Syllabus for B.A.

Political Science (Hons) under CBCS

w.e.f. the Academic Year 2016-2017
Semester - I Credits
Core-1 Understanding Political Theory 6
Core-2 Constitutional Government and 6
Democracy in India
GE-1(Generic Elective) <From other subject> 6
AECC(Ability Enhance- Environmental Studies 2
ment Compulsory Course)
Semester - II
Core-3` Political Theory-Concepts and Debates 6
Core-4 Political Process in India 6
GE-2(Generic Elective) <From other subject> 6
AECC-2(Ability MIL Communication 2
Enhancement Compulsory (Odia/Hindi/Telugu/Alternative English)
Course)
Semester - III
Core-5 Introduction to Comparative Government 6
and Politics
Core-6 Perspectives on Public Administration 6
Core-7 Perspectives on International Relations 6
and World History
GE-3(Generic Elective) <From other subject> 6
SEC-1(Skill Enhancement Communicative English 2
Course)
Semester - IV
Core-8 Political Processes and Institutions in 6
Comparative Perspective
Core-9 Public Policy and Administration in India 6
Core-10 Global Politics 6
GE-4(Generic Elective) <From other subject> 6
SEC-2 <From the pool of SEC courses> 2
Semester - V
Core-11 Classical Political Philosophy 6
Core-12 Indian Political Thought-I 6
Discipline Specific Human Rights in a Comparative 6
Elective (DSE)-1 Perspective/(OR) Development Process
and Social Movements in Contemporary
India
DSE-2 India’s Foreign Policy in a Globalizing 6
world / (OR) Women, Power and Politics
Semester - VI
Core-13 Modern Political Philosophy 6
Core-14 Indian Political Thought-II 6
DSE-3 Understanding Global Politics/ (OR) 6
Understanding South Asia
DSE-4 Citizenship in a globalising world / (OR) 6
PROJECT
Total 140

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( A) Core Papers: 14 (Compulsory)
Core-1- Understanding Political Theory
Core-2- Constitutional Government and Democracy in India
Core-3 – Political Theory-Concepts and Debates
Core-4- Political Process in India
Core-5- Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
Core-6 –Perspectives on Public Administration
Core-7-Paper VII- Perspectives on International Relations and World History
Core-8- Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective
Core-9- Public Policy and Administration in India
Core-10- Global Politics
Core-11- Classical Political Philosophy
Core-12- Indian Political Thought-I
Core-13- Modern Political Philosophy
Core-14- Indian Political Thought-II

(B) Generic Elective (2 papers and each paper having two options)

Paper-1: Indian Polity-I/ OR Governance: Issues and Challenges

Paper-II: Indian Polity-II/OR Gandhi and the Contemporary World/

(C) Discipline Specific Elective (choose 3 papers and 1 Project paper is compulsory)

DSE-1- Human Rights in a Comparative Perspective

OR
Development Process and Social Movements in Contemporary India
DSE-2- India’s Foreign Policy in a Globalizing world
OR
Women, Power and Politics
DSE-3-Understanding Global Politics
OR
Understanding South Asia
DSE-4- Citizenship in a globalising world
OR
PROJECT

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 SYLLABI AND READING LIST OF

BA (HONOURS) POLITICAL SCIENCE

(A)14 CORE PAPERS

SEMESTER - I

CORE – 1
Understanding Political Theory
Course Objective: This course is divided into two sections. Section A introduces the
students to the idea of political theory, its history and approaches, and an assessment of its
critical and contemporary trends. Section B is designed to reconcile political theory and
practice through reflections on the ideas and practices related to democracy.

SECTION-A: Introducing Political Theory

UNIT-I : 1. What is Politics: Theorizing the ‘Political’ 2. Traditions of Political Theory:
Liberal, Marxist, Anarchist and Conservative

UNIT-II: 3. Approaches to Political Theory: Normative, Historical and Empirical 4.

Critical and Contemporary Perspectives in Political Theory: Feminist and Postmodern

SECTION-B: Political Theory and Practice: The Grammar of Democracy

UNIT-III: 1. Democracy: The history of an idea 2. Procedural Democracy and its critique

UNIT-IV: 3. Deliberative Democracy 4. Participation and Representation

READING LIST
Bhargava, R. (2008) ‘What is Political Theory’, in Bhargava, R and Acharya, A. (eds.)
PoliticalTheory: An Introduction.New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 2-16.

Chapman, J. (1995) ‘The Feminist Perspective’, in Marsh, D. and Stoker, G. (eds.) Theory
andMethods in Political Science. London: Macmillan, pp. 94-114.

Bannett, J. (2004) ‘Postmodern Approach to Political Theory’, in Kukathas, Ch. and Gaus, G.
F. (eds.) Handbook of Political Theory. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 46-54.

Vincent, A. (2004) The Nature of Political Theory. New York: Oxford University Press,
2004, pp. 19-80.
Owen, D. (2003) ‘Democracy’, in Bellamy, R. and Mason, A. (eds.) Political Concepts.
Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, pp. 105-117.
Christiano, Th. (2008) ‘Democracy’, in Mckinnon, C. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory, New
York: Oxford University Press, pp. 80-96.
Arblaster, A. (1994) Democracy. (2nd Edition). Buckingham: Open University Press.
Baral, J.K. et al.(2015), ‘Political Theory: Concepts, issues and ideologies’, Cuttack:
Vidyapuri.
Bhuyan, Dasarathy(2016), ‘Understanding Political Theory’, Cuttack: Kitab Mahal.

CORE-2

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 Constitutional Government and Democracy in India
Course objective: This course acquaints students with the constitutional design of
statestructures and institutions, and their actual working over time. The Indian Constitution
accommodates conflicting impulses (of liberty and justice, territorial decentralization and a
strong union, for instance) within itself. The course traces the embodiment of some of these
conflicts in constitutional provisions, and shows how these have played out in political
practice. It further encourages a study of state institutions in their mutual interaction, and in
interaction with the larger extra-constitutional environment.

UNIT-I: I. The Constituent Assembly and the Constitution a. Philosophy of the

Constitution, the Preamble, and Features of the Constitution b. Fundamental Rights and
Directive Principles

UNIT-II : Organs of Government a. The Legislature: Parliament b. The Executive:

President and Prime Minister c. The Judiciary: Supreme Court

UNIT-III : Federalism and Decentralization a. Federalism: Division of Powers, Emergency

Provisions, Fifth and Sixth Schedules

UNIT-IV : b. Panchayati Raj and Municipalities c. Structure and functions.

READING LIST
Basu, D.D. (2012) Introduction to the Constitution of India, New Delhi: Lexis Nexis.

Chaube, Shibanikinkar (2000), “ Constituent Assembly of India springboard of revolution”,

New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors.

Sikri, S.L.(2002), “Indian Government and Politics”, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.

Bakshi, P.M.(2015), “The Constitution of India”, Delhi: Universal Law Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Choudhry, Sujit et al.(eds) (2016), ‘The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution’, UK:
Oxford University Press.
Siwach, J.R.(1990), “Dynamics of Indian Government and Politics”, New Delhi: Sterling.

Kashyap, Subhash C.(1989/1993/1995), “ Our Constitution/ Our Parliament/Our Judiciary”,

New Delhi: NBT, India.
Raghunandan, J. R (2012) Decentralization and local governments: The Indian Experience,
Orient Black Swan, New Delhi.

Jayal, N.G. & Pratap Bhanu Mehta(eds.)(2010), “ The Oxford Companion to Politics in
India”, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Mohapatra, Anil Kumar et al.(eds.)(2016), ‘Federalism in India: Issues and Dimensions’,

New Delhi: Kunal Books.

Bhuyan, Dasarathy (2016), ‘Constitutional Government and Democracy in India’, Cuttack:

Kitab Mahal..

SEMESTER-II

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 CORE-3
Political Theory-Concepts and Debates
Course Objective: This course would help the student familiarize with the basic normative
concepts of political theory. Each concept is related to a crucial political issue that requires
analysis with the aid of our conceptual understanding. This exercise is designed to encourage
critical and reflective analysis and interpretation of social practices through the relevant
conceptual toolkit. This course also introduces the students to the important debates in the
subject.

UNIT-I: (i) Importance of Freedom

a) Negative Freedom: Liberty
b) Positive Freedom: Freedom as Emancipation and Development
Important Issue: Freedom of belief, expression and dissent

(ii) Significance of Equality

a) Formal Equality: Equality of opportunity
b) Political equality
c) Egalitarianism: Background inequalities and differential treatment
Important Issue: Affirmative action

UNIT-II: Indispensability of Justice

a) Procedural Justice
b) Distributive Justice
c) Global Justice

UNIT-III: The Universality of Rights

a) Natural Rights
b) Moral and Legal Rights
c) Three Generations of Rights
d) Rights and Obligations (also discuss the rights of the girl child)

UNIT-IV: Major Debates

a)Why should we obey the state? Issues of political obligation and civil disobedience.
b)Are human rights universal? Issue of cultural relativism.
c)How do we accommodate diversity in plural society? Issues of multiculturalism and
toleration.

READING LIST

Bhargava, Rajeev and Acharya, Ashok. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi:
Pearson Longman.

Gauba, O.P. (2003), An Introduction to Political Theory, New Delhi: Macmillan.

Heywood, Andrew (2015), Political Theory: An Introduction, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

CORE-4
Political Process in India
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Course objective: Actual politics in India diverges quite significantly from constitutional
legal rules. An understanding of the political process thus calls for a different mode of
analysis - that offered by political sociology. This course maps the working of ‘modern’
institutions, premised on the existence of an individuated society, in a context marked by
communitarian solidarities, and their mutual transformation thereby. It also familiarizes
students with the working of the Indian state, paying attention to the contradictory dynamics
of modern state power.

UNIT-I: (i) Political Parties and the Party System :

Trends in the Party System; From the Congress System to Multi-Party Coalitions
(ii) Determinants of Voting Behaviour Caste, Class, Gender and Religion

UNIT-II: Regional Aspirations : The Politics of Secession and Accommodation

UNIT-III:. (i) Religion and Politics: Debates on Secularism; Minority and Majority
Communalism
(ii) Caste and Politics
Caste in Politics and the Politicization of Caste
(iii) Affirmative Action Policies: Women, Caste and Class

UNIT-IV:. The Changing Nature of the Indian State : Developmental, Welfare and Coercive
Dimensions

READING LIST
Z. Hasan (ed.) (2002), ‘ Parties and Party Politics in India’, New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.

E. Sridharan, (2012) , Coalition Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Asia, New Delhi:
Oxford University Press.

P. DeSouza and E. Sridharan (eds.) (2006) India’s Political Parties, New Delhi: Sage
Publications.

F. Frankel, Z. Hasan, and R. Bhargava (eds.) (2000) , ‘ Transforming India: Social and
Political Dynamics in Democracy’, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

P. Brass, (1999) The Politics of India Since Independence, New Delhi: Cambridge University
Press and Foundation Books.

R. Kothari, (1970) Caste in Indian Politics, Delhi: Orient Longman.

R. Bhargava (ed.) (2008) Politics and Ethics of the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Choudhry, Sujit et al.(eds) (2016), ‘The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution’, UK:
Oxford University Press.
Bhuyan, Dasarathy(2016), ‘Political Process in India’ , Cuttack: Kitab Mahal.

SEMESTER-III
CORE-5

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 Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
Course objective: This is a foundational course in comparative politics. The purpose is to
familiarize students with the basic concepts and approaches to the study of comparative
politics while analysing various themes of comparative analysis in developed and developing
countries.

UNIT-I: Understanding Comparative Politics: a. Nature and scope b. Going beyond

Eurocentrism

UNIT-II: Historical context of modern government a. Capitalism: meaning and

development: globalization b. Socialism: meaning, growth and development c. Colonialism
and decolonization: meaning, context, forms of colonialism; anticolonialism struggles and
process of decolonization

UNIT-III: Themes for comparative analysis

A comparative study of constitutional developments and political economy in the following
countries: Britain and Brazil.

UNIT-IV: Themes for comparative analysis

A comparative study of constitutional developments and political economy in the following
countries: Nigeria and China.

READING LIST

J. Kopstein, and M. Lichbach, (eds), (2005) Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and
Institutions in a Changing Global Order. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

M. Mohanty, (1999) ‘Colonialism and Discourse in India and China’, Available at

http://www.ignca.nic.in/ks_40033.html http, Accessed: 24.03.2011.

CORE-6
Perspectives on Public Administration
Objective: The course provides an introduction to the discipline of public

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administration.This paper encompasses public administration in its historical context with an
emphasis on the various classical and contemporary administrative theories. The course also
explores some of the recent trends, including feminism and ecological conservation and how
the call for greater democratization is restructuring public administration. The course will
also attempt to provide the students a comprehensive understanding on contemporary
administrative developments.

UNIT-I: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS A DISCIPLINE

Meaning, Dimensions and Significance of the Discipline, Public and Private Administration,
Evolution of Public Administration

UNIT-II: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES

CLASSICAL THEORIES: Scientific management (F.W.Taylor), Administrative
Management (Gullick, Urwick and Fayol), Ideal-type bureaucracy (Max Weber)
NEO-CLASSICAL THEORIES: Human relations theory (Elton Mayo), Rational decision-
making (Herbert Simon)

UNIT-III: CONTEMPORARY THEORIES and PUBLIC POLICY

(i) Ecological approach (Fred Riggs), Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Peter Drucker)
(ii) Concept, relevance and approaches, Formulation, implementation and evaluation

UNIT-IV: MAJOR APPROACHES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION : New Public

Administration, New Public Management, New Public Service Approach, Good Governance,
Feminist Perspectives

READINGS
B. Chakrabarty and M. Bhattacharya (eds) (2004), Administrative Change and Innovation: a
Reader, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

M. Bhattacharya, (2008) New Horizons of Public Administration, 5th Revised Edition. New
Delhi: Jawahar Publishers.

Basu, Rumki (2014), Public Administration : Concepts and Theories, New Delhi: Sterling
Publishers.

The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy (2006), OUP.

Prabir Kumar De (2012), Public Policy and Systems, Pearson Education.

Vaidyanatha Ayyar (2009), Public Policy Making In India, Pearson

M. Bhattacharya (2012), Public Administration: Issues and Perspectives, New Delhi: Jawahar
Publishers.
U. Medury (2010), Public administration in the Globalization Era, New Delhi: Orient Black
Swan.
B. Chakrabarty (2007) , Reinventing Public Administration: The India Experience. New
Delhi: Orient Longman.
CORE-7
Perspectives on International Relations and World History
Course Objective: This paper seeks to equip students with the basic intellectual tools for
understanding International Relations. It introduces students to some of the most important

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theoretical approaches for studying international relations. It provides a fairly comprehensive
overview of the major political developments and events starting from the twentieth century.
Students are expected to learn about the key milestones in world history and equip them with
the tools to understand and analyze the same from different perspectives. A key objective of
the course is to make students aware of the implicit Euro - centricism of International
Relations by highlighting certain specific perspectives from the Global South.

UNIT-I: Studying International Relations

i. How do you understand International Relations: Levels of Analysis (3 lectures) ii.History
and IR: Emergence of the International State System iii.Pre-Westphalia and Westphalia
iv.Post-Westphalia

UNIT-II: Theoretical Perspectives

i Classical Realism & Neo-Realism ii. Liberalism & Neoliberalism iii. Marxist Approaches

UNIT-III: Theoretical Perspectives and an Overview of Twentieth Century IR History-I

i. Feminist Perspectives ii. Eurocentricism and Perspectives from the Global South

iii. World War I: Causes and Consequences (1 Lecture) iv. Significance of the Bolshevik
Revolution v. Rise of Fascism / Nazism vi. World War II: Causes and Consequences

UNIT-IV: An Overview of Twentieth Century IR History-II

i.Cold War: Different Phases, ii. Emergence of the Third World iii. Collapse of the USSR
and the End of the Cold War iv. Post-Cold War Developments and Emergence of Other
Power Centers of Power

READING LIST
M. Nicholson, (2002) International Relations: A Concise Introduction, New York: Palgrave.

