Syllabus of Zoology Optional Subject
syllabus of political science and international
PAPER- IPolitical Theory and Indian Politics :Political Theory: meaning and approaches.Theories of state : Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluiralist, post-colonial and Feminist.Justice : Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques.Equality : Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action.Rights : Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; Concept of Human Rights.Democracy : Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy—representative, participatory and deliberative.Concept of power : hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.Political Ideologies : Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism.Indian Political Thought: Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy.Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt.Indian Government and PoliticsIndian Nationalism :(a) Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle : Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Noncooperation, Civil Disobedience; Militant and Revolutionary Movements, Peasant and Workers Movements.(b) Perspectives on Indian National Movement; Liberal, Socialist and Marxist; Radical Humanist and Dalit.Making of the Indian Constitution : Legacies of the British rule; different social and political perspectives.Salient Features of the Indian Constitution : The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine.(a) Principal Organs of the Union Government : Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and Supreme Court.(b) Principal Organs of the State Government : Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and High Courts.Grassroots Democracy : Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; Significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments; Grassroot movements.Statutory Institutions/Commissions : Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission.Federalism : Constitutional provisions; changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes.Planning and Economic development : Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; Role of planning and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalization and economic reforms.Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics.Party System : National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties; Patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behaviour; changing socio-economic profile of Legislators.Social Movement : Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movements; environmentalist movements.PAPER-IIComparative Politics and International RelationsComparative Political Analysis and International Politics :Comparative Politics : Nature and major approaches; Political economy and political sociology perspectives; Limitations of the comparative method.State in Comparative Perspective : Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist and socialist economies, and advanced industrial and developing societies.Politics of Representation and Participation : Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies.Globalisation : Responses from developed and developing societies.Approaches to the Study of International Relations : Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems theory.Key Concepts in International Relations : National interest, security and power; Balance of power and deterrence; Transational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and globalisation.Changing International Political Order :(a) Rise of super powers; Strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and cold war; Nuclear threat;(b) Non-aligned Movement : Aims and achievements.(c) Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; Relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary world.Evolution of the International Economic System : From Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new international economic order; Globalisation of the world economy.United Nations : Envisaged role and actual record; Specialized UN agencies—aims and functioning; need for UN reforms.Regionalisation of World Politics : EU, ASEAN, APEC, AARC, NAFTA.Contemporary Global Concerns: Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice terrorism,. nuclear proliferation.India and the WorldIndian Foreign Policy : Determinants of foreign policy; the institutions of policy-making; Continuity and change.India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement Different phases; Current role.India and South Asia :(a) Regional Co-operation : SAARC-past performance and future prospects.(b) South Asia as a Free Trade Area.(c) India’s “Look East” policy.(d) Impediments to regional co-operation : River water disputes; illegal cross border migration; Ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; Border disputes.India and the Global South : Relations with Africa and Latin America; Leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiations.India and the Global Centres of Power : USA, EU, Japan, China and Russia.India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping; Demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council.India and the Nuclear Question : Changing perceptions and policy.Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy : India’s position on the recent crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and West Asia, growing relations with US and Isreal; Vision of a new world order.