POL040104: Understanding International Relations (Compulsory)
Unit-I: Theoretical Perspectives
a. Classical realism and Neo-Realism
b. Liberalism and Neo-Liberalism
c. Marxist Approaches
d. Feminist Perspective
Unit-II: An Overview of Twentieth Century IR History-World War II onwards
a. World War II: Causes and Consequences
b. Origin, Evolution and End of the Cold War
c. Post Cold War Era and Emerging Centres of Power
Unit-III: The Global Economy
a. Global economic order and the Bretton Woods Institutions (IMF, WB and WTO)
b. Neoliberal Economic Policies-Economic Globalization and TNCs
c. Regionalism and Regional Economic Groupings-ASEAN and European Union
d. Emerging Multilateralism-G20 and BRICS
Unit-IV: Contemporary Global Issues
a. Ecological Issues
b. International Terrorism
c. Human Security
d. Migration
FYUGP Political Science 4th Semester Syllabus
POL040204: Political Theory: Concepts and Debates (Compulsory)
Unit-I: Freedom and Equality
a. Freedom: Lockean notion of Negative Freedom & Amartya Sen’s notion of Development as Freedom
b. Equality: Procedural Equality and Substantive Equality
c. Egalitarianism: Background inequalities and differential treatment
Unit-II: Justice
a. Distributive Justice: John Rawls
b. Libertarian theories of Justice: F. A. Hayek
c. Global Justice
Unit-III: Rights and Obligation
a. The Universality of Rights and Differentiated Rights
b. Rights, Obligation and Civil Disobedience
c. Theories of Political Obligation: Conservatism, Consent Theory, Anarchism
Unit-IV: Major Debates
a. Whatever happens to nation-state? Sovereignty under Globalization.
b. How do we accommodate diversity in plural society? Diversity and Multiculturalism.
c. How do we deal with the climate changes? Ecological Rights as human rights
FYUGP Political Science 4th Semester Syllabus
POL040304: Political Processes in India (Compulsory)
Unit-I: Electoral Process in India
a. Election Process: First Past the Post System, Proportional Representation System
b. Representation of the People Act,1951
c. Election Commission of India and Electoral Reforms
Unit-II: Party System
a. National and State Party
b. Trends in the Party System
c. Voting Behaviour, Determinants of Voting Behaviour
Unit-III: Dynamics of Indian Politics
a. Regionalism and Secessionism
b. Caste and Politics
c. Religion and Politics, Debates on Secularism
Unit-IV: Changing Nature of Indian State
a. Developmental, Welfare and Coercive Dimensions
b. Affirmative Action Policies
c. Development and Displacement Debate
FYUGP Political Science 4th Semester Syllabus
POL040404: Public Policy and Administration in India (Compulsory)
Unit-I: Public Policy
a. Concept, Relevance and Approaches
b. Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation
c. Public Policy Process in India
Unit-II: Financial Administration
a. Concept and Significance of Budget
b. Various Approaches and Types of Budgeting
c. Budget cycle in India
Unit-III: Citizen and Administration Interface
a. Public Service Delivery
b. Redressal of Public Grievances: Lokpal
c. Citizens’ Charter
Unit-IV: Social Welfare Administration
a. Concept and Approaches of Social Welfare
b. Social Welfare Policies
• Education: Right to Education
• Health: National Health Mission
• Food: Right to Food Security
• Employment: MNREGA