R. Jackson and G. Sorensen, (2007) Introduction to International Relations: Theories

andApproches, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 2-7

S. Joshua. Goldstein and J. Pevehouse, (2007) International Relations, New York: Pearson
Longman, 2007, pp. 29-35

J. Baylis and S. Smith (eds), (2008) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to
International Relations, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-6.

Rumki Basu, (ed)(2012) International Politics: Concepts, Theories and Issues New Delhi,
Sage.
Andrew Heywood (2011), Global Politics, New York: Palgrave MacMillan.

SEMESTER-IV
CORE-8
Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective
Course objective: In this course students will be trained in the application of

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comparativemethods to the study of politics. The course is comparative in both what we
study and how we study. In the process the course aims to introduce undergraduate students
to some of the range of issues, literature, and methods that cover comparative political.

UNIT-I: Approaches to Studying Comparative Politics a. Political Culture b. New

Institutionalism

UNIT-II: Electoral System and Party Systems

Definition and procedures: Types of election system (First Past the Post, Proportional
Representation, Mixed Representation)

Party System : Historical contexts of emergence of the party system and types of parties

UNIT-III: Nation-state : What is nation–state? Historical evolution in Western Europe and

postcolonial contexts ‘Nation’ and ‘State’: debates

UNIT-IV: Democratization and Federalism

Process of democratization in postcolonial, post- authoritarian and post-communist countries

Federalism : Historical context Federation and Confederation: debates aroundterritorial

division of power.

READING LIST
J. Bara and Pennington. (eds.)(2009), Comparative Politics: Explaining Democratic System.
New Delhi: Sage Publications.

A. Heywood, (2002) Politics, New York: Palgrave.

W. O’Conner, (1994) ‘A Nation is a Nation, is a Sate, is a Ethnic Group, is a …’, in J.

Hutchinson and A. Smith, (eds.) Nationalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

K. Newton, and J. Deth, (2010) ‘Foundations of Comparative Politics: Democracies of the

Modern World’. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

B. Smith, (2003) ‘Understanding Third World Politics: Theories of Political Change and
Development’. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

M. Burgess, (2006) Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge.

R. Watts, (2008), Comparing Federal Systems. Montreal: McGill Queen’s Univ. Press.

Saxena, R (eds.) (2011), Varieties of Federal Governance: MajorContemporary Models. New

Delhi: Cambridge University Press.

CORE-9
Public Policy and Administration in India
Objective: The paper seeks to provide an introduction to the interface between public policy
and administration in India. The essence of public policy lies in its effectiveness in translating
the governing philosophy into programs and policies and making it a part of the community
living. It deals with issues of decentralization, financial management, citizens and

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administration and social welfare from a non-western perspective.

UNIT-I : (i) Public Policy

a. Definition, characteristics and models b. Public Policy Process in India

(ii) Decentralization
a. Meaning, significance and approaches and types
b. Local Self Governance: Rural and Urban

UNIT-II: Budget
a. Concept and Significance of Budget b. Budget Cycle in India c. Various Approaches and
Types Of Budgeting

UNIT-III: Citizen and Administration Interface

a. Public Service Delivery b. Redressal of Public Grievances: RTI, Lokpal, Citizens’ Charter
and E-Governance

UNIT-IV: Social Welfare Administration

a. Concept and Approaches of Social Welfare b. Social Welfare Policies: Education: Right
To Education, Health: National Health Mission, Food: Right To Food Security Employment:
MNREGA

READING LIST
Public Policy T. Dye, (1984) Understanding Public Policy, 5th Edition. U.S.A: Prentice Hall

R.B. Denhardt and J.V. Denhardt, (2009) Public Administration, New Delhi: Brooks/Cole

M. Howlett, M. Ramesh, and A. Perl, (2009), Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and
Policy subsystems, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

T. Dye, (2002) Understanding Public Policy, New Delhi: Pearson Y. Dror, (1989) Public
Policy Making Reexamined. Oxford: Transaction Publication.

Satyajit Singh and Pradeep K. Sharma [eds.](2007), Decentralisation: Institutions And

Politics In Rural India, OUP.

N.G.Jayal(1999), Democracy and The State: Welfare, Secular and Development in

Contemporary India, Oxford : Oxford University Press.

Bidyut Chakrabarty (2007), Reinventing Public Administration: The Indian Experience,

Orient Longman.

Basu Rumki (2015) Public Administration in India Mandates, Performance and Future
Perspectives, New Delhi, Sterling Publishers
CORE-10
Global Politics
Course objective: This course introduces students to the key debates on the meaning and
nature of globalization by addressing its political, economic, social, cultural and
technological dimensions. In keeping with the most important debates within the
globalization discourse, it imparts an understanding of the working of the world economy, its
anchors and resistances offered by global social movements while analyzing the changing

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nature of relationship between the state and trans-national actors and networks. The course
also offers insights into key contemporary global issues such as the proliferation of nuclear
weapons, ecological issues, international terrorism, and human security before concluding
with a debate on the phenomenon of global governance.

UNIT-I: Globalization: Conceptions and Perspectives-I : a. Understanding Globalization and

its Alternative Perspectives (6 lectures) b. Political: Debates on Sovereignty and
Territoriality
c. Global Economy: Its Significance and Anchors of Global Political Economy: IMF, d.
World Bank, WTO, TNCs

UNIT-II: Globalization: Conceptions and Perspectives-II and Contemporary Global

Issues- I

(i) Cultural and Technological Dimension (ii) Global Resistances (Global Social Movements
and NGOs)

(iii) Ecological Issues: Historical Overview of International Environmental Agreements,

Climate Change, Global Commons Debate

UNIT-III: Contemporary Global Issues- II

a. Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons b. International Terrorism: Non-State Actors and State
Terrorism; Post 9/11 developments c.. Migration d. Human Security .
UNIT-IV: Global Shifts: Power and Governance

READING LIST
G. Ritzer, (2010) Globalization: A Basic Text, Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 33-62.
A. Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave.
B. Chimni and S.Mallavarapu (eds.) (2012), International Relations: Perspectives For the
Global South, New Delhi: Pearson.
J. Rosenau, and E. Czempiel (eds.) (1992), Governance without Government: Order and
Change in World Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
A. Kumar and D. Messner (eds), (2010) Power Shifts and Global Governance:
Challengesfrom South and North, London: Anthem Press.
P. Dicken, (2007) Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy,
New York: The Guilford Press.
J. Close, (2001) ‘The Global Shift: A quantum leap in human evolution’, Available at
http://www.stir-global-shift.com/page22.php, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
Mingst, Karen A. (2004), “ Essentials of International Relations”, New York: W.W. Norton
and Company.
Ghosh, Peu (2015), International Relations, New Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited.

SEMESTER-V
CORE-11
Classical Political Philosophy
Course objective: This course goes back to Greek antiquity and familiarizes students withthe
manner in which the political questions were first posed. Machiavelli comes as an interlude
inaugurating modern politics followed by Hobbes and Locke. This is a basic foundation
course for students.

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UNIT-I: Antiquity-I:
a) Significance of Political Thought , b) Works of Plato and their interpretation c)Plato:
Philosophy and Politics, Theory of Forms, Justice, Philosopher King/Queen, Communism
Presentation theme: Critique of Democracy; Women and Guardianship, Censorship

UNIT-II: Antiquity-II:
a) Works of Aristotle and their interpretation b) Aristotle : Forms, Virtue, Citizenship,
Justice, State and Household Presentation themes: Classification of governments; man as
zoon politikon

UNIT-III: Interlude: Machiavelli

Virtue, Religion, Republicanism Presentation themes: morality and statecraft; vice and virtue

UNIT-IV: Possessive Individualism Hobbes : Human nature, State of Nature, Social

Contract, State Presentation themes: State of nature; social contract; Leviathan; atomistic
individuals.
Locke: Laws of Nature, Natural Rights, Property, Presentation themes: Natural rights; right
to dissent; justification of property

READING LIST
C. Kukathas and G. Gaus, (eds.)(2004), Handbook of Political Theory, London: Sage
Publications Ltd.

J. Coleman, (2000) ‘Introduction’, in A History of Political Thought: From Ancient Greece

toEarly Christianity, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

A. Skoble and T. Machan, (2007), Political Philosophy: Essential Selections. New Delhi:
Pearson Education.

R. Kraut(ed.) (1996) ‘ The Cambridge Companion to Plato’. Cambridge: Cambridge

University Press.
Macpherson (1962) The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke.
Oxford University Press, Ontario.

I. Hampsher-Monk, (2001) ‘A History of Modern Political Thought: Major Political Thinkers

from Hobbes to Marx’, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

T. Sorell, (ed.) (1996) Cambridge Companion to Hobbes. Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press.

CORE-12
Indian Political Thought-I
Course objective: This course introduces the specific elements of Indian Political
Thoughtspanning over two millennia. The basic focus of study is on individual thinkers
whose ideas are however framed by specific themes. The course as a whole is meant to
provide a sense of the broad streams of Indian thought while encouraging a specific
knowledge of individual thinkers and texts. Selected extracts from some original texts are
also given to discuss in class. The list of additional readings is meant for teachers as well as
the more interested students.

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UNIT-I: (i) Traditions of Pre-colonial Indian Political Thought
a. Brahmanic and Shramanic b. Islamic and Syncretic.
(ii) Ved Vyasa (Shantiparva): Rajadharma
UNIT-II: (a) Manu: Social Laws
(b) Kautilya: Theory of State
UNIT-III: (a) Aggannasutta (Digha Nikaya): Theory of kingship
(b)Barani: Ideal Polity
UNIT-IV: (a) Abul Fazal: Monarchy
(b) Kabir: Syncretism

READING LIST

T. Pantham, and K. Deutsch (eds.) (1986) , Political Thought in Modern India, New Delhi:
Sage Publications.

The Mahabharata (2004), Vol. 7 (Book XI and Book XII, Part II), Chicago and
London:University of Chicago Press.

V. Varma, (1974) Studies in Hindu Political Thought and Its Metaphysical Foundations,
Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.

V. Mehta, (1992) ‘ Foundations of Indian Political Thought’, Delhi: Manohar.

S. Collins (ed) (2001) Agganna Sutta: An Annotated Translation, New Delhi: Sahitya
Academy.

Habib, (1998) ‘Ziya Barni’s Vision of the State’, in The Medieval History Journal, Vol. 2,
(1), pp. 19- 36.

M. Alam, (2004) ‘Sharia Akhlaq’, in The Languages of Political Islam in India 1200- 1800,
Delhi: Permanent Black, pp. 26- 43.

SEMESTER-VI
CORE-13
Modern Political Philosophy
Course objective: Philosophy and politics are closely intertwined. We explore this
convergence by identifying four main tendencies here. Students will be exposed to the
manner in which the questions of politics have been posed in terms that have implications for
larger questions of thought and existence.

UNIT-I: Modernity and its discourses : This section will introduce students to the idea of

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modernity and the discourses around modernity.

UNIT-II: Romantics : a. Jean Jacques Rousseau

Presentation themes: General Will; local or direct democracy; self-government; origin of
inequality.
b. Mary Wollstonecraft
Presentation themes: Women and paternalism; critique of Rousseau’s idea of education; legal
rights

UNIT-III: Liberal socialist : a. John Stuart Mill

Presentation themes: Liberty, suffrage and subjection of women, right of minorities; utility
principle.

UNIT-IV: Radicals : a. Karl Marx

Presentation themes: Alienation; difference with other kinds of materialism; class struggle
b. Alexandra Kollontai
Presentation themes: Winged and wingless Eros; proletarian woman; socialization of
housework; disagreement with Lenin

READING LIST
Kant. (1784) ‘What is Enlightenment?,’ available at http://theliterarylink.com/kant.html,
Accessed: 19.04.2013

S. Hall (1992), ‘Formations of Modernity’, UK: Polity Press, pages 1-16.

B. Nelson, (2008) Western Political Thought. New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 221-255.

C. Johnson, (ed.)(2002), ‘ The Cambridge Companion to Mary Wollstonecraft’, Cambridge:

Cambridge University Press, pp. 42-58.

S. Ferguson, (1999) ‘The Radical Ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft’, in Canadian Journal

ofPolitical Science XXXII (3), pp. 427-50, Available
athttp://digitalcommons.ryerson.ca/politics, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
C. Sypnowich, (1993) ‘Alexandra Kollontai and the Fate of Bolshevik Feminism’
Labour/LeTravail Vol. 32 (Fall 1992) pp. 287-295.
A. Kollontai (1909), The Social Basis of the Woman Question, Available at
http://www.marxists.org/archive/kollonta/1909/social-basis.htm, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
C. Porter, (1980) Alexandra Kollontai: The Lonely Struggle of the Woman who defied Lenin,
New York: Dutton Children’s Books.

CORE-14
Indian Political Thought-II
Course objective: Based on the study of individual thinkers, the course introduces a
widespan of thinkers and themes that defines the modernity of Indian political thought. The
objective is to study general themes that have been produced by thinkers from varied social
and temporal contexts. Selected extracts from original texts are also given to discuss in the
class. The list of additional readings is meant for teachers as well as the more interested
students.
UNIT-I: (a) Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought
(b) Rammohan Roy: Rights
(c) Pandita Ramabai: Gender

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UNIT-II: (a) Vivekananda: Ideal Society
(b) Gandhi: Swaraj

UNIT-III: (a) Ambedkar: Social Justice

(b)Tagore: Critique of Nationalism
(c) Jaya Prakash Narayan, Total Revolution

UNIT-IV: (a) Savarkar: Hindutva

(b) Nehru: Secularism
(c) Lohia: Socialism

READING LIST

I. Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought Essential Readings: V. Mehta and T.

Pantham (eds.), (2006) ‘Modern India: Thematic Explorations, History of Science,
Philosophy and Culture in Indian civilization’ Vol. 10, Part: 7, New Delhi: Sage Publications,
pp. xxvii-ixi.

D. Dalton, (1982) ‘Continuity of Innovation’, in Indian Idea of Freedom: Political Thought of

Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo Ghose, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi,
Academic Press: Gurgaon, pp. 1-28.

II. Rammohan Roy: Rights

Essential Readings: R. Roy, (1991) ‘The Precepts of Jesus, the Guide to Peace and
Happiness’, S. Hay, (ed.) Sources of Indian Traditio, Vol. 2. Second Edition. New Delhi:
Penguin, pp. 24-29.
C. Bayly, (2010) ‘Rammohan and the Advent of Constitutional Liberalism in India 1800-
1830’, in Sh. Kapila (ed.), An intellectual History for India, New Delhi: Cambridge
University Press, pp. 18- 34.
T. Pantham, (1986) ‘The Socio-Religious Thought of Rammohan Roy’, in Th. Panthom and
K. Deutsch, (eds.) Political Thought in Modern India, New Delhi: Sage, pp.32-52.
Additional Reading: S. Sarkar, (1985) ‘Rammohan Roy and the break With the Past’, in A
Critique on colonialIndia, Calcutta: Papyrus, pp. 1-17.

III. Pandita Ramabai: Gender

Essential Readings:
P. Ramabai, (2000) ‘Woman’s Place in Religion and Society’, in M. Kosambi (ed.),
PanditaRamabai Through her Own Words: Selected Works, New Delhi: Oxford University
Press, pp.150-155.
M. Kosambi, (1988) ‘Women’s Emancipation and Equality: Pandita Ramabai’s Contribution
to Women’s Cause’, in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 23(44), pp. 38-49. Additional
Reading: U. Chakravarti, (2007) Pandita Ramabai - A Life and a Time, New Delhi: Critical
Quest, pp. 140.
G. Omvedt, (2008) ‘Ramabai: Women in the Kingdom of God’, in Seeking Begumpura:
TheSocial Vision of Anti Caste Intellectuals, New Delhi: Navayana. pp. 205-224.

IV. Vivekananda: Ideal Society

Essential Readings: S. Vivekananda, (2007) ‘The Real and the Apparent Man’, S.
Bodhasarananda (ed.), Selections from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda,
Kolkata: Advaita Ashrama, pp.126-129.
A. Sen, (2003) ‘Swami Vivekananda on History and Society’, in Swami Vivekananda, Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 62- 79.

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H. Rustav, (1998) ‘Swami Vivekananda and the Ideal Society’, in W. Radice (ed.),
SwamiVivekananda and the Modernisation of Hinduism, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.
264-280.
Additional Reading: Raghuramaraju, (2007) ‘Swami and Mahatma, Paradigms: State and
Civil Society’, in Debatesin Indian Philosophy: Classical, Colonial, and Contemporary,
Delhi: Oxford University Press,pp. 29-65.

V. Gandhi: Swaraj Essential Readings: M. Gandhi, (1991) ‘Satyagraha: Transforming Unjust

Relationships through the Power of the Soul’, in S. Hay (ed.), Sources of Indian Tradition,
Vol. 2.Second Edition, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 265-270.
A. Parel, (ed.), (2002) ‘Introduction’, in Gandhi, freedom and Self Rule, Delhi: Vistaar
Publication.
D. Dalton, (1982) Indian Idea of Freedom: Political Thought of Swami Vivekananda,
Aurobindo Ghose, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, Gurgaon: The Academic
Press, pp. 154- 190.
Additional Reading: R. Terchek, (2002) ‘Gandhian Autonomy in Late Modern World’, in A.
Parel (ed.), Gandhi,Freedom and Self Rule. Delhi: Sage.

VI. Ambedkar: Social Justice

Essential Readings: B. Ambedkar, (1991) ‘Constituent Assembly Debates’, S. Hay (ed.),
Sources of IndianTradition, Vol. 2, Second Edition, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 342-347. V.
Rodrigues, (2007) ‘Good society, Rights, Democracy Socialism’, in S. Thorat and Aryama
(eds.), Ambedkar in Retrospect - Essays on Economics, Politics and Society, Jaipur: IIDS and
Rawat Publications.
B. Mungekar, (2007) ‘Quest for Democratic Socialism’, in S. Thorat, and Aryana (eds.),
Ambedkar in Retrospect - Essays on Economics, Politics and Society, Jaipur: IIDS and
Rawat Publications, pp. 121-142.
Additional Reading: P. Chatterjee, (2005) ‘Ambedkar and the Troubled times of
Citizenship’, in V. Mehta and Th. Pantham (eds.), Political ideas in modern India: Thematic
Explorations, New Delhi: Sage, pp. 73-92.

VII. Tagore: Critique of Nationalism Essential Readings: R. Tagore, (1994) ‘The Nation’, S.
Das (ed.), The English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore, Vol. 3, New Delhi: Sahitya
Akademi, pp. 548-551.
R. Chakravarty, (1986) ‘Tagore, Politics and Beyond’, in Th. Panthams and K. Deutsch
(eds.), Political Thought in Modern India, New Delhi: Sage, pp. 177-191.
M. Radhakrishnan, and Debasmita, (2003) ‘Nationalism is a Great Menace: Tagore and
Nationalism’ in P. Hogan, Colm and L. Pandit, (eds.) Rabindranath Tagore: Universality
andTradition, London: Rosemont Publishing and Printing Corporation, pp. 29-39.
Additional Reading: A. Nandy, (1994) ‘Rabindranath Tagore & Politics of Self’, in
Illegitimacy of Nationalism, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-50.

VIII. J.P. Narayan Chakravarty, Bidyut (2009) Modern Indian Political Thought, sage, PP-
103-121 Ghose, Shankar (1984) Modern Indian Political Thought, New Delhi, Allied
Publishers. Sarkar, Sumit (1989) Modern India 1885-1947,Macmillan, New Delhi

IX. Savarkar: Hindutva

Essential Readings:
V.Savarkar, ‘Hindutva is Different from Hinduism’, available at
http://www.savarkar.org/en/hindutva-/essentials-hindutva/hindutva-different-hinduism,
Accessed: 19.04.2013
J. Sharma, (2003) Hindutva: Exploring the Idea of Hindu Nationalism, Delhi: Penguin, pp.
124172.

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Additional Reading: Dh. Keer, (1966) Veer Savarkar, Bombay: Popular Prakashan, pp. 223-
250.

X. Nehru: Secularism
Essential Readings: J. Nehru, (1991) ‘Selected Works’, in S. Hay (ed.), Sources of Indian
Tradition, Vol. 2, Second Edition, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 317-319.
R. Pillai, (1986) ‘Political thought of Jawaharlal Nehru’, in Th. Pantham, and K. Deutsch
(eds.), Political Thought in Modem India, New Delhi: Sage, pp. 260- 274.
B. Zachariah, (2004) Nehru, London: Routledge Historical Biographies, pp. 169-213.
Additional Reading: P. Chatterjee, (1986) ‘The Moment of Arrival: Nehru and the Passive
Revolution’, in Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World: A Derivative Discourse?
London: Zed Books, pp.131-166

XI. Lohia: Socialism

Essential Readings: M. Anees and V. Dixit (eds.), (1984) Lohia: Many Faceted Personality,
Rammanohar Lohia Smarak Smriti.
S. Sinha, (2010) ‘Lohia’s Socialism: An underdog’s perspective’, in Economic and
PoliticalWeekly, Vol. XLV (40) pp. 51-55.
A. Kumar, (2010) ‘Understanding Lohia’s Political Sociology: Intersectionality of Caste,
Class, Gender and Language Issue’, in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLV (40), pp.
64-70.

(B) Two Generic Elective Courses (GE) meant for Honours Students of
other Disciplines (Each course is of 6 credits)

Two papers (Paper-I and II) under Generic Elective Course are being offered by
Political Science with each paper having an option to be exercised by the concerned
student

GE: Paper-1: INDIAN POLITY-I / GOVERNANCE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

INDIAN POLITY-I

Unit -I

Landmarks of Freedom Movement in India: Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience

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Movement and Quit India Movement

Making of the Constitution of India: Cabinet Mission Plan, Formation of the Constituent
Assembly of India, Indian Independence Act, 1947, Drafting and Adoption of the
Constitution of India.

Unit-II
Salient Features of the Constitution of India: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive
Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties, Parliamentary form of Government, Federal
System

Unit-III

Organs of the Union Government:

Executive: President, Vice-President, Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister
Legislature: Parliament- composition and functions
Judiciary: Supreme Court – composition and jurisdiction

Unit-IV
Organs of the State Government:
Executive: Governor, Council of Ministers and the Chief Minister
Legislature: State Legislature – Composition and functions
Judiciary: High Court and the Subordinate Courts

READING LIST
Fadia, B.L.(2011), “Indian Government and Politics”, Agra: Sahitya Bhawan Publications.
Chaube, Shibanikinkar(2000), “ Constituent Assembly of India springboard of revolution”,
New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors.
Pylee , M.V.(2003), “Our Constitution Government and Politics”, New Delhi : Universal
Law Publishing Co.
Sikri, S.L.(2002), “Indian Government and Politics”, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
Kashyap, Subhash C.(1989/1993/1995), “ Our Constitution/ Our Parliament/Our Judiciary”,
New Delhi: NBT, India.
Bhagwan, Vishnoo & Vandana Mohla(2007), “Indian Government and Politics”, New
Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
Ghai, K.K.(2008), “Indian Government and Politics”, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.

GE-Paper-1 (OR)

GOVERNANCE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

UNIT-I: (a) GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE: CONCEPTS

Role of State In The Era Of Globalisation State, Market and Civil Society
(b) GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
Changing Dimensions of Development Strengthening Democracy through
Good Governance
UNIT-II: ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
Human-Environment Interaction Green Governance: Sustainable Human

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 Development
UNIT-III: LOCAL GOVERNANCE
Democratic Decentralisation People's Participation In Governance

UNIT-IV: GOOD GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES IN INDIA: BEST PRACTICES

Public Service Guarantee Acts, Electronic Governance, Citizens Charter
& Right to Information, Corporate Social Responsibility

READING LIST

B. Chakrabarty and M. Bhattacharya, (eds.) The Governance Discourse. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press,1998
Surendra Munshi and Biju Paul Abraham [eds.] , Good Governance, Democratic Societies
And Globalisation, Sage Publishers, 2004
Vasudha Chotray and Gery Stroker , Governance Theory: A Cross Disciplinary Approach ,
Palgrave Macmillan ,2008
J. Rosenau, ‘Governance, Order, and Change in World Politics’, in J. Rosenau, and E.
Czempiel (eds.) Governance without Government: Order and Change in World Politics,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ,1992
B. Nayar (ed.), Globalization and Politics in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007 pp.
218-240.
Smita Mishra Panda , Engendering Governance Institutions: State, Market And Civil Society,
Sage Publications,2008
Neera Chandhoke, State And Civil Society Explorations In Political Theory , Sage
Publishers,1995.
B. C. Smith, Good Governance and Development, Palgrave, 2007

P. Bardhan, ‘Epilogue on the Political Economy of Reform in India’, in The Political

Economy of Development in India. 6th edition, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2005

J. Dreze and A. Sen, India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity. New Delhi:
Oxford University Press, 1995
Niraja Gopal Jayal[ed.], Democracy in India, Oxford University Press, 2007

Ramachandra Guha, Environmentalism: A Global History, Longman Publishers, 1999

J.P. Evans, Environmental Governance, Routledge , 2012

Emilio F. Moran, Environmental Social Science: Human - Environment interactions and

Sustainability, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
Burns H Weston and David Bollier, Green Governance: Ecological Survival, Human Rights,
and the Law of the Commons, Cambridge University Press, 2013

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 Bina Agarwal, Gender And Green Governance , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013
J. Volger, ‘Environmental Issues’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.) Globalization of
World Politics, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 348-362.
A. Heywood, Global Politics, New York: Palgrave, 2011, pp. 383-411.
N. Carter, The Politics of Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2007, pp. 13-81.
Pranab Bardhan and Dilip Mookherjee, Decentralization And Local Governance In
Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective, MIT Press, 2006

T.R. Raghunandan, Decentralization And Local Governments: The Indian Experience,

Readings On The Economy, Polity And Society, Orient Blackswan, 2013

Pardeep Sachdeva, Local Government In India, Pearson Publishers, 2011 P. de Souza, (2002)
‘Decentralization and Local Government: The Second Wind of Democracy in India’, in Z.
Hasan, E. Sridharan and R. Sudarshan (eds.) India’s Living Constitution: Ideas, Practices and
Controversies, New Delhi: Permanent Black, 2002
Mary John, ‘Women in Power? Gender, Caste and Politics of Local Urban Governance’, in
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 42(39), 2007
Niraja Gopal Jayal , Democracy and the State: Welfare, Secularism, and Development in
Contemporary India, Oxford University Press, 1999
Reetika Khera[ed.], The Battle for Employment Guarantee, Oxford University Press,2011
Nalini Juneja, Primary Education for All in the City of Mumbai: The Challenge Set By Local
Actors' , International Institute For Educational Planning, UNESCO : Paris, 2001
Maxine Molyneux and Shahra Razavi , Gender, Justice, Development, and Rights , Oxford
University Press, 2002
Jugal Kishore, National Health Programs of India: National Policies and Legislations,
Century Publications, 2005
Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen, India, Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Oxford
University Press, 1995
K. Lee and Mills, The Economic Of Health In Developing Countries, Oxford University
Press,1983
Marmar Mukhopadhyay and Madhu Parhar (eds.) Education in India: Dynamics of
Development, Shipra Publications, 2007
K. Vijaya Kumar, Right to Education Act 2009: Its Implementation as to Social Development
in India, Akansha Publishers, 2012
Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze, Omnibus: Poverty and Famines, Hunger and Public Action,
India- Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Oxford University Press, 1998
Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, An Uncertain Glory: India And Its Contradictions, Princeton
University Press, 2013
Reetika Khera- Rural Poverty And Public Distribution System, EPW, Vol-XLVIII,No.45-
46,Nov 2013
Pradeep Chaturvedi , Women And Food Security: Role Of Panchayats , Concept Publishing
House, 2002
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 Bidyut Mohanty, “Women, Right to Food and Role of Panchayats”, Mainstream, Vol. LII,
No. 42, October 11, 2014
D. Crowther, Corporate Social Responsibility, Deep and Deep Publishers, 2008

Sanjay K. Agarwal, Corporate Social Responsibility in India, Sage Publishers, 2008 .

Sahu, Santosh Kumar, “ Governance: Issues and Challenges”, Kalyani Publishers, 2016.

Pushpa Sundar, Business & Community: The Story of Corporate Social Responsibility in
India, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2013

GENERAL ELECTIVE- PAPER-2:

INDIAN POLITY-II / GANDHI AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

Generic Elective: Paper-2

INDIAN POLITY-II
Unit –I

Indian Federalism and Centre-States Relations:

(i) Administrative Relations
(ii) Legislative Relations
(iii) Financial Relations
(iv) Areas of Tension in the Centre- State relations

Unit-II

Democracy at the Grass root Level:

Structure and functioning of Local Self Government: Urban and Rural Levels

Unit-III

Important Constitutional Authorities in India:

(i) Election Commission: Composition and Functions

(ii) Finance Commission: Composition and Functions
(iii) Comptroller and Auditor General of India: Functions and Role
(iv) Attorney General

Unit-IV

Challenges to National Integration in India: Caste, Communalism, Regionalism, Separatist

movement, Language.

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READING LIST

Hasan , Zoya & E.Sridharan et al(eds.)(2002), “ India's Living Constitution:

Ideas,Practices, Controversies”, Delhi :Permanent Black.

Pandey, J.N.(2003), “Constitutional Law of India”, Allahabad: Central Law Agency.

Mohanty, Biswaranjan(2009), “Constitution, government and politics in India”, New Delhi:

New Century Pub.

Chakrabarty, B. and Rajendra Kumar Pandey(2008), “ Indian Government and Politics”,

New Delhi: Sage India.

Bhuyan, Dasarathy (2010), ‘Indian Polity’, Cuttack: Nalanda.

GENERIC ELECTIVE: PAPER-2 (OR)

Gandhi and the Contemporary World

UNIT-I: Gandhi on Modern Civilization and Ethics of Development : a. Conception of
Modern Civilisation and Alternative Modernity b. Critique of Development: Narmada
Bachao Andolan

UNIT-II: Gandhian Thought: Theory and Action: a. Theory of Satyagraha b. Satyagraha in

Action i. Peasant Satyagraha: Kheda and the Idea of Trusteeship ii. Temple Entry and
Critique of Caste iii. Social Harmony: 1947and Communal Unity

UNIT-III: Gandhi’s Legacy: a) Tolerance: Anti - Racism Movements (Anti - Apartheid and
Martin Luther King) b) The Pacifist Movement c) Women’s Movements d) Gandhigiri:
Perceptions in Popular Culture

UNIT-IV: Gandhi and the Idea of Political: a) Swaraj b) Swadeshi

READING LIST
B. Parekh, (1997) ‘The Critique of Modernity’, in Gandhi: A Brief Insight, Delhi: Sterling
Publishing Company, pp. 63-74.

K. Ishii, (2001) ‘The Socio-economic Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi: As an Origin of

Alternative Development’, Review of Social Economy. Vol. 59 (3), pp. 297-312.

D. Hardiman, (2003) ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’, in Gandhi in his Time and Ours. Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 224- 234.

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D. Hardiman, (2003) ‘Gandhi’s Global Legacy’, in Gandhi in His Time and Ours. Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 238-283.

( C ) Discipline Specific Elective(DSE)- 4 Papers

DSE-1

Human Rights in a Comparative Perspective

Course objective: This course attempts to build an understanding of human rights
amongstudents through a study of specific issues in a comparative perspective. It is important
for students to see how debates on human rights have taken distinct forms historically and in
the contemporary world. The course seeks to anchor all issues in the Indian context, and pulls
out another country to form a broader comparative frame. Students will be expected to use a
range of resources, including films, biographies, and official documents to study each theme.
Thematic discussion of sub-topics in the second and third sections should include state
response to issues and structural violence questions.

