B.A. (Political Science)

   Sem. I (Option I): Indian Constitution

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Subjects of Study

1

Indian Constitution-Sources and Features, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy.

2

Union Executive - President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers; State Executive- Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.

3

Union Legislature - Parliament-Composition and Functions; Speaker of Lok Sabha Amendment Process; State Legislature -Vidhan Sabha; Panchayati Raj Institutions-History, Basic Features and 73rd Amendment.

4

Judiciary-Supreme Court, High Courts, Judicial Review and Judicial Activism

   Option II: Principles of Political Science

1

Political Science: Definition, Nature & Scope; Relation of Political Science with the Social Sciences, Traditional approaches to the study of Political Science.

2

State: Definition, Elements, Relations with the other organization, Theories of the Origin of State.

3

Sovereignty: Monist & Pluralist; Concept of Welfare State, Liberty, Equality, Rights & Justice.

4

Theory & Practice of Govt.: Organs of Government and their relationship, Operational dynamics – Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Bureaucracy.

   Sem. II (Option-I): Indian Politics

1

Federalism and its Working with reference to Centre-State Relations, Demand for State Autonomy; Emerging Trends in Indian Federalism

2

Election Commission, Electoral Process and its Defects and Voting Behaviour, Electoral Reforms, Problem of Defection

3

Party System in India: National and Regional Political Parties, Interest and Pressure Groups

4

Role of Caste, Religion, Language, Regionalism in India, Politics of Reservation, Emerging Trends and Challenges Before Indian Political System

   Option II: Contemporary Political Science

1

Modern concerns of Political Science, Behaviourism and Post-Behaviourism

2

Political Theory: Definition, Scope, Nature, Characteristics, and Decline & Resurgence of Political Theory

3

Political Socialization, Political Culture, Ideology, and End of Ideology

4

Post-Modernism, Feminism, Environmentalism, RTI and Consumer Welfare

   Sem. III (Option I): Western Political Thinkers I

1

Plato & Aristotle

2

St. Augustine and Machiavelli

3

Hobbes, Locke & Rousseau

4

Bentham and J.S. Mill

   Option II: Indian Political Thinkers I

1

Raja Ram Mohan Ray & Swami Dayanand

2

Dada Bhai Narojee & Gopal Krishan Gokhle

3

Swami Vivekanand & Aurbind Ghosh

4

Lala Lajpat Rai & Bal Gangadhar Tilak

   Sem. IV (Option I): Western Political Thinkers II

1

Hegal and Karl Marx

2

Lenin and Mao-Tse-Tung

3

GDH Cole and Harold Laski

4

John Rowls and Robert Nozik

   Option II: Indian Political Thinkers II

1

J.P. Narayan & Ram Manohar Lohia

2

Mahatma Gandhi & M.N, Roy

3

Jawaharlal Nehru & B,R,Ambedkar

4

Subhash Chander Bose & Bhagat Singh

   Sem. V (Option I): Comparative Politics (Theory)

1

Comparative Politics-Definition, Scope; Traditional & Modern Concerns; Comparative Methods

2

Approaches to the Study of Comparative Politics: Input-Out (David Easton), Structural- Function (G. Almond), Political Development (Lucian W. Pye), Political Culture (G. Almond)

3

Constitutionalism: History, Nature, Type and Problem in Modern Times

4

Constitutional Structure: (a) Formal-Executive, Legislation and Judiciary, (b) Informal Structures– Political Parties and Pressure Groups

   Option II: International Relations (Theory)

1

Definition, Nature, Scope and Development of the International Relations; and Autonomy Debate regarding International Relations

2

Approaches to the Study of International Relations: Idealist, Realist; System and Marxist- Leninist

3

National Power: Definition, Elements & Assessment; Limitation of Power: International Law, International Morality and World Public Opinion

4

Major Concepts: Balance of Power, Collective Security, Environmentalism and Globalisation

   Sem. VI (Option I): Comparative Constitutions of UK & USA

1

Evolution, Conventions, Legacies and Basic features of Constitutions of UK & USA; Socio- Economic basis of Constitutions of UK & USA

2

Comparative Study of Executive, Legislation and Judiciary System of UK & USA

3

Comparative studies of Structures, Functions and roles of political parties and pressure groups of UK & USA

4

Electoral Processes, Voting Behaviour, Bureaucracy and Recent Trends of the working of the systems of UK & USA

   Option II: International Organization

1

Evolution and Growth of International Organization: League & UN System. Comparison between League and UN Systems

2

Organs of the United Nations

3

Working of UN towards Peace: Peace-Making, Peace-Enforcement, Peace-Building and Peace- Keeping

4

UN & Disarmament; Democratization of UN and India’s Claim for Permanent Seat; and Assessment of UN