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Distance Education IASE Syllabus BA Political Science
BACHELOR OF ARTS
(POLITICAL SCIENCE)
FIRST YEAR
SCHEME :
Two Papers Max. Marks – 200 Min. Pass Marks - 72
Paper – I Duration 3 Hours 100 Marks
Paper – II Duration 3 Hours 100 Marks
PAPER – I
FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
BAG 109
Max. Marks: 100 Duration : 3 hrs. Min. Marks. : 36
UNIT – I (Introduction)
Nature and Scope; Traditional and Contemporary Perspective of Political Science; Inter-disciplinary Approach to the study of Political science; Relation of Political Science with other Social Sciences (Economics, History, Geography and Psychology).
UNIT – II (Approaches and Concepts)
Behaviouralism; System approach; Functional approach — Power, Authority, Legitimacy; Political System; Political Development; Political Modernization.
UNIT – III (Democracy and Dictatorship)
Introduction; Political Parties and Pressure groups; Theories of representation; Rule of Law and Constitutionalism.
UNIT – IV (Government)
Organs of Government and their functions (with reference to recent trends)
UNIT – V (Political obligation and Theories of State Action)
Idealism; Individualism; Evolutionary socialism — Fabianism and democratic socialism; Marxism; Fascism; Gandhism.
Recommended Books :
1. A. Ashirvadam : Principles of Political Science
2. J.S.Bakes & R.B. Jain : Political Science in Transition
3. R.C.Vermani : Political Theory
4. J.C. Johari : Principles of Political Science
5. H.J. Laski : Grammar of Politics
6. L.S.Rathore : In defense of Political theory
7. Tripti Jain : Fundamentals in Political Science
8. A. Appadorai : substance of Politics
9. R.G. Gettell : Introduction to Political Science
PAPER – II
REPRESENTATIVE INDIAN POLITICAL THINKERS
BAG 110
Max. Marks: 100 Duration : 3 hrs. Min. Marks. : 36
UNIT – I (Ancient Political thinkers)
Manu- Varnadharma and Dandaneeti; Kautilya- theory of kingship, a moral state craft, mandal theory; Shukra.
UNIT – II (Reformist Thinkers)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy; Swami Dayanand Saraswati; Swami Vivekanand.
UNIT — III (Modern Thinkers)
Gopal Krishan Gokale; Bal Gangadhar Tilak; Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi- Ahimsa, satyagrah, Swaraj, Village democracy, trusteeship.
UNIT — IV (Radical Thinkers)
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh; Savarkar.
UNIT – V (Contemporary)
Jawaharlal Nehru- democratic socialism; Bhim Rao Ambedkar- Annihilation of caste; M.N.Roy- Radical humanism, Jai Prakash Narain- theory of total revolution.
References:
1. R.S. Sharma : Political Ideas in Ancient India
2. Chandradev Prasad : Political Ideas
3. A.R.Desai : Social Background of Indian Nationalism
4. Appadorai : Indian Political Thinking
5. M.A. Buch : Rise & Growth of Indian Liberalism
6. L.P.Sinha : Left in Indian Politics
7. K.P.Karunakaran : Continuity and Change in Indian Politics
8. c. Bharill : Social and Political Ideas of B.R.Ambedkar
9. V.P.Verma : Indian Political Thought Vol. I & II
10. D.B. Mathur : Gokhale : A Political Biography
11. Virendra Grover : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
12. N.C.bandyopadhyaya : Hindu Politics
SECOND YEAR
SCHEME :
Two Papers Max. Marks – 200 Min. Pass Marks - 72
Paper – I Duration 3 Hours 100 Marks
Paper – II Duration 3 Hours 100 Marks
PAPER – I
SELECT POLITICAL SYSTEM
BAG 209
Max. Marks: 100 Duration : 3 hrs. Min. Marks. : 36
(Students will be expected to study the salient aspect of the political system of the following countries with analytical and comparative perspective.)
UNIT - I (Government of the U.K)
Salient features of the British Constitution the King and Crown; Reasons for the survival of Monarchy in Britain; The British Cabinet; The Prime Minister the doctrine of Prime Ministerial Government; The British Parliament; The speaker- Powers and functions and comparison with the American Speaker; The committee system; The process of Law making; The Rule of Law; Major Political Parties in Britain.
Unit - II (Government of the U.S.A.
Main characteristics of the U.S. Constitutional System; American Federalism; The President; The American Congress; The Speaker – his powers and functions; The American Committee System; Legislative Process in the Congress; The Supreme Court – composition and powers – Judicial Review; American Party System – Major Political Parties; Increasing rule of Pressure groups in U.S.A.
UNIT – III ( Political System of Switzerland
Salient Features of the Swiss Constitution; Federal Assembly and Federal Council; direct Democracy.
UNIT – IV ( Government of France
Salient Features of Constitution of the fifth Republic of France; Fundamental Rights; French Executive; The President; Prime Minister and the council of Minister; the French Parliament; The Judiciary; Party system; Bureaucracy and Administrative law.
UNIT – V (The Government and People’s Republic of China
The Chinese Revolution; Important features of the present constitution of China State Structure; The National People’s Congress - its composition and powers; The State Council – its composition and powers; The Judiciary; The Communist Part of China – its organization – its role in the Government; Deng Xiaping and Huchin Tav – Liberalisation Policies of China; Market Socialism of China; China’s attempts to become a Industrial Giant in Asia.