UNIT-I: Human Rights: Theory and Institutionalization: a. Understanding Human Rights:

Three Generations of Rights b. Institutionalization: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
c. Rights in National Constitutions: South Africa and India

UNIT-II: Issues : a. Torture: USA and India b. Surveillance and Censorship: China and
India c. Terrorism and Insecurity of Minorities: USA and India

UNIT-III. Structural Violence-I : a. Caste and Race: South Africa and India

UNIT-IV: Structural Violence-II: b. Gender and Violence: India and Pakistan c.

Adivasis/Aboriginals and the Land Question: Australia and India

READING LIST

I: J. Hoffman and P. Graham, (2006) ‘Human Rights’, Introduction to Political Theory,

Delhi, Pearson, pp. 436-458.

SAHRDC (2006) ‘Introduction to Human Rights’; ‘Classification of Human Rights: An

Overview of the First, Second, and Third Generational Rights’, in Introducing Human Rights,
New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Chapter 2: Bill of Rights.

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The Constitution of India, Chapter 3: Fundamental Rights

II. Issues a. Torture: USA and India Essential Readings: M. Lippman, (1979) ‘The Protection
of Universal Human Rights: The Problem of Torture’ Universal Human Rights, Vol. 1(4), pp.
25-55.

J. Lokaneeta, (2011) ‘Torture in the TV Show 24: Circulation of Meanings’; ‘Jurisprudence

on Torture and Interrogations in India’, in Transnational Torture Law, Violence, and State
Powerin the United States and India, Delhi: Orient Blackswan,

D. O’Byrne, (2007) ‘Torture’, in Human Rights: An Introduction, Delhi: Pearson, pp. 164-
197.

b. Surveillance and Censorship: China and India Essential Readings: D. O’Byrne, (2007)
‘Censorship’, in Human Rights: An Introduction, Delhi: Pearson, pp. 106138.

D. Lyon, (2008) Surveillance Society, Talk for Festival del Diritto, Piacenza, Italia,
September 28, pp.1-7.

Fu Hualing, (2012) ‘Politicized Challenges, Depoliticized Responses: Political Monitoring in

China’s Transitions’, paper presented at a conference on States of Surveillance: Counter
Terrorism and Comparative Constitutionalism, at the University of New South Wales,
Sydney, 13-14 December.

U. Singh, (2012) ‘Surveillance Regimes in India’, paper presented at a conference on States

of Surveillance: Counter-Terrorism and Comparative Constitutionalism, at the University of
New South Wales, Sydney, 13-14 December.

c. Terrorism and Insecurity of Minorities: USA and India Essential Readings: E. Scarry,
(2010) ‘Resolving to Resist’, in Rule of Law, Misrule of Men, Cambridge: Boston Review
Books, MIT, pp.1-53.

M. Ahmad, (2002) ‘Homeland Insecurities: Racial Violence the Day after September 11’,
Social Text, 72, Vol. 20(3), pp. 101-116.

U. Singh, (2007) ‘The Unfolding of Extraordinariness: POTA and the Construction of

Suspect Communities’, in The State, Democracy and Anti-terror Laws in India, Delhi: Sage
Publications, pp.165-219

3. Structural Conflicts a. Caste and Race: South Africa and India Essential Readings: A.
Pinto, (2001) ‘UN Conference against Racism: Is Caste Race?’, in Economic and
PoliticalWeekly, Vol. 36(30)

D. O’Byrne, (2007) ‘Apartheid’, in Human Rights: An Introduction, Delhi: Pearson, pp. 241-
262.

R. Wasserstorm, (2006), ‘Racism, Sexism, and Preferential Treatment: An approach to the

Topics’, in R. Goodin and P. Pettit, Contemporary Political Philosophy: an Anthology,
Oxford: Blackwell, pp-549-574

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 R. Wolfrum, (1998) ‘Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism’ in J. Symonides, Human
Rights:New Dimensions and Challenges, Aldershot, Ashgate/UNESCO, pp.181-198.

b. Gender and Violence: India and Pakistan Essential Readings: A. Khan and R. Hussain,
(2008), ‘Violence Against Women in Pakistan: Perceptions and Experiences of Domestic
Violence’, Asian Studies Review, Vol. 32, pp. 239 – 253

K. Kannabiran (2012) ‘Rethinking the Constitutional Category of Sex’, in Tools of

Justice:Non-Discrimination and the Indian Constitution,New Delhi, Routledge, pp.425-443

N. Menon (2012) ‘Desire’, Seeing Like a Feminist, New Delhi: Zubaan/Penguin, pp. 91-146
c. Adivasis/Aboriginals and the Land Question: Australia and India Essential Readings: H.
Goodall, (2011) ‘International Indigenous Community Study: Adivasi Indigenous People in
India’, in A. Cadzow and J. Maynard (eds.),Aboriginal Studies, Melbourne: Nelson Cengage
Learning, pp.254-259.

K. Kannabiran, (2012) ‘Adivasi Homelands and the Question of Liberty’, in Tools of

Justice:Non-Discrimination and the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Routledge, pp.242-271.

N. Watson (2011) ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identities’ in A. Cadzow and J.
Maynard (eds.),Aboriginal Studies, Melbourne: Nelson Cengage Learning, pp.43-52.

W. Fernandes (2008) ‘India's Forced Displacement Policy and Practice. Is Compensation up

to its Functions?’, in M. Cernea and H. Mathus (eds), Can Compensation Prevent
Impoverishment? Reforming Resettlement through Investments and BenefitSharing,pp.181-
207, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Additional Readings: A. Laws and V. Iacopino, (2002) ‘Police Torture in Punjab, India: An
Extended Survey’, inHealth and Human Rights, Vol. 6(1), pp. 195-210

D. O’Byrne, (2007) ‘Theorizing Human Rights’, in Human Rights: An Introduction, Delhi,

Pearson, pp.26-70.

J. Morsink, (1999) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting and Intent,
Philadelphia: University of Pensylvania Press, pp. ix-xiv

J. Nickel, (1987) Making Sense of Human Rights: Philosophical Reflections on the

UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights,Berkeley: University of California Press.

J. Goldman, (2005) ‘Of Treaties and Torture: How the Supreme Court Can Restrain the
Executive’, in Duke Law Journal, Vol. 55(3), pp. 609-640.

K. Tsutsui and C. Wotipka, (2004) Global Civil Society and the International Human
RightsMovement: Citizen Participation in Human Rights International Nongovernmental
Organizations, in Social Forces, Vol. 83(2), pp. 587-620.

L. Rabben, (2001) Amnesty International: Myth and Reality, in Agni, No. 54, Amnesty
International Fortieth Anniversary pp. 8-28

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 M. Mohanty, (2010) ‘In Pursuit of People’s Rights: An Introduction’, in M. Mohanty et al.,
Weapon of the Oppressed: Inventory of People’s Rights in India, New Delhi: Danish
Books,pp.1-11

M. Cranston, (1973) What are Human Rights? New York: Taplinger

M. Ishay, (2004) The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization
Era, Delhi: Orient Blackswan.

R. Sharan, (2009) ‘Alienation and Restoration of Tribal Land in Jharkhand in N Sundar (ed.)
Legal Grounds, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 82-112

Text of UDHR available at http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

U. Baxi, (1989) ‘From Human Rights to the Right to be Human: Some Heresies’, in S.
Kothari and H. Sethi (eds.), Rethinking Human Rights, Delhi: Lokayan, pp.181-166 .

DSE-1(OR)

Development Process and Social Movements in Contemporary India

Course objective: Under the influence of globalization, development processes in India
haveundergone transformation to produce spaces of advantage and disadvantage and new
geographies of power. The high social reproduction costs and dispossession of vulnerable
social groups involved in such a development strategy condition new theatres of contestation
and struggles. A variety of protest movements emerged to interrogate and challenge this
development paradigm that evidently also weakens the democratic space so very vital to the
formulation of critical consensus. This course proposes to introduce students to the
conditions, contexts and forms of political contestation over development paradigms and their
bearing on the retrieval of democratic voice of citizens.

UNIT-I: Development Process since Independence : a. State and planning b.

Liberalization and reforms

UNIT-II: Industrial Development Strategy and its Impact on the Social Structure: a. Mixed
economy, privatization, the impact on organized and unorganized labour b. Emergence of
the new middle class

UNIT-III: Agrarian Development Strategy and its Impact on the Social Structure: a. Land
Reforms, Green Revolution b. Agrarian crisis since the 1990s and its impact on farmers

UNIT-IV: Social Movements : a. Tribal, Peasant, Dalit and Women's movements b. Maoist
challenge c. Civil rights movements

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READING LIST

I. The Development Process since Independence Essential Readings: A. Mozoomdar, (1994)

‘The Rise and Decline of Development Planning in India’, in T. Byres (ed.) The State and
Development Planning in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 73108.

A. Varshney, (2010) ‘Mass Politics or Elite Politics? Understanding the Politics of India’s
Economic Reforms’ in R. Mukherji (ed.) India’s Economic Transition: The Politics of
Reforms, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp 146-169.

P. Chatterjee, (2000) ‘Development Planning and the Indian State’, in Zoya Hasan
(ed.),Politics and the State in India, New Delhi: Sage, pp.116-140.

P. Patnaik and C. Chandrasekhar, (2007) ‘India: Dirigisme, Structural Adjustment, and the
Radical Alternative’, in B. Nayar (ed.), Globalization and Politics in India. Delhi: Oxford
University Press, pp. 218-240.

P. Bardhan, (2005) ‘Epilogue on the Political Economy of Reform in India’, in The

PoliticalEconomy of Development in India. 6th impression, Delhi: Oxford University Press.

T. Singh, (1979) ‘The Planning Process and Public Process: a Reassessment’, R. R.

KaleMemorial Lecture, Pune: Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics.

II. Industrial development strategy and its impact on social structure Essential Readings: A.
Aggarwal, (2006) ‘Special Economic Zones: Revisiting the Policy Debate’, in Economic
andPolitical Weekly, XLI (43-44), pp.4533-36.

B. Nayar (1989) India’s Mixed Economy: The Role of Ideology and its Development,
Bombay: Popular Prakashan.

F. Frankel, (2005) ‘Crisis of National Economic Planning’, in India’s Political Economy

(19472004): The Gradual Revolution, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 93-340.

L. Fernandes, (2007) India’s New Middle Class: Democratic Politics in an Era of

EconomicReform, Delhi: Oxford University Press.

S. Shyam, (2003) ‘Organizing the Unorganized’, in Seminar, [Footloose Labour: A

Symposium on Livelihood Struggles of the Informal Workforce, 531] pp. 47-53.

S. Chowdhury, (2007) ‘Globalization and Labour’, in B. Nayar (ed.) Globalization and

Politicsin India, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.516-526.

V. Chibber, (2005) ‘From Class Compromise to Class Accommodation: Labor’s

Incorporation into the Indian Political Economy’ in R. Ray, and M.F. Katzenstein (eds.)
SocialMovements inIndia, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp 32-60.

III. Agrarian development strategy and its impact on social structure Essential Readings: A.
Desai, (ed.), (1986) Agrarian Struggles in India After Independence, Delhi: Oxford
University Press, pp. xi-xxxvi

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F. Frankel, (1971) India’s Green Revolution: Economic Gains and Political Costs, Princeton
and New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

F. Frankel, (2009) Harvesting Despair: Agrarian Crisis in India, Delhi: Perspectives, pp.
161169.

J. Harriss, (2006) ‘Local Power and the Agrarian Political Economy’ in Harriss, J. (ed)
PowerMatters: Essays on Institutions, Politics, and Society in India, Delhi. Oxford University
Press,pp. 29-32.

K. Suri, (2006) ‘Political economy of Agrarian Distress’, in Economic and Political Weekly,
XLI(16) pp. 1523-1529.

P. Joshi, (1979) Land Reforms in India: Trends and Perspectives, New Delhi: Allied
publishers.

P. Appu, (1974) ‘Agrarian Structure and Rural Development’, in Economic and

PoliticalWeekly, IX (39), pp.70 – 75.

P. Sainath, (2010) ‘Agrarian Crisis and Farmers’, Suicide’, Occasional Publication22, New
Delhi: India International Centre (IIC).

M. Sidhu, (2010) ‘Globalisation vis-à-vis Agrarian Crisis in India’, in R. Deshpande and S.

Arora, (eds.) Agrarian Crises and Farmer Suicides (Land Reforms in India Series), New
Delhi: Sage, pp. 149-174.

V. Sridhar, (2006) ‘Why Do Farmers Commit Suicide? The Case Study of Andhra Pradesh’,
in Economic and Political Weekly, XLI (16).

IV. Social Movements Essential Readings: G. Haragopal, and K. Balagopal, (1998) ‘Civil
Liberties Movement and the State in India’, in M. Mohanty, P. Mukherji and O. Tornquist,
(eds.) People’s Rights: Social Movements and theState in the Third World New Delhi: Sage,
pp. 353-371.

M. Mohanty, (2002) ‘The Changing Definition of Rights in India’, in S. Patel, J. Bagchi, and
K. Raj (eds.) Thinking Social Sciences in India: Essays in Honour of Alice Thorner Patel,
New Delhi: Sage.

G. Omvedt, (2012) ‘The Anti-caste Movement and the Discourse of Power’, in N. Jayal (ed.)
Democracy in India, New Delhi: Oxford India Paperbacks, sixth impression, pp.481-508.

P. Ramana, (2011) ‘India’s Maoist Insurgency: Evolution, Current Trends and Responses’, in
M. Kugelman (ed.) India’s Contemporary Security Challenges, Woodrow Wilson
International Centre for Scholars Asia Programme, Washington D.C., pp.29-47.

A. Ray, (1996) ‘Civil Rights Movement and Social Struggle in India’, in Economic and
PoliticalWeekly, XXI (28). pp. 1202-1205.

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A. Roy, (2010) ‘The Women’s Movement’, in N.Jayal and P. Mehta (eds.) The
OxfordCompanion to Politics in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.409-422.

N. Sundar, (2011) ‘At War with Oneself: Constructing Naxalism as India’s Biggest Security
Threat’, in M. Kugelman (ed.) India’s Contemporary Security Challenges, Woodrow Wilson
International Centre for Scholars Asia Programme, Washington D.C., pp.46-68.

M. Weiner, (2001) ‘The Struggle for Equality: Caste in Indian Politics’, in A.Kohli. (ed.)
TheSuccess of India’s Democracy, Cambridge: CUP, pp.193-225.

S. Sinha, (2002) ‘Tribal Solidarity Movements in India: A Review’, in G. Shah. (ed.)

SocialMovements and the State, New Delhi: Sage, pp. 251-266.

Additional Readings: S. Banerjee, (1986) ‘Naxalbari in Desai’, in A.R. (ed.) Agrarian

Struggles in India AfterIndependence. Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.566-588.

B. Nayar, (ed.), (2007) Globalization and Politics in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press. S.
Roy and K. Debal, (2004) Peasant Movements in Post-Colonial India: Dynamics
ofMobilization and Identity, Delhi: Sage.

G. Omvedt, (1983) Reinventing Revolution, New Social Movements and the

SocialistTradition in India, New York: Sharpe.

G. Shah, (ed.), (2002) Social Movements and the State. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

G. Shah, (2004) Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature, New Delhi: Sage
Publications.

G. Rath, (ed.), (2006) Tribal development in India: The Contemporary Debate, New Delhi:
Sage Publications.

J. Harris, (2009) Power Matters: Essays on Institutions, Politics, and Society in India. Delhi:
Oxford University press.

K. Suresh, (ed.), (1982) Tribal Movements in India, Vol I and II, New Delhi: Manohar
(emphasis on the introductory chapter).

M. Mohanty, P. Mukherji and O.Tornquist, (1998) People’s Rights: Social Movements

andthe State in the Third World. New Delhi: Sage Publications. M. Rao, (ed.), (1978) Social
Movements in India, Vol. 2, Delhi: Manohar.

