Jagtap (ed.), 2016, Indian Democracy and Fundamentalism,
Latur, Aditya Prakashan.
8. Kamble Bal and Eknath Khandave (ed.), 2012, Challenges to Indian Democracy, Pune,
Diamond Publications.
9. Kamble Bal, 2016, Political Awareness of Sindhi Community, Pune, Diamond
Publication
10. कांबळे बाळ आिण एकनाथ खांदवे (संपा.), २०१२, भारतीय लोकशाही समोरील आ हाने,पुण,े डायमंड
काशन.
11. कांबळे बाळ आिण दीप जगताप (संपा.),२०१६,भारतीय धमिनरपे तेचे मू य आिण वा तव, नांदड े ,
अनुराधा काशन.
12. कांबळे बाळ, २०१६, संधी समाजाची राजक य जागृती, पुण,े डायमंड पि लके श स
13. Kapur Devesh and Pratap Bhanu Mehta (Ed.), 2005, Public Institutions in India, New
Delhi,Oxford University Press.
14. Kashyap Subhash, 2009, Concise Encyclopedia of Indian Constitution, New Delhi,
Vision Books.
15. Manor James (ed.), 1994, Nehru to the Nineties: The Changing Office of Prime Minister
in India, London: Hurst and Company.
16. Noorani A. G., 2000, Constitutional Questions in India, New Delhi, Oxford University
Press.
17. Reddy O. Chinnappa, 2010,The Court and the Constitution of India: Summits and
Shallows, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
18. Saez Lawrence, 2004, Federalism without a Centre, New Delhi, Sage.
19. Sathe S.P., 2002, Judicial Activism in India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
20. Shankar B. L. and Valerian Rodrigues, 2011, The Indian Parliament: A Democracy at
Work, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
21. Sharma Brijkishor, 2009, Introduction to the Constitution of India, New Delhi, Prentice
Hall.
22. Suri K. C. (ed.), 2013, ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations on Political Science-
Volume II, Indian Democracy, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
 23. Chakrabarti Rajesh and Sanyal Kaushiki, 2015, Public Policy in India, NewDelhi, Oxford
University Press.
24. Chakrabarty Bidyut and Chand Prakash, 2016, Public Policy: Concept, Theory and Practice,
New Delhi, Sage.
25. Dye Thomas, 2014, Understanding Public Policy, New Delhi, Pearson
26. Fischer Frank, Miller J Gerald and Sidney S Mara, 2007, Handbook of Public Policy Analysis-
Theory Politics and Methods, New York, CRC Press.
27. Anderson J., 2007, Public Policy Making, New York, Thomas Nelson and sons Ltd.
28. Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, 1997, Indian Development: Selected Regional
Perspectives, Oxford, Clareland Press.
29. Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen India,1995, Economic Development and Social
Opportunity, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
30. Jugal Kishore, 2005, National Health Programs of India: National Policies and
Legislations, New Delhi, Century Publications.
31. K. Vijaya Kumar, 2012, Right to Education Act 2009: It’s Implementation as to Social
Development in India, Delhi, Akansha Publishers.
32. M. Howlett, M. Ramesh and A. Perl, 2009, Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and
Policy subsystems, Toronto, Oxford University Press.
33. Marma Mukhopadhyay and Madhu Parhar(ed.), 2007, Education in India: Dynamics of
Development, Delhi, Shipra Publications.
34. Mathur Kuldeep, 2015, Public Policy and Politics in India, New Delhi, Oxford University
Press.
35. Nalini Juneja, 2001, Primary Education for All in the City of Mumbai: The Challenge Set By
Local Actors, International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO Paris, IIEP.
36. पवार काश (संपा.) २०१७,राजक य अथकारण, पुण,े डायमंड काशन.
37. R. B. Dehardt and J.V. Dehardt, 2009, Public Administration: an action
orientation, Belmont, Thomson Higher Education.
38. Sapru R.K., 2016, Public Policy- Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation, Delhi,
Sterling Publishers.
39. Surendra Munshi and Biju Paul Abraham (ed.), 2004, Good Governance, Democratic
Societies and Globalisation, New Delhi, Sage,
40. Y. Dror, 1989, Public Policy Making Reexamined, oxford, Transaction Publication.

Websites -
1. www.un.org/millenniumgoals
2. http://www.cefsindia.org
3. www.righttofoodindia.org
 PS115 Political Process in Maharashtra and Human Rights

1. Making of Maharashtra
a. Politics before 1960 – Non Brahman Movement
b. Formation of Maharashtra State

2. Socio-Economic Bases of Politics in Maharashtra

a. Religion, Caste, Language, Region
b. Agriculture, Industry, Co-operative & Service Sectors

3. Emerging Issues in Politics of Maharashtra.

a. Regionalism and Sub-Regionalism
b. Backwardness and Regional Imbalances
c. Demand for Separate State
d. Demand for New Districts

4. Politics of Castes and Communities.

a. Politics of Maratha’s
b. Politics of Dalit’s
c. Politics of OBC’s
d. Politics of Adiwasi’s

5. Major Political Parties and Elections in Maharashtra

a. Congress, BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP, RPI and Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh - Ideologies and
Roles
b. Election Performance after 1957 to Present (Loksabha, Vidhansabha)

6. Contemporary Concerns in Politics of Maharashtra

a. Reservation Policy
b. Women’s Participation in Politics
c. New Issues of Development- Water and Border Disputes, Health, Education

7. Human Rights: Historical Traditions

a. Human Rights: Meaning and Nature
b. Evolution of Human Rights
c. Universalist and Relativist Conceptions of Rights

8. Understanding Human Rights

a. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
b. Civil and Political Rights
c. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
9. Specific Human Rights
a. Major Human Rights Conventions
b. Right to Self-determination
c. Right to Development: Food, Health and Shelter

10. Human Rights of Groups

a. Women's Rights
b. Rights of the Child
c. Rights of Dalits and Tribes
d. The Rights of Persons Belonging to Minorities
e. Rights of Refugees and Migrant Workers

11. Human Rights: Implementation

a. The U.N. Machinery: Charter and Treaty Bodies
b. Regional Arrangements
c. National Institutions and Laws
d. Non-Governmental Organizations

12. Human Rights Concerns And Challenges

a. Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
b. Human Rights: International Concerns - Vienna and other UN Conferences
c. Human Rights: Terrorism and Fundamentalism
d. Human Rights in 21st Century: Challenges of Globalization
Readings: