POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
UNIVERSITY
GRANTS COMMISSION
NTA NET EXAMINATION
SYLLABUS
· POLITICAL SCIENCE is a social science/humanities subject
concerned with the study of the nation, state, politics, government, and
policies of government.
· Aristotle defined it as the study of the state.
· Political scientists "see themselves engaged
in revealing the relationships underlying political events and conditions, and
from these revelations they attempt to construct general principles about the
way the world of politics works."
· It deals extensively with the theory and practice
of politics, and the analysis of political systems, political behaviour, and
political culture.
· Political science intersects with other fields,
including economics, law, sociology, history, anthropology, public
administration, public policy, national politics, international relations,
comparative politics, psychology, political organization, and political theory.
· Although it was codified in the 19th century,
when all the social sciences were established, political science has ancient
roots; indeed, it originated almost 2,500 years ago with the works of Plato and
Aristotle.
POLITICAL THEORY
Concepts
Ø Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rights, Democracy, Power, Citizenship,
Political ideologies/Traditions
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
Marxism
Feminism
Ecologism
Multiculturalism
Postmodernism
INDIAN
POLITICAL THINKERS/THOUGHT
Dharam shastra, Kautilya,
Aggannasutta, Barani, Kabir, Pandita Ramabai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Swami
Vivekanand, Rabindranath Tagore, M. K Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Muhammad Iqbal, M.N. Roy, V D Savarkar, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, J L Nehru, Ram Manohar Lohia, Jaya Prakash Narayan, Deendayal Upadhyaya
POLITICAL
THINKERS/THOUGHT WESTERN
Confucius, Plato,
Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Mary Wollstonecraft,
John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt, Frantz Fanon, Mao Zedong,
John Rawls
COMPARATIVE
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Ø Approaches: Institutional, Political Culture, Political Economy and New
Institutionalism; Comparative Methods
Ø Colonialism and decolonization: forms of colonialism, anti-colonial
struggles and decolonization
Ø Nationalism: European and non-European.
Ø State theory: debate over the nature of state in capitalist and
socialist societies; post- colonial state; welfare state; globalization and
nations-states
Ø Political regimes: democratic (Electoral, Liberal, Majoritarian and
Participatory) and non-democratic regimes (Patrimonialism,
Ø Bureaucratic authoritarianism, Military dictatorship, Totalitarianism,
and fascist).
Ø Constitutions and Constitutionalism: forms of constitutions, rule of
law, judicial independence, and liberal constitutionalism; emergency powers and
crisis of c Constitutionalism.
Ø Democratisation: democratic transition and consolidation.
Ø Development: Underdevelopment, Dependency, Modernization, World Systems
Theory, development, and democracy.
Ø Structures of Power: ruling class, power elites, democratic elitism
Ø Actor and Processes: Electoral Systems, Political Parties and Party
System, Interest groups, social movements, new social movements, Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) and civil society campaigns; Revolutions.
INDIAN CONSTITUTION /POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN
INDIA
Ø Making of the Indian Constitution: Colonialism heritage and the
contribution Indian National Movement to the making of the Indian Constitution
Ø Constituent Assembly: Composition, Ideological Moorings, Constitutional
Debates
Ø Philosophy of the Constitution: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles
Ø Union Executive: President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Ø Union Parliament: Structure, Role and Functioning, Parliamentary
Committees
Ø Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Court, Judicial Review, Judicial
Activism, Judicial Reform
Ø Executive and Legislature in the States: Governor, Chief Minister, State
Legislature
Ø Federalism in India: Strong Centre Framework, Asymmetrical Federal
Provisions and Adaption, Role of Intergovernmental Coordination Mechanisms,
Inter-State Council, Emerging Trends
Ø Electoral Process and Election Commission of India: Conduct of
Elections, Rules, Electoral Reforms
Ø Local Government Institutions: Functioning and reforms
Ø Constitutional and Statutory Bodies: Comptroller and Auditor General,
National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled
Tribes, National Commission for Human Rights, National Commission for Women,
National Commission for Minorities
GOVERNANCE
AND PUBLIC POLICY IN INDIA
Governance, good
governance and democratic governance, role of state, civil society and individuals.