Recommended Books :
1. Maurice Durverger : Political Party : their Organisation and activity in the Modern State
2. Machkentosh : Cabinet Government
3. V. Bhagwan : World Constitutions
4. J.C. Johari : Comparative Governments
5. R.C.Agarwal : World Constitution
6. Charles A. Beared : American Government and Politics
7. Ramsay Muir : How Britain
8. Wheare – K.C. : Federal Constitution
9. Barringto, Moore : Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
10. Banerjee S. : The Chinese Government and Politics
11. S.E. Finer : Theory & Practice of Modern Government
12. Dorothy Pickles : The Fifth French Republic
PAPER – II
INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM
BAG 210
Max. Marks: 100 Duration : 3 hrs. Min. Marks. : 36
UNIT – I (Introduction)
Evolution of Constitution — Nationalist movement and philosophical foundations; A comparative perspective of Indian constitution with the Constitutions of UK, USA and Switzerland
UNIT – II (Nature of The Constitution)
Main Features of the Indian Constitution: Parliamentary Democracy, Secularism, Socialism and Federalism; Fundamental Rights and Duties; Directive Principles of State Policy.
UNIT – III (Union Government)
President; Prime Minister and Council of Ministers; Parliament; Supreme Court and Judicial Review; Emergency Provisions.
UNIT – IV (State Government, Election and Political Parties)
Chief Minister; Office of the Governor; Working of parliamentary system in India-Role of leadership coalition government; political parties; Election Commission; Electoral politics; Electoral reforms in India.
UNIT – V (Major Issues of Concern)
Major problems facing Indian political system — Regionalism, communalism, National Integration; Politics of reservation; Role of caste in Indian Politics; Special status of certain states and its implication.
References:
1. Glend, Alen : Fundamental Rights in India
2. Kodesia : The Problem of National Integration
3. Kothari, Rajni : (Ed.) Party System and Election Studies
4. Kothari, Rajni : Politics in India
5. Morris Jones : W.H. The government and Politics in India
6. Palmer N.D. : The Indian Political System
7. Alexandrawicz, : Constitutional Government in India
8. a. Granville : The Indian Constitution Vornerstone of a Nation
9. A. Granville : Problem of National Integration
10. Desai, A.R. (Ed.) : Peasant Struggle
11. Singhvi, L.M. : Union-State relation in India
12. Weiner, Mynor : State Politics in India
13. Johari J.C. : Indian Political System (English & Hindi)
14. Pylee, M.V. : Constitutional Government in India
15. Ray, A. : Tension Areas in Indian Federal System.
16. Smith, D.S. : Indian as a Secular State
THIRD YEAR
SCHEME :
Two papers Min. Pass Marks – 72 Max. Marks 200
Paper – I Duration 3 Hours Max.Marks : 100
Paper – II Duration 3 Hours Max.Marks : 100
General Instruction:
Each paper will contain ten questions having two questions from each unit. Candidates are required to attempt five questions in all, selecting atleast one question from each unit.
PAPER – I
Representative Western Political Thinkers
BAG 309
Max. Marks: 100 Duration : 3 hrs. Min. Marks. : 36
UNIT – I (Greek Political Thinkers)
Plato’s Republic — Ideal State
UNIT – II (Medieval Political Thinkers)
St. Thomas Aquinas — Church, State and Law; Machiavelli — State Sovereignty, Power Politics, Separation of Ethics and Politics.
UNIT – III (Modern Political Thinkers — I)
Thomas Hobbes — State of Nature, Social Contract, of Sovereignty of the Leviathan; John Locke — Sate of Nature, Social Contract, Natural Rights, The Idea of Limited Government;
UNIT – IV (Modern Political Thinkers — II)
J.J. Rousseau — State of Nature, Social Contract, General Will.
UNIT – V (Contemporary Political Thinkers)
Bentham — Utilitarianism, Political and Legal Reforms; J.S. Mill — On Liberty, Representative Government, Women’s Rights; Karl Marx — Dialectical Materialism, Class Struggle, Proletarian Revolution, Historical Materialism.
Recommended Books :
1. W. Dunning : A History of Pol. Theories
2. J.P.Suda : History Pol. Thought Vol. I & II
3. R.P.Sharma : Western Pol. Thought
4. R.K.Mishra : Plato and Aristotle
4. M.B.Foster : Masters of Pol. Thought Vol. I
5. W.T.Jones : Masters of Pol. Thought Vol. II
PAPER – II
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE 1945
BAG 310
Max. Marks: 100 Duration : 3 hrs. Min. Marks. :36
General Instruction:
Each paper will contain ten questions having two questions from each unit. Candidates are required to attempt five questions in all, selecting atleast one question from each unit.
UNIT – I (United Nations)
The League of Nations and its foundation; Working and a critical evaluation.
UNIT – II (Cold War)
Factors and forces of cold war; Decolonisation and the emergence of new states in Asia and Africa ; Non alignment — Meaning, and its impact on World Politics.
UNIT – III (Foreign Policies of Some Important Countries)
UNIT – IV (India
Main features; Relations specially with neighbouring countries and Israel
UNIT – V (Miscellaneous)
Arab-Israel relations; Disarmament; New Economic and Political trends in Europe; South-South dialogue; North South dialogue and the New Internal Economic Order; South Asian Association of Regional/Cooperation (SAARC); Emerging trends in International Politics.
Books Recommended-
1. F.S.Northedge (ed.): Foreign Policies of the Powers
2. V.P. Dutt: India
3. Anam Jaitely : International Politics : Trends and Issues.
4. Mahendra Kumar : International Politics.
5. Friedman : Introduction to World Politics.
6. R.A. Scalapino (ed.): Foreign Policy of Modern Japan
