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SYLLABUS
F O R
THREE-YEAR HONOURS DEGREE COURSE OF STUDIES
POLITICAL SCIENCE 2010
1
w.e.f. 2010-11
Syllabus for Three-Year B.A. (Honours) Course in
POLITICAL SCIENCE Part I Paper I: POLITICAL THEORY: F.M. 200 100-Marks
Unit I 1. What is Politics – Approaches to the study of Politics: Normative, Behavioural and Post-behavioural. Feminist views to Politics. 2. Theories of the State (a) Origin: Social Contract Theory; (b) Nature: Idealist, Liberal and Neo-liberal theories. 3. Concept of State Sovereignty: Monistic and Pluralistic theories – Changing concepts of Sovereignty in the context of Globalization. Unit II 1. Democratic Theories: David Held’s Classification: Protective (Bentham), Developmental (J.S. Mill), Participatory. 2. Liberty, Equality, Rights and Law: concepts and their interrelations – Justice: concept – theory of Rawls. 3. Empirical political theories: Systems Analysis, Structural-Functionalism. Unit III 1. Marxist approach to the study of Politics. 2. Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism with special reference to relationship between base and superstructure – Concepts of Class and Class Struggle. 3. Marxist theory of the State – the question of relative autonomy. Unit IV 1. Marxist Concepts of Freedom and Democracy. 2. Marxian theory of Revolution: contributions of Lenin and Mao. 3. Marxian theory of the Party: Lenin’s contribution – Lenin – Rosa Luxemburg Debate on Party. PAPER II: COMPARATIVE POLITICS & GOVERNMENT 100 Marks
Unit I 1. Distinction between Comparative Politics and Comparative Government – Development of Comparative Politics. 2. Scope, purposes and methods of comparison – Approaches to the study of Comparative Politics. 3. Federal systems: federalism in USA and Russia
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Unit II 1. Nature of liberal and socialist political systems – their distinguishing features, with special reference to conventions, rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty (UK), separation of powers, checks and balances,
SYLLABUS
F O R
THREE-YEAR HONOURS DEGREE COURSE OF STUDIES
POLITICAL SCIENCE 2010
1
w.e.f. 2010-11
Syllabus for Three-Year B.A. (Honours) Course in
POLITICAL SCIENCE Part I Paper I: POLITICAL THEORY: F.M. 200 100-Marks
Unit I 1. What is Politics – Approaches to the study of Politics: Normative, Behavioural and Post-behavioural. Feminist views to Politics. 2. Theories of the State (a) Origin: Social Contract Theory; (b) Nature: Idealist, Liberal and Neo-liberal theories. 3. Concept of State Sovereignty: Monistic and Pluralistic theories – Changing concepts of Sovereignty in the context of Globalization. Unit II 1. Democratic Theories: David Held’s Classification: Protective (Bentham), Developmental (J.S. Mill), Participatory. 2. Liberty, Equality, Rights and Law: concepts and their interrelations – Justice: concept – theory of Rawls. 3. Empirical political theories: Systems Analysis, Structural-Functionalism. Unit III 1. Marxist approach to the study of Politics. 2. Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism with special reference to relationship between base and superstructure – Concepts of Class and Class Struggle. 3. Marxist theory of the State – the question of relative autonomy. Unit IV 1. Marxist Concepts of Freedom and Democracy. 2. Marxian theory of Revolution: contributions of Lenin and Mao. 3. Marxian theory of the Party: Lenin’s contribution – Lenin – Rosa Luxemburg Debate on Party. PAPER II: COMPARATIVE POLITICS & GOVERNMENT 100 Marks
Unit I 1. Distinction between Comparative Politics and Comparative Government – Development of Comparative Politics. 2. Scope, purposes and methods of comparison – Approaches to the study of Comparative Politics. 3. Federal systems: federalism in USA and Russia
2
Unit II 1. Nature of liberal and socialist political systems – their distinguishing features, with special reference to conventions, rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty (UK), separation of powers, checks and balances,