N. Jayal, and P. Mehta, (eds.), (2010) The Oxford Companion to Politics in India,
Delhi:Oxford University Press.

P. Bardhan, (2005) The Political Economy of Development in India, 6th impression, Delhi:
Oxford University Press.

R. Mukherji, (ed.), (2007) India’s Economic Transition: The Politics of Reforms, Delhi:
Oxford University Press.

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R, Ray and M. Katzenstein, (eds.), (2005) Social Movements in India, Delhi: Oxford
University Press.

S. Chakravarty, (1987) Development Planning: The Indian Experience, Delhi: Oxford

University Press.

DSE-2

India’s Foreign Policy in a globalizing world

Course objective: This course’s objective is to teach students the domestic sources and
thestructural constraints on the genesis, evolution and practice of India’s foreign policy. The
endeavour is to highlight integral linkages between the ‘domestic’ and the ‘international’
aspects of India’s foreign policy by stressing on the shifts in its domestic identity and the
corresponding changes at the international level. Students will be instructed on India’s
shifting identity as a postcolonial state to the contemporary dynamics of India attempting to
carve its identity as an ‘aspiring power’. India’s evolving relations with the superpowers
during the Cold War and after, bargaining strategy and positioning in international climate
change negotiations, international economic governance, international terrorism and the
United Nations facilitate an understanding of the changing positions and development of
India’s role as a global player since independence.

UNIT-I: India’s Foreign Policy: From a Postcolonial State to an Aspiring Global Power

UNIT-II:. India’s Relations with the USA and USSR/Russia

UNIT-III: (a) India’s Engagements with China

(b) India in South Asia: Debating Regional Strategies

UNIT-IV: (a) India’s Negotiating Style and Strategies: Trade, Environment and Security
Regimes

(b) India in the Contemporary Multipolar World

READING LIST

I. India’s Foreign Policy: From a Postcolonial State to an Aspiring Global Power

Essential Readings: S. Ganguly and M. Pardesi, (2009) ‘Explaining Sixty Years of India’s
Foreign Policy’, in IndiaReview, Vol. 8 (1), pp. 4–19. Ch. Ogden, (2011) ‘International
‘Aspirations’ of a Rising Power’, in David Scott (ed.), Handbook of India’s International
Relations, London: Routeledge, pp.3-31

W. Anderson, (2011) ‘Domestic Roots of Indian Foreign Policy’, in W. Anderson, Trysts

withDemocracy: Political Practice in South Asia, Anthem Press: University Publishing
Online.

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Additional Reading: J. Bandhopadhyaya, (1970) The Making Of India's Foreign Policy, New
Delhi: Allied Publishers.

II: India’s Relations with the USA and USSR/Russia Essential Readings: S. Mehrotra,
(1990) ‘Indo-Soviet Economic Relations: Geopolitical and Ideological Factors’, in India and
the Soviet Union: Trade and Technology Transfer, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge,
pp. 8-28.

R. Hathaway, (2003) ‘The US-India Courtship: From Clinton to Bush’, in S. Ganguly (ed.),
India as an Emerging Power, Frank Cass: Portland.

A. Singh, (1995) ‘India's Relations with Russia and Central Asia’, in International Affairs,
Vol. 71 (1): 69-81.

M. Zafar, (1984), ‘Chapter 1’, in India and the Superpowers: India's Political Relations
withthe Superpowers in the 1970s, Dhaka, University Press.

Additional Readings: H. Pant, (2008) ‘The U.S.-India Entente: From Estrangement to

Engagement’, in H. Pant, Contemporary Debates in Indian Foreign and Security Policy:
India Negotiates Its Rise in the International System, Palgrave Macmillan: London.

D. Mistry, (2006) ‘Diplomacy, Domestic Politics, and the U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement’, in
Asian Survey, Vol. 46 (5), pp. 675-698.

III: India’s Engagements with China Essential Readings: H. Pant, (2011) ‘India’s Relations
with China’, in D. Scott (ed.), Handbook of India’sInternational Relations, London:
Routeledge, pp. 233-242.

A. Tellis and S. Mirski, (2013) ‘Introduction’, in A. Tellis and S. Mirski (eds.), Crux of
Asia:China, India, and the Emerging Global Order, Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace:Washington.

S. Raghavan, (2013) ‘Stability in Southern Asia: India’s Perspective’, in A. Tellis and S.

Mirski (eds.), Crux of Asia: China, India, and the Emerging Global Order, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace: Washington.

Additional Reading: Li Li, (2013) ‘Stability in Southern Asia: China’s Perspective’, in A.

Tellis and S. Mirski (eds.),

Crux of Asia: China, India, and the Emerging Global Order, Carnegie Endowment
forInternational Peace: Washington.

IV: India in South Asia: Debating Regional Strategies Essential Readings: S. Muni, (2003)
‘Problem Areas in India’s Neighbourhood Policy’, in South Asian Survey, Vol. 10 (2), pp.
185-196.

S. Cohen, (2002) India: Emerging Power, Brookings Institution Press.V. Sood, (2009) ‘India
and regional security interests’, in Alyssa Ayres and C. Raja Mohan (eds),
Powerrealignments in Asia: China, India, and the United States, New Delhi: Sage.

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Additional Readings: M. Pardesi, (2005) ‘Deducing India’s Grand Strategy of Regional
Hegemony from Historical and Conceptual Perspectives’, IDSS Working Paper, 76,
Available at http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/WorkingPapers/WP76.pdf, Accessed:
19.04.2013.

D. Scott, (2009) ‘India's “Extended Neighbourhood” Concept: Power Projection for a Rising
Power’, in India Review, Vol. 8 (2), pp. 107-143

V: India’s Negotiating Style and Strategies: Trade, Environment and Security Regimes
Essential Readings: S. Cohen, (2002) ‘The World View of India’s Strategic Elite’, in S.
Cohen, India: EmergingPower, Brookings Institution Press, pp. 36-65.

A. Narlikar, (2007) ‘All that Glitters is not Gold: India’s Rise to Power’, in Third
WorldQuarterly, Vol. 28 (5) pp. 983 – 996.

N. Dubash, (2012) ‘The Politics of Climate Change in India: Narratives of Enquiry and
Cobenefits’, Working Paper, New Delhi: Centre for Policy Research.

N. Jayaprakash, (2000) ‘Nuclear Disarmament and India’, in Economic and Political Weekly,
Vol. 35 (7), pp. 525-533.

Additional Readings: P. Bidwai, (2005) ‘A Deplorable Nuclear Bargain’, in Economic and

Political Weekly, Vol. 40 (31), pp. 3362-3364.

A. Anant, (2011) ‘India and International Terrorism’, in D. Scott (ed.), Handbook of

India’sInternational Relations, London: Routledge, pp. 266-277.

VI: India in the Contemporary Multipolar World Essential Readings:

R. Rajgopalan and V. Sahni (2008), ‘India and the Great Powers: Strategic Imperatives,
Normative Necessities’, in South Asian Survey, Vol. 15 (1), pp. 5–32.

C. Mohan, (2013) ‘Changing Global Order: India’s Perspective’, in A. Tellis and S. Mirski
(eds.), Crux of Asia: China, India, and the Emerging Global Order, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace: Washington.

A. Narlikar, (2006) ‘Peculiar Chauvinism or Strategic Calculation? Explaining the

Negotiating Strategy of a Rising India’, in International Affairs, Vol. 82 (1), pp. 59-76.

Additional Reading: P. Mehta, (2009) ‘Still Under Nehru’s Shadow? The Absence of
Foreign Policy Frameworks in India’, in India Review, Vol. 8 (3), pp. 209–233.

Online Resources: Government of India’s Ministry of External Relations website at

http://www.mea.gov.in/ and specially its library which provides online resources at
http://mealib.nic.in/ The Council of Foreign Relations has a regularly updated blog on
India’s foreign policy: http://www.cfr.org/region/india/ri282 Centre for Policy Research’s
blog on IR and strategic affairs though it is not exclusively on India’s foreign policy.
http://www.cprindia.org/blog/international- relations-and-security-blog

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Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses: http://www.idsa.in/ Research and Information
System: www.ris.org.in/

Indian Council of World Affairs: www.icwa.in/ Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies:
www.ipcs.org/ Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations:
www.icrier.org/

Biswanath Chakraborty et al (eds.) (2015), ‘An outline of Indian Foreign Policy and
Relations’, (Kolkata: Mitram Publishers).

DSE-2(OR)

Women, Power and Politics

Course objective: This course opens up the question of women’s agency, taking it
beyond‘women’s empowerment’ and focusing on women as radical social agents. It attempts
to question the complicity of social structures and relations in gender inequality. This is
extended to cover new forms of precarious work and labour under the new economy. Special
attention will be paid to feminism as an approach and outlook. The course is divided into
broad units, each of which is divided into three sub-units.

UNIT-I: Groundings-I : 1. Patriarchy : a. Sex-Gender Debates b. Public and Private c.

Power

UNIT-II: Groundings-II: (i) Feminism , (ii) Family, Community, State : a. Family b.

Community c. State

UNIT-III: Movements and Issues-I : 1. History of the Women’s Movement in India

UNIT-IV: Movements and Issues-II

(i) Violence against women : (ii) Work and Labour : a. Visible and Invisible work b.
Reproductive and care work c. Sex work

READING LIST

I. Groundings 1. Patriarchy Essential Readings: T. Shinde, (1993) ‘Stree Purusha Tulna’, in

K. Lalitha and Susie Tharu (eds), Women Writingin India, New Delhi, Oxford University
Press, pp. 221-234

U. Chakravarti, (2001) ‘Pitrasatta Par ek Note’, in S. Arya, N. Menon & J. Lokneeta (eds.)
Naarivaadi Rajneeti: Sangharsh evam Muddey, University of Delhi: Hindi
MediumImplementation Board, pp.1-7 a. Sex Gender Debates Essential Reading: V
Geetha, (2002) Gender, Kolkata, Stree, pp. 1-20 b. Public and Private Essential Reading:
M. Kosambi, (2007) Crossing the Threshold, New Delhi, Permanent Black, pp. 3-10; 40-46 c.
Power Essential Reading: N. Menon, (2008) ‘Power’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya
(eds), Political Theory: AnIntroduction, Delhi: Pearson, pp.148-157 2. Feminism Essential
Readings: B. Hooks, (2010) ‘Feminism: A Movement to End Sexism’, in C. Mc Cann and
S. Kim (eds),

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The Feminist Reader: Local and Global Perspectives, New York: Routledge, pp. 51-57

R. Delmar, (2005) ‘What is Feminism?’, in W. Kolmar & F. Bartkowski (eds) Feminist

Theory:A Reader, pp. 27-37 3.Family, Community and State a.Family Essential Readings:
R. Palriwala, (2008) ‘Economics and Patriliny: Consumption and Authority within the
Household’ in M. John. (ed) Women's Studies in India, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 414-423

b. Community Essential Reading: U. Chakravarti, (2003) Gendering Caste through a

Feminist Len, Kolkata, Stree, pp. 139-159. c. State Essential Reading: C. MacKinnon, ‘The
Liberal State’ from Towards a Feminist Theory of State, Available at http://fair-
use.org/catharine-mackinnon/toward-a-feminist-theory-of-the-state/chapter-8, Accessed:
19.04.2013.

Additional Readings: K. Millet, (1968) Sexual Politics, Available at

http://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/millett-kate/sexual-politics.htm, Accessed:
19.04.2013.

N. Menon (2008) ‘Gender’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds), Political Theory:

AnIntroduction, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 224-233

R. Hussain, (1988) ‘Sultana’s Dream’, in Sultana’s Dream and Selections from the
SecludedOnes – translated by Roushan Jahan, New York: The Feminist Press

S. Ray ‘Understanding Patriarchy’, Available at

http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/Academics/course_material/hrge_06.pdf, Accessed:
19.04.2013. S. de Beauvoir (1997) Second Sex, London: Vintage.

Saheli Women’s Centre, (2007) Talking Marriage, Caste and Community: Women’s
Voicesfrom Within, New Delhi: monograph

II. Movements and Issues 1. History of Women’s Movement in India Essential Readings: I.
Agnihotri and V. Mazumdar, (1997) ‘Changing the Terms of Political Discourse: Women’s
Movement in India, 1970s-1990s’, Economic and Political Weekly, 30 (29), pp. 1869-1878.

R. Kapur, (2012) ‘Hecklers to Power? The Waning of Liberal Rights and Challenges to
Feminism in India’, in A. Loomba South Asian Feminisms, Durham and London: Duke
University Press, pp. 333-355

2. Violence against Women

Essential Readings: N. Menon, (2004) ‘Sexual Violence: Escaping the Body’, in Recovering
Subversion, New Delhi: Permanent Black, pp. 106-165

3. Work and Labour a. Visible and Invisible work Essential Reading: P. Swaminathan,
(2012) ‘Introduction’, in Women and Work, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, pp.1-17 b.
Reproductive and care work Essential Reading: J. Tronto, (1996) ‘Care as a Political
Concept’, in N. Hirschmann and C. Stephano, Revisioningthe Political, Boulder: Westview
Press, pp. 139-156

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c. Sex work Essential Readings: Darbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, Kolkata (2011)
‘Why the so-called Immoral Traffic (Preventive) Act of India Should be Repealed’, in P.
Kotiswaran, Sex Work, New Delhi, Women Unlimited, pp. 259-262

N. Jameela, (2011) ‘Autobiography of a Sex Worker’, in P. Kotiswaran, Sex Work, New

Delhi: Women Unlimited, pp. 225-241

Additional Readings: C. Zetkin, ‘Proletarian Woman’, Available at

http://www.marxists.org/archive/zetkin/1896/10/women.htm, Accessed: 19.04.2013.

F. Engles, Family, Private Property and State, Available at

http://readingfromtheleft.com/PDF/EngelsOrigin.pdf, Accessed: 19.04.2013.

J. Ghosh, (2009) Never Done and Poorly Paid: Women’s Work in Globalising India, Delhi:
Women Unlimited

Justice Verma Committee Report, Available at http://nlrd.org/womens-rightsinitiative/justice-

verma-committee-report-download-full-report, Accessed: 19.04.2013.

N. Gandhi and N. Shah, (1992) Issues at Stake – Theory and Practice in the
Women’sMovement, New Delhi: Kali for Women.

V. Bryson, (1992) Feminist Political Theory, London: Palgrave-MacMillan, pp. 175-180;

196200

M. Mies, (1986) ‘Colonisation and Housewifisation’, in Patriarchy and Accumulation on

aWorld Scale London: Zed, pp. 74-111, Available at

http://caringlabor.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/maria-mies-colonization-andhousewifization/,
Accessed: 19.04.2013.

R. Ghadially, (2007) Urban Women in Contemporary India, Delhi: Sage Publications.

S. Brownmiller, (1975) Against our Wills, New York: Ballantine.

Saheli Women’s Centre (2001) ‘Reproductive Health and Women’s Rights, Sex Selection
and feminist response’ in S Arya, N. Menon, J. Lokneeta (eds), Nariwadi Rajneeti, Delhi, pp.
284306 V. Bryson (2007) Gender and the Politics of Time, Bristol: Polity Press

Readings in Hindi: D. Mehrotra, (2001) Bhartiya Mahila Andolan: Kal, Aaj aur Kal, Delhi:
Books for Change

G. Joshi, (2004) Bharat Mein Stree Asmaanta: Ek Vimarsh, University of Delhi: Hindi
Medium Implementation Board

N. Menon (2008) ‘Power’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds) Political Theory:

AnIntroduction, New Delhi: Pearson

N. Menon (2008) ‘Gender’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds) Political Theory:

AnIntroduction, New Delhi, Pearson

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R. Upadhyay and S. Upadhyay (eds.) (2004) Aaj ka Stree Andolan, Delhi: Shabd Sandhan.

S. Arya, N. Menon and J. Lokneeta (eds.) (2001) Naarivaadi Rajneeti: Sangharsh

evamMuddey, University of Delhi: Hindi Medium Implementation Board.