Accountability and control: Institutional mechanism for checks and balances,
legislative control over executive, administrative and budgetary control,
control through parliamentary committees, judicial control over legislature and
executive, administrative culture, corruption and administrative reforms
Institutional mechanisms for good governance: Right to Information, Consumer Protection Act, Citizen Charter; Grievance redress system: Ombudsman, Lokpal, Lokayukta
Grassroots Governance: Panchayati Raj Institutions and their functioning
Planning and Development: Decentralised planning, planning for development,
sustainable development, participatory development, e-governance; NITI Aayog
Public policy as an instrument of socio-economic development: public policies
with special reference to housing, health, drinking water, food security,
MNREGA, NHRM, RTE
Monitoring and evaluation of public policy; mechanisms of making governance
process accountable: jansunwai, social audit.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Public Administration:
meaning and evolution; public and private administration
Approaches: System Theory, Decision Making, Ecological Approach
Public administration theories and concepts: Scientific Management Theory,
Rational Choice theory, New Public Administration, Development Administration,
Comparative Public Administration, New Public Management, changing nature of
Public Administration in the era of liberalisation and Globalisation
Theories and Principles of Organization: Scientific Management Theory,
Bureaucratic Theory, Human Relations Theory
Managing the organization: Theories of leadership and motivation.
Organisational Communication: Theories and Principles, Chester Bernard
Principles of Communication, Information Management in the organization
Managing Conflict in the Organization: Mary Parker Follett
Management by Objectives- Peter Drucker
POLTICAL
PROCESS IN INDIA
State, Economy and
Development: Nature of Indian State, Development Planning model, New Economic
Policy, Growth and Human Development.
Process of globalisation: social and economic implications.
Identity Politics: Religion, Tribe, Caste, Region, Language.
Social Movements: Dalit, Tribal, Women, Farmers, labour
Civil Society Groups: Non-Party Social Formations, Non-Governmental
Organisations, S Social Action Groups.
Regionalisation of Indian Politics: Reorganisation of Indian States, States as
Political and Economic Units, Sub-State Regions, Regional disparities, Demand for
New States,
Gender and Politics in India: Issues of Equality and Representation.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Ø Approaches to the study of international relations: Idealism, Realism,
Structural Marxism, Neoliberalism, Neorealism, Social Constructivism, Critical
International Theory, Feminism, Postmodernism.
Ø Concepts: State, state system and non-state actors, Power, Sovereignty,
Security: traditional and non- traditional.
Ø Conflict and Peace: Changing Nature of Warfare; Weapons of mass
destruction; deterrence; conflict resolution, conflict transformation.
Ø United Nations: Aims, Objectives, Structure and Evaluation of the
Working of UN; Peace and Development perspectives; Humanitarian intervention.
International law; International Criminal Court
Ø Political Economy of IR; Globalisation; Global governance and Bretton
Woods system, North-South Dialogue, WTO, G-20, BRICS.
Ø Regional Organisations: European Union, African Union, Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation, ASEAN.
Ø Contemporary Challenges: International terrorism, Climate change and
Environmental Concerns, Human Rights, Migration and Refugees; Poverty and
Development; Role of Religion, Culture, and Identity Politics.
INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY
Ø Perspectives on India’s Foreign Policy: India’s Identity as
postcolonial, development, r Rising power and as emerging political economy.
Ø Continuity and change in India’s Foreign Policy: Principles and
determinants; non- Alignment movement: historical background and relevance of Non-Aligned
Movement; India’s Nuclear Policy
Ø India’s relations with major powers: USA, USSR/Russia, People’s Republic
of China
Ø India’s Engagement with multipolar world: India’s relations with
European Union, BRICS, ASEAN, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, African Union,
Southern African Development Community, Gulf Cooperation Council
Ø India’s relations with neighbourhood: SAARC, Gujaral doctrine, Look East
t/ Act East, Look West
Ø India’s Negotiation Strategies in International Regimes: The United
Nations, World Trade Organisation, International Monetary Fund,
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Ø Contemporary challenges: maritime security, energy security, environmental security, migrants and refugees, water resources, international terrorism, cyber security.
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