DSE-3

Understanding Global Politics

Course Objectives: This course aims to provide students a basic yet interesting and insightful
way of knowing and thinking about the world around them. It is centered around three sets of
basic questions starting with what makes the world what it is by instructing students how they
can conceptualize the world and their place within it. The second module focuses on the basic
fault lines that drives the world apart and the last one is designed to help students explore
how and why they need to think about the ‘world' as a whole from alternate vantage points.

UNIT-I: What Makes the World What it is? a. The Sovereign State System (i ) Evolution of
the state system ( ii) The concept of Sovereignty

UNIT-II: . What Makes the World What it is? (b) The Global Economy ( i ) Discussing the
Bretton Woods Institutions and WTO (ii ) Ideological underpinnings (iii )Transnational
Economic Actors c. Identity and Culture

UNIT-III: What Drives the World Apart? a. Global Inequalities b. Violence:

Conflict, War and Terrorism

UNIT-IV: Why We Need to Bring the World Together? a. Global Environment

b. Global Civil Society

READING LIST

I. What Makes the World What it is? a. The Sovereign State System Essential Readings: S.
Elden, (2009) ‘Why Is The World Divided Territorially?’, in J. Edkins and M. Zehfuss (eds.)
Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, pp. 192-219.

M. Shapiro, (2009) ‘How Does The Nation- State Work?’, in J. Edkins and M. Zehfuss (eds.)
Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, pp. 220-243.

R. Mansbach and K.Taylor, (2012) ‘The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative
Global Political Systems’, Introduction to Global Politics, 2nd edition, New York: Routledge,
pp. 34-68.

D. Armstrong, (2008) ‘The Evolution of International Society’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith, and P.

Owens (ed.) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations,
New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 36-52.

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N. Inayatullah and D. Blaney, (2012) ‘Sovereignty’ in B. Chimni and S. Mallavarapu (ed.)
International Relations: Perspectives For the Global South, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 124-134.

b. The Global Economy Essential Readings: V. Peterson, (2009) ‘How Is The World
Organized Economically?’, in J. Edkins and M. Zehfuss (eds.) Global Politics: A New
Introduction, New York: Routledge, pp. 271- 293.

R. Mansbach and K. Taylor, (2012) ‘International Political Economy’, Introduction to Global

Politics, 2nd Edition, New York: Routledge, pp. 470-478.

A. Narlikar, (2005) The World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction, New Delhi:
Oxford University Press.

J. Goldstein, (2006) International Relations, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 327-368.

c. Identity and Culture Essential Readings: A. Wibben, (2009) ‘What Do We Think We

Are?’, in J. Edkins and M. Zehfuss (eds.) Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York:
Routledge, pp. 70-96.

R. Collin and P. Martin, (eds.), (2013) ‘Community and Conflict: A Quick Look at the
Planet’, in An Introduction To World Politics: Conflict And Consensus On A Small Planet,
New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, pp. 67- 102.

Y. Isar, (2012) ‘Global Culture’, in B. Chimni and S. Mallavarapu (ed.) International

Relations: Perspectives For the Global South, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 272-285.

II. What Drives the World Apart? a. Global Inequalities Essential Readings: P. Chammack,
(2009) ‘Why are Some People Better off than Others?’, in J. Edkins and M. Zehfuss (ed.)
Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, pp. 294-319.

M. Pasha, (2009) ‘How can we end Poverty?’, in J. Edkins and M. Zehfuss (ed.) Global
Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, pp. 320-343.

Additional Readings: R. Wade, (2008) ‘Globalisation, Growth, Poverty, Inequality,

Resentment, and Imperialism’, in J. Ravenhill (ed.), Global Political Economy, Oxford:
Oxford University Press, pp. 373-409. M. Duffield, (2011) Development and Security the
Unending War: Governing the World of Peoples, Cambridge: Polity Press.

N. Adams, (1993) World Apart: The North-South Divide and the International System,
London: Zed.

b. Violence: Conflict, War and Terrorism Essential Readings: M. Dillon, (2009) ‘What
Makes The World Dangerous?’ in J. Edkins And M. Zehfuss (eds.) Global Politics: A New
Introduction, New York: Routledge, pp. 397-426. R. Mansbach, and K. Taylor, (2012)
‘Great Issues In Contemporary Global Politics’, in Introduction to Global Politics, 2nd
edition, New York: Routledge, 2012, pp. 206-247.

J. Bourke, (2009) ‘Why Does Politics Turn Into Violence?’, in J. Edkins And M. Zehfuss
(eds.), Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, pp. 370-396.

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K. Bajpai, (2012) ‘Global Terrorism’, in B. Chimni and S. Mallavarapu (ed.), International
Relations: Perspectives For the Global South, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 312-327.

R. Mansbach, and K. Taylor, (2012) ‘The Causes of War And The Changing Nature Of
Global Politics’, in Introduction to Global Politics, 2nd edition, New York: Routledge, pp.
248-283.

R. Collin and P. Martin, ‘Kinds Of Conflict: The World When Things Go Wrong’, in An
Introduction To World Politics: Conflict And Consensus On A Small Planet, London:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, pp. 267-425.

III. Why We Need to Bring the World Together? a. Global Environment Essential Readings:
S. Dalby, (2009) ‘What Happens If We Do not Think In Human Terms?’, in J. Edkins and M.
Zehfuss (eds.), Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, pp. 45-69.

R. Collin and P. Martin, (2013) ‘The Greening of A Blue Planet’, in An Introduction To

World Politics: Conflict And Consensus On A Small Planet, Maryland: The Rowman &
Littlefield Publication Group, pp. 527-570.

A. Heywood, (2011) ‘Global Environmental Issues’, in Global Politics, London: Palgrave,

2011, pp. 383-411.

N. Carter, (2007) The Politics of Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy, 2nd edition,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp 13-81.

b. Global Civil Society Essential Readings: M. Zehfuss, (2009) ‘What Can We Do To

Change The World?’, in J. Edkins and M. Zehfuss (eds.), Global Politics: A New
Introduction , New York: Routledge, pp. 483-501.

N. Chandhoke, (2011) ‘The Limits of Global Civil Society,’ Available at

www.gcsknowledgebase.org/wp-content/uploads/2002chapter2.pdf, Accessed: 19.04.2013.

K. Mingst and J. Snyder (eds.), (2011) ‘Transnational Issues’, in Essential Readings In World
Politics, 4th Edition, New York: W. W. Norton And Company, pp. 574-626.

M. Keck and K. Sikkink,(2007) ‘Transnational Activist Networks,’ in Robert J. Art and R.

Jervis (eds.) International Politics: Enduring Concepts And Contemporary Issues, 8th
Edition, London: Pearson, pp. 532-538. M. Naim, (2007) ‘The Five Wars Of Globalization’,
in R. Art and R. Jervis (eds.) International Politics: Enduring Concepts And Contemporary
Issues, 8th Edition, London: Pearson, pp. 558566.

S. Mallaby, (2007) ‘NGOs: Fighting Poverty, Hurting the Poor’, in R. Art and R. Jervis (eds.)
International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, 8th edition, New York:
Pearson, pp. 539-545.

G. Lexter and S. Halperin (eds.), (2003) Global Civil Society And Its Limits, New York:
Palgrave, pp. 1-21.

DSE-3(OR)

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 Understanding South Asia
Course Objective: The course introduces the historical legacies and geopolitics of South
Asia as a region. It imparts an understanding of political regime types as well as the socio-
economic issues of the region in a comparative framework. The course also apprises students
of the common challenges and the strategies deployed to deal with them by countries in
South Asia.

UNIT-I: South Asia- Understanding South Asia as a Region

(a) Historical and Colonial Legacies (b) Geopolitics of South Asia

UNIT-II: Politics and Governance

(a) Regime types: democracy, authoritarianism, monarchy

(b) Emerging constitutional practices: federal experiments in Pakistan; constitutional debate

in Nepal and Bhutan; devolution debate in Sri Lanka

UNIT-III: Socio-Economic Issues

Identity politics and economic deprivation: challenges and impacts (case studies of Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka)

UNIT-IV: Regional Issues and Challenges (15 Lectures)

(a) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): problems and prospects (b)
Terrorism(c) Migration Essential ReadingsI. South Asia- Understanding South Asia as a
Region

READING LIST

Hewitt, V. (1992) ‘Introduction’, in The International Politics of South Asia. Manchester:

Manchester University Press, pp.1-10.

Hewitt, V. (2010) ‘International Politics of South Asia’ in Brass, P. (ed.) Routledge

Handbook of South Asian Politics. London: Routledge, pp.399-418.

Muni, S.D. (2003) ‘South Asia as a Region’, South Asian Journal, 1(1), August-September,
pp. 1-6

Baxter, C. (ed.) (1986) The Government and Politics of South Asia. London: Oxford
University Press, pp.376-394.

Baxter, C. (2010) ‘Introduction’, Brass, P. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics.
London: Routledge, pp.1-24 II. Politics and Governance

De Silva, K.M. (2001)‘The Working of Democracy in South Asia’, in Panandikar, V.A (ed.)
Problems of Governance in South Asia. New Delhi: Centre for Policy Research & Konark
Publishing House, pp. 46-88.

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Wilson, J. (2003) ‘Sri Lanka: Ethnic Strife and the Politics of Space’, in Coakley, J. (ed.) The
Territorial Management of Ethnic Conflict. Oregon: Frank Cass, pp. 173-193.

Mendis, D. (2008) ‘South Asian Democracies in Transition’, in Mendis, D. (ed.) Electoral

Processes and Governance in South Asia. New Delhi: Sage, pp.15-52.

Subramanyam, K. (2001) ‘Military and Governance in South Asia’, in V.A (ed.) Problems of
Governance in South Asia. New Delhi: Centre for Policy Research & Konark Publishing
House, pp.201-208.

Hachethi, K. and Gellner, D.N.(2010) ‘Nepal : Trajectories of Democracy and Restructuring

of the State’, in Brass, P. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics. London:
Routledge, pp. 131-146.

Kukreja, V. 2011. ‘Federalism in Pakistan’, in Saxena R. (ed.) Varieties of Federal

Governance. New Delhi: Foundation Books, pp. 104-130.

Jha, N.K. (2008) ‘Domestic Turbulence in Nepal: Origin, Dimensions and India’s Policy
Options’, in Kukreja, V. and Singh, M.P. (eds.) Democracy, Development and Discontent in
South Asia. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 264-281.

Burki, S.J. (2010) ‘Pakistan’s Politics and its Economy’, in Brass, P. (ed.) Routledge
Handbook of South Asian Politics. London: Routledge, pp. 83-97.

Kaul, N. (2008)‘Bearing Better Witness in Bhutan’, Economic and Political Weekly, 13

September, pp. 67-69. III. Socio-Economic Issues

Phadnis, U.(1986) ‘Ethnic Conflicts in South Asian States’, in Muni, S.D. et.al. (eds.)
Domestic Conflicts in South Asia : Political, Economic and Ethnic Dimensions. Vol. 2. New
Delhi: South Asian Publishers, pp.100-119.

Kukreja, V. (2003) Contemporary Pakistan. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 75-111 and 112-153. IV.
Regional Issues and Challenges

Narayan, S. (2010) ‘SAARC and South Asia Economic Integration’, in Muni, S.D. (ed.)
Emerging dimensions of SAARC. New Delhi: Foundation Books, pp. 32-50.

Muni, S.D. and Jetley, R. (2010) ‘SAARC prospects: the Changing Dimensions’, in Muni,
S.D. (ed.) Emerging dimensions of SAARC. New Delhi: Foundation Books, pp. 1-31.

Baral, L.R. (2006) ‘Responding to Terrorism: Political and Social Consequences in South
Asia’, in Muni, S.D. (ed.) Responding to terrorism in South Asia. New Delhi: Manohar,
pp.301-332.

Muni, S.D. (2006) ‘Responding to Terrorism: An Overview’, in Muni, S.D. (ed.) Responding
to terrorism in South Asia. New Delhi: Manohar, pp.453-469.

Hoyt, T.D. (2005) ‘The War on Terrorism: Implications for South Asia’, in Hagerty, D.T.
(ed.) South Asia in World Politics. Lanham: Roman and Littlefield Publishers, pp.281-295.

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Lama, M. (2003) ‘Poverty, Migration and Conflict: Challenges to Human Security in South
Asia’, in Chari, P.R. and Gupta, S. (eds.) Human Security in South Asia: Gender, Energy,
Migration and Globalisation. New Delhi: Social Science Press, pp. 124-144

Acharya, J. and Bose, T.K. (2001) ‘The New Search for a Durable Solution for Refugees:
South Asia’, in Samaddar, S. and Reifeld, H. (eds.) Peace as Process: Reconciliation and
Conflict Resolution in South Asia. New Delhi: Vedams ,pp-137-157 Additional Readings

Baxter, C. (ed.) (1986) The Government and Politics of South Asia. London: Oxford
University Press.

Rizvi, G. (1993) South Asia in a Changing International Order. New Delhi: Sage.Thakur, R.
and Wiggin, O.(ed.) (2005) South Asia and the world. New Delhi: Bookwell.

Hagerty, D.T. (ed.) (2005) South Asia in World Politics, Oxford: Rowman and Littlefield.
Samaddar, R. (2002) ‘Protecting the Victims of Forced Migration: Mixed Flows and Massive

Flows’, in Makenkemp, M. Tongern, P.V. and Van De Veen, H. (eds.) Searching for

Peace in Central and South Asia. London: Lynne Reinner.

Kukreja, V. and Singh, M.P. (eds) (2008) Democracy, Development and Discontent in
SouthAsia. New Delhi: Sage.

Mohapatra, Anil Kumar (2008), ‘ Small States in South Asia: A security perspective of the
Himalayan States’, Bhubaneswar: Panchasheel.

Debasish Nandy et al(eds.),(2016) ‘South Asia and Democracy Contextualising Issues and
Institutions ’ (New Delhi : Kunal Books).

DSE-4

Citizenship In A Globalizing World

UNIT-I: Classical conceptions of citizenship

UNIT-II: The Evolution of Citizenship and the Modern State

UNIT-III: Citizenship and Diversity

UNIT-IV:.(a) Citizenship beyond the Nation-state: Globalization and global justice

(b) The idea of cosmopolitan citizenship

READING LIST

Acharya, Ashok. (2012) Citizenship in a Globalising World. New Delhi: Pearson.

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Beiner, R. (1995) Theorising Citizenship. Albany: State University of New York Press.

Held, David (1995), Democracy and the Global Order: From the Modern State to
Cosmopolitan Governance (Stanford: Stanford University Press).

Kymlicka, Will (1999), “Citizenship in an Era of Globalization: A Response to Held,” in Ian

Shapiro and Casiano Hacker-Cordon (eds.), Democracy's Edges (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge
University Press).

Oliver, D. and D. Heater (1994). The Foundations of Citizenship. London, Harvester

Wheatsheaf.

Scholte, Jan Aart (2000), Globalization: A Critical Introduction (New York: St. Martin's).

Zolo, Danilo (1997), Cosmopolis: Prospects for World Government (Cambridge, UK: Polity
Press)

Lion, König ( 2016), Cultural Citizenship in India : Politics, Power, and Media (London:
Oxford University Press)

DSE-4(OR)

PROJECT
A student has to undertake a project work under the guidance of a teacher during the 6th
semester. After completion of the project, the student has to submit a project report which
will be evaluated by an External Examiner.

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 B.A. Political Science (Regular) under CBCS

w.e.f. the Academic Year 2016-2017

Semester – I Credits
Core- A1 (Political Science) Introduction to Political Theory 6
Core- B1 <From other subject> 6
English-1 6
AECC(Ability Enhancement Environmental Studies 2
Compulsory Course)
Semester – II
Core- A2 (Political Science) Indian Government and Politics 6
Core- B2 <From other subject> 6
M.I.L.-1 6
AECC(Ability Enhancement Science and Technology 2
Compulsory Course)
Semester – III
Core- A3 (Political Science) Comparative Government and Politics 6
Core- B3 <From other subject> 6
English-2 6
SEC-1(Skill Enhancement Communicative English 2
Course)
Semester – IV
Core- A4 (Political Science) Introduction to International Relations 6
Core- B4 <From other subject> 6
M.I.L-2 <From other subject> 6
SEC-2(Skill Enhancement <From the pool of SEC courses> 2
Course)
Semester – V
DSE-A1 (Discipline Specific From Political Science 6
Elective) Any one
DSE-B1 (Discipline Specific <From other subject> 6
Elective) Any one
GE(Generic Elective) paper-1 <From other subject> 6
SEC-3 (Skill Enhancement <From the pool of SEC courses> 2
Course)
Semester – VI
DSE-A2 (Discipline Specific Project work/Dissertation 6
Elective)
DSE-B2 (Discipline Specific <From other subject> 6
Elective) Any one
GE(Generic Elective) Paper-2 <From other subject> 6
SEC-4 (Skill Enhancement <From the pool of SEC courses> 2
Course)
Total 120

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( A) Core Papers: 4 (Compulsory)
Core-1- Introduction to Political Theory
Core-2- Indian Government and Politics
Core-3- Comparative Government and Politics
Core-4- Introduction to International Relation

(B) Generic Elective (2 papers) (Each paper has an option to exercise)

Paper-1: Indian Polity-I/ Human Rights Gender and Environment

Paper-II: Indian Polity-II/ Gandhi and the Contemporary World

(C) Discipline Specific Elective Course -2 Papers

DSE-1- Themes in Comparative Political Theory

OR
Democracy and Governance

DSE-2- Understanding Globalization

OR
PROJECT

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 SYLLABI AND READING LIST OF

BA (REGULAR) POLITICAL SCIENCE

(C) 4 CORE PAPERS

SEMESTER - I

CORE – 1
Introduction to Political Theory
Course Objective: This course aims to introduce certain key aspects of conceptual analysis
in political theory and the skills required to engage in debates surrounding the application of
the concepts.

UNIT-I : a. What is Politics? b. What is Political Theory and what is its relevance?

UNIT-II: Concepts: Democracy, Liberty, Equality, Justice and Rights

UNIT-III: Concepts: Gender, Citizenship, Civil Society and State

UNIT-IV: Debates in Political Theory: a. Is democracy compatible with economic growth?

b. On what grounds is censorship justified and what are its limits? c. Does protective
discrimination violate principles of fairness? d. Should the State intervene in the institution of
the family?

READING LIST
Bhargava, R. (2008) ‘What is Political Theory’, in Bhargava, R and Acharya, A. (eds.)
PoliticalTheory: An Introduction.New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 2-16.

Chapman, J. (1995) ‘The Feminist Perspective’, in Marsh, D. and Stoker, G. (eds.) Theory
andMethods in Political Science. London: Macmillan, pp. 94-114.

Bannett, J. (2004) ‘Postmodern Approach to Political Theory’, in Kukathas, Ch. and Gaus, G.
F. (eds.) Handbook of Political Theory. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 46-54.

Vincent, A. (2004) The Nature of Political Theory. New York: Oxford University Press,
2004, pp. 19-80.
Owen, D. (2003) ‘Democracy’, in Bellamy, R. and Mason, A. (eds.) Political Concepts.
Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, pp. 105-117.
Christiano, Th. (2008) ‘Democracy’, in Mckinnon, C. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory, New
York: Oxford University Press, pp. 80-96.
Arblaster, A. (1994) Democracy. (2nd Edition). Buckingham: Open University Press.
Baral, J.K. et al.(2015), ‘Political Theory: Concepts, issues and ideologies’, Cuttack:
Vidyapuri.
Bhuyan, Dasarathy(2016), ‘Understanding Political Theory’, Cuttack: Kitab Mahal.

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 SEMESTER-II
CORE-2
Indian Government and Politics

Course objective: This course acquaints students with the constitutional design of state
structures and institutions, and their actual working over time.

UNIT-I: I. The Constituent Assembly and the Constitution a. Philosophy of the

Constitution, the Preamble, and Features of the Constitution b. Fundamental Rights and
Directive Principles c. Federalism

UNIT-II : Organs of Government a. The Legislature: Parliament b. The Executive:

President and Prime Minister c. The Judiciary: Supreme Court

UNIT-III : (a) Power Structure in India: Caste, class and patriarchy

(b) Religion and Politics: debates on secularism and communalism

UNIT-IV : (a) Parties and Party systems in India b. Panchayati Raj and Municipalities:
Structure and functions.

READING LIST
Basu, D.D. (2012) Introduction to the Constitution of India, New Delhi: Lexis Nexis.

Chaube, Shibanikinkar (2000), “ Constituent Assembly of India springboard of revolution”,

New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors.

Sikri, S.L.(2002), “Indian Government and Politics”, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.

Bakshi, P.M.(2015), “The Constitution of India”, Delhi: Universal Law Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Choudhry, Sujit et al.(eds) (2016), ‘The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution’, UK:
Oxford University Press.
Siwach, J.R.(1990), “Dynamics of Indian Government and Politics”, New Delhi: Sterling.

Kashyap, Subhash C.(1989/1993/1995), “ Our Constitution/ Our Parliament/Our Judiciary”,

New Delhi: NBT, India.
Raghunandan, J. R (2012) Decentralization and local governments: The Indian Experience,
Orient Black Swan, New Delhi.

Jayal, N.G. & Pratap Bhanu Mehta(eds.)(2010), “ The Oxford Companion to Politics in
India”, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Mohapatra, Anil Kumar et al.(eds.)(2016), ‘Federalism in India: Issues and Dimensions’,

New Delhi: Kunal Books.

Bhuyan, Dasarathy (2016), ‘Constitutional Government and Democracy in India’, Cuttack:

Kitab Mahal..

SEMESTER-III
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 CORE-3

Comparative Government and Politics

Course objective: This course acquaints students with the Political System and Political
Processes of other countries.

UNIT-I: (a) The nature, scope and methods of comparative political analysis

(b) Comparing Regimes: Authoritarian and Democratic

UNIT-II: Classifications of political systems: a) Parliamentary and Presidential: UK and

USA b) Federal and Unitary: Canada and China

UNIT-III: (a) Electoral Systems: First past the post, proportional representation, mixed
systems

(b) Party Systems: one-party, two-party and multi-party systems

UNIT-IV: Contemporary debates on the nature of state: From state centric security to human
centric security and the changing nature of nation-state in the context of globalization. centric
security and the changing nature of nation-state in the context of globalization. centric
security and the changing nature of nation-state in the context of globalization.

READING LIST

Bara, J & Pennington, M. (eds.). (2009) Comparative Politics. New Delhi: Sage.
Caramani, D. (ed.). (2008) Comparative Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Hague, R. and Harrop, M. (2010) Comparative Government and Politics: An
Introduction. (Eight Edition). London: Palgrave McMillan.

Ishiyama, J.T. and Breuning, M. (eds.). (2011) 21st Century Political Science: A
Reference Book. Los Angeles: Sage.

Newton, K. and Deth, Jan W. V. (2010) Foundations of Comparative Politics:

Democracies of the Modern World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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O’Neil, P. (2009) Essentials of Comparative Politics. (Third Edition). New York:
WW. Norton & Company, Inc.

Palekar, S.A. (2009) Comparative Government and Politics. New Delhi: PHI
Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Caramani, D. (2008) ‘Introduction to Comparative Politics’, in Caramani, D. (ed.)

Comparative Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1‐23.

Mohanty, M. (1975) ‘Comparative Political Theory and Third World Sensitivity’, in

Teaching Politics. Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 22‐38.

Webb, E. (2011) ‘Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism’, in Ishiyama, J. T. and

Breuning, M. (eds.) 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Book. Los Angeles:
Sage, pp. 249‐257.

Hague, R. and Harrop, M. (2004) Comparative Government and Politics: An

Introduction. London: Palgrave McMillan, pp. 36‐50, 51‐68.

Cameron, D. R. (2002) ‘Canada’, in Ann L. G. (ed.) Handbook of Federal Countries.

Montreal &Kingston: McGill‐Queen’s University Press, pp. 105‐119.

Peter, H. (2002) ‘Canada: A Federal Society‐Despite Its Constitution’, in Rekha

Saxena. (ed.) Mapping Canadian Federalism for India. New Delhi: Konark Publisher,
Pvt., pp. 115‐129.

Dhillon, Michael. (2009), ‘Government and Politics’, in Contemporary China: An

Introduction. London, New York: Routledge, 2009, pp. 137‐160.

Topic: 5. Evans, Jocelyn A.J. (2009) ‘Electoral Systems’, in Bara, J. and Pennington,
M. (eds.) Comparative Politics. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 93‐119.

Downs, W. M. (2011) ‘Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspectives’, in Ishiyama,

J. T. and Breuning, M. (eds.) 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Book. Los
Angeles: Sage, pp. 159‐ 167.

Cole, A. (2011) ‘Comparative Political Parties: Systems and Organizations’, in

Ishiyama, J.T. and Breuning, M. (eds.) 21st Century Political Science: A Reference
Book. Los Angeles: Sage, pp. 150‐158.

Caramani, D. (2008) ‘Party Systems’, in Caramani, D. (ed.) Comparative Politics.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 293‐317, 318‐347. Topic: 7.
Poggi, Gianfranco. (2008) ‘The nation‐state’, in Caramani, D. (ed.) Comparative
Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press pp. 85‐107.

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Hague, R. and Harrop, M. (2004) ‘The state in a global context’, in Comparative
Government and Politics: An Introduction. London: Palgrave McMillan, pp. 17‐34.

Bara, J. (2009) ‘Methods for Comparative Analysis’, in Bara, J. & Pennington, M.

(eds.) Comparative Politics. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 40‐65.

Blondel, J. (1996) ‘Then and Now: Comparative Politics’, Political Studies. Vol. 47,
Issue 1, pp. 152‐160

Chandhoke, N. (1996) ‘Limits of Comparative Political Analysis’, Economic and

Political Weekly. vol. 31, No. 4, (January 27), pp. PE 2‐PE8.

Mair, P. (2008) ‘Democracy’, in Carmani, D. (ed.) Comparative Politics. Oxford:

Oxford University Press, pp. 108‐132.

Robbins, J. W. (2011) ‘Parsidentialism Verses Parliamentarism’, in Ishiyama, J. T.

and Marijke, B. (eds.) 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Book. Los
Angeles: Sage, pp. 177‐ 185.

Watts, D. (2003) Understanding US/UK Government and Politics. Manchester:

Manchester University Press, pp. 1‐25; 66‐105; 106‐138.

SEMESTER-IV
CORE-4
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 Introduction to International Relations
Course Objective: This Course is designed to give students a sense of some important
theoretical approaches to understand international relations; a history from 1945 onwards to
the present; and an outline of the evolution of Indian foreign policy since independence and
its possible future trajectory.

UNIT-I: Approaches to International Relations: (a) Classical Realism (Hans Morgenthau)

and Neo-Realism (Kenneth Waltz) (b) Neo-Liberalism: Complex Interdependence (Robert O.
Keohane and Joseph Nye) (c) Structural Approaches: World Systems Approach (Immanuel
Wallerstein) and Dependency School (Andre Gunder Frank) (d) Feminist Perspective (J. Ann
Tickner)

UNIT-II: Cold War : (a) Second World War & Origins of Cold War
(b) Phases of Cold War: First Cold War Rise and Fall of Detente Second Cold War End of
Cold War and Collapse of the Soviet Union

UNIT-III: (a) Post Cold- War Era and Emerging Centers of Power : European Union, China,
Russia and Japan
(b) The United Nations Organisation: Its origin, organs and objectives

UNIT-IV: India’s Foreign Policy (a) Basic Determinants (Historical, Geo-Political,

Economic, Domestic and Strategic) (b) India’s Policy of Non-alignment (c) India: An
Emerging Power

READING LIST

M. Nicholson, (2002) International Relations: A Concise Introduction, New York: Palgrave.

R. Jackson and G. Sorensen, (2007) Introduction to International Relations: Theories

andApproches, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 2-7

S. Joshua. Goldstein and J. Pevehouse, (2007) International Relations, New York: Pearson
Longman, 2007, pp. 29-35

J. Baylis and S. Smith (eds), (2008) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to
International Relations, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-6.

Rumki Basu, (ed)(2012) International Politics: Concepts, Theories and Issues New Delhi,
Sage.
Andrew Heywood (2011), Global Politics, New York: Palgrave MacMillan.

Ghosh, Peu (2015), International Relations, New Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited.

Appadorai and Rajan, M. S. (eds.) (1985) India’s Foreign Policy and Relations. New Delhi:
South Asian Publishers.

Ganguly, S. (ed.) (2009) India’s Foreign Policy: Retrospect and Prospect. New Delhi: Oxford

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University Press.

Vanaik, A. (1995) India in a Changing World: Problems, Limits and Successes of Its Foreign
Policy. New Delhi: Orient Longman. pp. 19‐41; 63‐67; 102‐114; 118‐124; 132‐134.

(D) Two Generic Elective Course (GE) Papers are meant for Regular
Students of other Disciplines (Each Paper is of 6 credits)

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 Two papers (Paper-I and II) under Generic Elective Course are being offered by
Political Science with a provision to choose either of the two options in both the papers

GE: Paper-1: INDIAN POLITY-I / HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER AND

ENVIRONMENT

INDIAN POLITY-I

Unit -I

Landmarks of Freedom Movement in India: Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience

Movement and Quit India Movement

Making of the Constitution of India: Cabinet Mission Plan, Formation of the Constituent
Assembly of India, Indian Independence Act, 1947, Drafting and Adoption of the
Constitution of India.

Unit-II
Salient Features of the Constitution of India: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive
Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties, Parliamentary form of Government, Federal
System

Unit-III

Organs of the Union Government:

Executive: President, Vice-President, Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister
Legislature: Parliament- composition and functions
Judiciary: Supreme Court – composition and jurisdiction

Unit-IV
Organs of the State Government:
Executive: Governor, Council of Ministers and the Chief Minister
Legislature: State Legislature – Composition and functions
Judiciary: High Court and the Subordinate Courts

READING LIST

Fadia, B.L.(2011), “Indian Government and Politics”, Agra: Sahitya Bhawan Publications.
Chaube, Shibanikinkar(2000), “ Constituent Assembly of India springboard of revolution”,
New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors.
Pylee , M.V.(2003), “Our Constitution Government and Politics”, New Delhi : Universal
Law Publishing Co.
Sikri, S.L.(2002), “Indian Government and Politics”, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
Kashyap, Subhash C.(1989/1993/1995), “ Our Constitution/ Our Parliament/Our Judiciary”,
New Delhi: NBT, India.
Bhagwan, Vishnoo & Vandana Mohla(2007), “Indian Government and Politics”, New
Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
Ghai, K.K.(2008), “Indian Government and Politics”, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.

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 GE-Paper-1 (OR)

Human Rights, Gender and Environment

UNIT-I: Understanding Social Inequality

(a) Caste, Gender, Ethnicity and Class as distinct categories and their
interconnection.
(b) Globalisation and its impact on workers, peasants, dalits, adivasis and
women.
UNIT-II: Human Rights
(a) Human Rights: Various Meanings, UN Declarations and Covenants,
Human Rights and Citizenship Rights
(b) Human Rights and the Indian Constitution: Human Rights, Laws and
Institutions in India; the role of the National Human Rights Commission.
( C) Human Rights of Marginalized Groups: Dalits, Adivasis, Women,
Minorities and Unorganized Workers. (d) Consumer Rights: The
Consumer Protection Act and grievance redressal mechanisms.
(e) Human Rights Movement in India.
UNIT-III: Gender
(a) Analysing Structures of Patriarchy: Gender, Culture and History
(b) Economic Development and Women , The issue of Women’s Political
Participation and Representation in India, Laws, Institutions and
Women’s Rights in India (c) Women’s Movements in India
UNIT-IV: Environment
(a) Environmental and Sustainable Development
(b) UN Environment Programme: Rio, Johannesburg and after. ( c) Issues of
Industrial Pollution, Global Warming and threats to Bio – diversity (d)
Environment Policy in India (e) Environmental Movement in India

READING LIST:
Agarwal, Anil and Sunita Narain (1991), Global Warming and Unequal World:
A Case of Environmental Colonialism, Centre for Science and Environment,
Delhi.
Baxi, Upendra (2002), The Future of Human Rights, Oxford University Press,
Delhi.
Beteille, Andre (2003), Antinomies of Society: Essays on Ideology and
Institutions, Oxford University Press, Delhi.
Geetha, V. (2002) Gender, Stree Publications, Kolkata.

Ghanshyam Shah, (1991) Social Movements in India, Sage Publications, Delhi.

Guha, Ramachandra and Madhav Gadgil, (1993) Environmental History of

India, University of California Press, Berkeley.
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Haragopal, G. (1997) The Political Economy of Human Rights, Himachal
Publishing House, Mumbai.

Menon, Nivedita (ed) (2000) Gender and Politics in India, Oxford University
Press, Delhi.

Patel, Sujata et al (eds) (2003) Gender and Caste: Issues in Contemporary

Indian Feminism, Kali for Women, Delhi.

Shah, Nandita and Nandita Gandhi (1992) Issues at Stake: Theory and Practice
in the Contemporary Women’s Movement in India, Kali for Women, Delhi.

Gonsalves, Colin (2011) Kaliyug: The decline of human rights law in the period
of globalization Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi.

Sen, Amartya, Development as Freedom (1999) New Delhi, OUP.

GENERAL ELECTIVE- PAPER-2:

INDIAN POLITY-II / GANDHI AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

Generic Elective: Paper-2

INDIAN POLITY-II
Unit –I

Indian Federalism and Centre-States Relations:

(v) Administrative Relations
(vi) Legislative Relations
(vii) Financial Relations
(viii) Areas of Tension in the Centre- State relations

Unit-II

Democracy at the Grass root Level:

Structure and functioning of Local Self Government: Urban and Rural Levels

Unit-III

Important Constitutional Authorities in India:

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 (v) Election Commission: Composition and Functions
(vi) Finance Commission: Composition and Functions
(vii) Comptroller and Auditor General of India: Functions and Role
(viii) Attorney General

Unit-IV

Challenges to National Integration in India: Caste, Communalism, Regionalism, Separatist

movement, Language.

READING LIST

Hasan , Zoya & E.Sridharan et al(eds.)(2002), “ India's Living Constitution:

Ideas,Practices, Controversies”, Delhi :Permanent Black.

Pandey, J.N.(2003), “Constitutional Law of India”, Allahabad: Central Law Agency.

Mohanty, Biswaranjan(2009), “Constitution, government and politics in India”, New Delhi:

New Century Pub.

Chakrabarty, B. and Rajendra Kumar Pandey(2008), “ Indian Government and Politics”,

New Delhi: Sage India.

Bhuyan, Dasarathy (2010), ‘Indian Polity’, Cuttack: Nalanda.

GENERIC ELECTIVE: PAPER-2 (OR)

Gandhi and the Contemporary World

UNIT-I: Gandhi on Modern Civilization and Ethics of Development : a. Conception of
Modern Civilisation and Alternative Modernity b. Critique of Development: Narmada
Bachao Andolan

UNIT-II: Gandhian Thought: Theory and Action: a. Theory of Satyagraha b. Satyagraha in

Action i. Peasant Satyagraha: Kheda and the Idea of Trusteeship ii. Temple Entry and
Critique of Caste iii. Social Harmony: 1947and Communal Unity

UNIT-III: Gandhi’s Legacy: a) Tolerance: Anti - Racism Movements (Anti - Apartheid and
Martin Luther King) b) The Pacifist Movement c) Women’s Movements d) Gandhigiri:
Perceptions in Popular Culture

UNIT-IV: Gandhi and the Idea of Political: a) Swaraj b) Swadeshi

READING LIST

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B. Parekh, (1997) ‘The Critique of Modernity’, in Gandhi: A Brief Insight, Delhi: Sterling
Publishing Company, pp. 63-74.

K. Ishii, (2001) ‘The Socio-economic Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi: As an Origin of

Alternative Development’, Review of Social Economy. Vol. 59 (3), pp. 297-312.

D. Hardiman, (2003) ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’, in Gandhi in his Time and Ours. Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 224- 234.

D. Hardiman, (2003) ‘Gandhi’s Global Legacy’, in Gandhi in His Time and Ours. Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 238-283.

( C ) Discipline Specific Elective-4 (DSE)

One has to choose 2 papers from two disciplines

Two Papers provided by Political Science are:

DSE-1
Themes in Comparative Political Theory
.
UNIT-I: Distinctive features of Indian and Western political thought

UNIT-II: Western Thought: Thinkers and Themes

a. Aristotle on Citizenship b. Locke on Rights c. Rousseau on inequality d. J. S. Mill on
liberty and democracy e. Marx and Bakunin on State

UNIT-III: Indian Thought: Thinkers and Themes

a. Kautilya on State b. Tilak and Gandhi on Swaraj c. Ambedkar on Social Justice

UNIT-IV: Indian Thought: Thinkers and Themes

d. Lohia on Social Justice e. Nehru and Jayaprakash Narayan on Democracy f. Pandita
Ramabai on Patriarchy

READING LIST

Dallmayr, F. (2009) ‘Comparative Political Theory: What is it good for?’, in Shogimen, T.

and Nederman, C. J. (eds.) Western Political Thought in Dialogue with Asia. Plymouth,
United Kingdom: Lexington,pp. 13‐24.

Parel, A. J. (2009) ‘From Political Thought in India to Indian Political Thought’, in

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Shogiman, T. and Nederman, C. J. (eds.) Western Political Thought in Dialogue with Asia.
Plymouth, United Kingdom:Lexington, pp. 187‐208.

Pantham, Th. (1986) ‘Introduction: For the Study of Modern Indian Political Thought’, in
Pantham, Th. & Deutch, K. L. (eds.) Political Thought in Modern India. New Delhi: Sage,
pp. 9‐16.

Burns, T. (2003) ‘Aristotle’, in Boucher, D and Kelly, P. (eds.) Political Thinkers: From
Socrates to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 73‐91.

Waldron, J. (2003) ‘Locke’, in Boucher, D. and Kelly, P. (eds.) Political Thinkers: From
Socrates to the Present, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 181‐197.

Boucher, D. (2003) ‘Rousseau’, in Boucher, D. and Kelly, P. (eds.) Political Thinkers: From
Socrates to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 235‐252.

Kelly, P. (2003) ‘J.S. Mill on Liberty’, in Boucher, D. and Kelly, P. (eds.) Political Thinkers:
From Socrates to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 324‐359.

Wilde, L. (2003) ‘Early Marx’, in Boucher, D. and Kelly, P. (eds.) Political Thinkers: From
Socrates to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 404‐435.

Sparks, Ch. and Isaacs, S. (2004) Political Theorists in Context. London: Routledge, pp.
237‐255.

Mehta, V. R. (1992) Foundations of Indian Political Thought. New Delhi: Manohar

Publishers, pp. 88‐109.

Inamdar, N.R. (1986) ‘The Political Ideas of Lokmanya Tilak’, in Panthan, Th. & Deutsch,
K. L. (eds.) Political Thought in Modern India. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 110‐121.

Patham, Th. (1986) ‘Beyond Liberal Democracy: Thinking With Democracy’, in Panthan,
Th. & Deutsch, K.L. (eds.) Political Thought in Modern India. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 325‐46.

Zelliot, E. (1986). ‘The Social and Political Thought of B.R. Ambedkar’, in Panthan, Th. &
Deutsch, K. L.(eds.) Political Thought in Modern India. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 161‐75.

Anand Kumar, ‘Understanding Lohia’s Political Sociology: Intersectionality of Caste, Class,

Gender and Language Issue’ Economic and Political Weekly. Vol. XLV: 40, October 2008,
pp. 64‐70.

Pillai, R.C. (1986) ‘The Political thought of Jawaharlal Nehru’, in Panthan, T. & Deutsch, K.
L. (eds.) Political Thought in Modern India. New Delhi: Sage pp. 260‐74.

Jha, M. (2001) ‘Ramabai: Gender and Caste’, in Singh, M.P. and Roy, H. (eds.) Indian
Political Thought:Themes and Thinkers, New Delhi: Pearson.

DSE-1(OR)

Democracy and Governance

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Course Objective: This Paper tries to explain the institutional aspects of democracy and how
institutions function within a constitutional framework. It further delves into how democracy
as a model of governance can be complimented by institution building.

UNIT-I: Structure and Process of Governance: Indian Model of Democracy, Parliament,

Party Politics and Electoral behaviour, Federalism, The Supreme Court and Judicial
Activism, Units of Local Governance (Grassroots Democracy) Political Communication
‐Nature, Forms and Importance

UNIT-II: Ideas, Interests and Institutions in Public Policy: a. Contextual Orientation of

Policy Design b. Institutions of Policy Making

a. Regulatory Institutions – SEBI, TRAI, Competition Commission of India

b. Lobbying Institutions: Chambers of Commerce and Industries, Trade Unions, Farmers

Associations etc.

UNIT-III: Contemporary Political Economy of Development in India: Policy Debates over

Models of Development in India, Recent trends of Liberalisation of Indian Economy in
different sectors, E‐governance.

UNIT-IV: Dynamics of Civil Society: New Social Movements and Various interests, Role of
NGO’s, Understanding the political significance of Media and Popular Culture. Lectures 10

READING LIST

Agarwal B, Environmental Management, Equity and Ecofeminism: Debating India’s

Experience, Journal of Pesant Studies, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 55‐95.

Atul Kohli (ed.), The Success of India’s Democracy, Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Corbridge, Stuart and John Harris, Reinventing India: Liberalisation, Hindu Nationalism and
Popular Democracy OUP, 2000.

J.Dreze and A.Sen, India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity,Clarendon, 1995

Saima Saeed, Screening the Public Sphere: Media and Democracy in India,2013 Nick
Stevenson, Understanding Media Cultures, 2002

Fuller, C.J. (ed.) Caste Today, Oxford University Press, 1997

Himat Singh, Green Revolution Reconsidered: The Rural World of Punjab, OUP, 2001.

Jagdish Bhagwati, India in Transition: Freeing The Economy, 1993.

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalisation and its Discontents, WW Norton, 2003.

Patel, I.G., Glimpses of Indian Economic Policy: An Insider View, OUP, 2002.

Rajni Kothari and Clude Alvares, (eds.) Another Revolution Fails: an investigation of how
and why India’s Operation Flood Project Touted as the World’s Largest Dairy

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Development Program Funded by the EEC went off the Rails, Ajanta, New Delhi, 1985.
Smitu Kothari, Social Movements and the Redefinition of Democracy, Boulder, Westview,
1993.

Qah, John S.T., Curbing Corruption in Asia: A Comparative Study of Six Countries, Eastern
University Press, 2003.

Vasu Deva, E‐Governance In India : A Reality, Commonwealth Publishers,2005

M.J.Moon, The Evolution of Electronic Government Among Municipalities: Rheoteric or

Reality, American Society For Public Administration, Public Administration Review, Vol 62,
Issue 4, July –August 2002

Pankaj Sharma, E‐Governance: The New Age Governance, APH Publishers,2004

Pippa Norris, Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet in
Democratic Societies, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Ghanshyam Shah [ed.], Social Movements and The State, Sage Publication, 2002

Su H. Lee, Debating New Social Movements: Culture, Identity, and Social Fragmentation ,
Rawat Publishers, 2010

S. Laurel Weldon ,When Protest Makes Policy : How Social Movements Represent
Disadvantaged Groups, Michigan Publishers, 2011.

Richard Cox, Production, Power and World Order, New York, Columbia University
Press,1987 .

Baxi, Upendra and Bhikhu Parekh, (ed.) Crisis and Change in Contemporary India, New
Delhi, Sage, 1994. Bidyut Chakrabarty, Public Administration: A Reader, Delhi Oxford
University Press, 2003.

Elaine Kamarck, Government Innovation Around the World: Occasional Paper Series, John F
Kennedy School of Government, 2003

Kothari, Rajini, Politics in India, Delhi, Orient Longman, 1970.

Mackie, Gerry, Democracy Defended, New York, Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Mahajan, Gurpreet (ed.), Democracy, Difference and Social Justice, New Delhi, Oxford
University Press, 2000.

Menon, Nivedita, (ed.), Gender and Politics in India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press,
2001.

Mohanty, Manoranjan, Peoples Rights: Social Movements and the State in the Third World,
Sage, New Delhi, 1998.

Paul Brass, Politics in India Since Independence, Hyderabad, Orient Longman, 1990.

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Rob Jenkins – Regional Reflections: Comparative Politics Across India’s States, New Delhi,
OUP, 2004.

Sury, M.M, India : A Decade of Economic Reforms : 1991 –2001, New Delhi, New Century
Publication, 2003.

Thomas R. Dye., Understating Public Policy, Prentice Hall NJ, 1984.

Y. Dror, Public Policy Making Reexamined, Leonard Hill Books, Bedfordshire, 1974.

Basu Rumki et, al(ed) Democracy and good governance: Reinventing the Public service
Delivery System in India, New Delhi, Bloomsbury India, 2015

DSE-2

Understanding Globalization
UNIT-I: Globalization a) What is it? b) Economic, Political, Technological and Cultural
Dimensions

UNIT- II: Contemporary World Actors a) United Nations b) World Trade Organisation
(WTO) c) Group of 77 Countries (G-77)

UNIT- III: Contemporary World Issues a) Global Environmental Issues (Global Warming,
Bio-diversity, Resource Scarcities) b) Poverty and Inequality

UNIT- IV: International Terrorism

READING LIST

Lechner, F. J. and Boli, J. (eds.) (2004) The Globalization Reader. 2nd Edition. Oxford:
Blackwell.

Held, D., Mc Grew, A. et al. (eds.) (1999) Global Transformations Reader. Politics,
Economics and Culture, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pp. 1‐50.

Viotti, P. R. and Kauppi, M. V. (2007) International Relations and World Politics‐Security,

Economy, Identity. Third Edition. Delhi: Pearson Education, pp. 430‐450.

Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.) (2011) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to
International Relations. Fourth Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.
312‐329;50‐385; 468‐489.

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Tickner, J.A. (2008) ‘Gender in World Politics’, in Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.) The
Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relation. 4th Edition.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Taylor, P. and Grom, A.J.R. (eds.) (2000) The United Nations at the Millennium. London:
Continuum. pp. 1‐20.

Ravenhill, J. (2008) ‘The Study of Global Political Economy’, in Ravenhill, John (ed.) Global
Political Economy. Second Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 18‐24.

Sauvant, K. (1981) Group of 77: Evolution, Structure and Organisation, New York: Oceana
Publications.

Chasek, P. S., Downie, D. L. and Brown, J. W. (eds.) Global Environmental Politics. Fourth
Edition. Boulder: Colorado: Westview Press.

Roberts, J.M. (1999) The Penguin History of the 20th Century. London: Penguin.

Smith, M., Little, R. and Shackleton, M. (eds.) (1981) Perspectives on World Politics.
London: Croom Helm.

White, B. et al. (eds.) (2005) Issues in World Politics. Third Edition, New York: Macmillan,
pp. 74‐92; 191‐211.

Halliday, F. (2004) ‘Terrorism in Historical Perspective’, Open Democracy. 22 April,

available at: http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict/article_1865.jsp

Thomas, C. (2005) ‘Poverty, Development, and Hunger’, in Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.)
The Globalization of World Politics. Third Edition. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.
645‐668.

Vanaik, A. (2007) ‘Political Terrorism and the US Imperial Project’, in Masks of Empire.
New Delhi: Tulika Books, pp. 103‐128.

Art, R.J. and Jervis, R. (eds.) (1999) International Politics: Enduring Concepts and
Contemporary Issues. 5th Edition. New York: Longman, pp. 495‐500; pp.508‐516.

DSE-2(OR)

PROJECT
A student has to undertake a project work under the guidance of a teacher during the 6th
semester. After completion of the project, the student has to submit a project report which
will be evaluated by an External Examiner.

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