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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCESYLLABUS

Faculty of Social Sciences

SYLLABUSB.A. Political Science

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Paper II : Comparative Constitutions 8

Paper III : Principles of Public Administration 13(With Spe ial e(rence To India)

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Syllabus . B.A. Political Science

PAPER I:

POLITICAL THEORY

Political Theory is an introductory Course to major theoriesand concepts in Political Science.

I IntroductionDefinition and Scope of Political Science; Political Scienceand its relationship with other Social Sciences

II StateEssential elements of State; Origin of state with specialreference to the theory of Social Contract; Nature & Functionsof the State (Liberal & Marxist perspective)

III Sovereignty & RightsDefining the concepts; Austin's theory of sovereignty &Pluralist Critique Theories of Rights, Dominant perspectivesincluding Liberal, Laski, and Marxist

IV ConceptsLiberty, Equality, Property and Justice

V Structure & Forms of GovernmentUnitary & Federal; Parliamentary & Presidential Monarchy,Aristocracy, Totalitarianism & Democracy

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B.A. Political Science

Syllabus

Preliminary Readings:

Aggarwal N N

Appadorai

David Held

E. Barker

Eddy Asirvatham

George Mc Lennan

Graeme Duncam, (ed)

Gyan Singh Sandhu

Jeremy Waldron, (ed.),

P Dunleavy & B O'leary

Ralph Miliband

Thomas Pantham

Principles of Political Science,

Chand & Co. New Delhi (in

Hindi also)

Substance of Politics (in Hindi

also), Madras, OUP, 1965

Political Theory and the Modern

State, London, Polity, .1994

Principles of Social and Political

Theory, Calcutta: OUP, 1976

Political Theory (in Hindi also)

The Idea of the Modern State,

Democratic Theory and Practice,

Cambridge OUP, 1983.

Political Theory, Delhi

University, 1988 (in Hindi only)

Theories of Rights, New Delhi:

OUP, 1984.

Theories of the State: The

Politics of Liberal democracy,

1987

Marxism and Politics, OUP,

1977.

Political Theories and Social

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Reconstruction, New Delhi,

Sage, 1995.

Additional Readings:

C. Macpherson The Political theory of

Possessive Individualism,

Oxford, Clarendon, Press, 1973

David Held, (ed) Political Theory Today, London,

Polity , 1991 T.W. Bosley,

Sovereignty, Cambridge, OUP,1986

E Frank, P Miller Liberty and Equality, Oxford,

and J. Paul, (eds) Basil Blackwell, 1985

Harold Laski Grammar of Politics, London,

Allen & Unwin, 1948

J Stankiewicz Approaches to Democracy,

Edward Amol, 1980.

John Rawls ATheory of Justice, Cambridge,

Harvard University Press,

1971.

Karl Marx and F. Engels The Communist Manifesto,

Moscow, Progress Publishers,

1970.

Mac-Iver R.M. Modem State, Oxford: OUP,

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Michael Lessnoff, (ed) Social Contract Theory, Oxford,Basil Blackwell, 1982.

R. Nozick, Anarchy State and Utopia, NewYork, Basic Books, 1970.

V.I. Lenin, State and Revolution, Moscow,Progress Publishers, 1971.

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PAPER-IICOMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONS

(U.K., U.S.A. , CHINA, & SWITZERLAND)

This paper studies the major constitutions of the world byadopting a comparative approach. The constitutions and legalprovisions, the ideological basis, the institutional arrangementand their social and economic background are to be explained,analysed and evaluated critically. The historical backgroundsto individual constitutions are to be emphasized to gain anunderstanding of its evolution. The comparative perspectiveenables the student to understand the differences andsimilarities between the various constitutional arrangements.

UNIT -ITraditional and Modern Approaches to Comparative Politics:Historical, Legal, Phylosophical, Behavioural, Approaches;Structural Functional Analysis and System Analysis;Constitutionalism.

UNIT -IIHistorical legacy and Political Traditions.

UNIT -IIIConstitutional Structure: ExecutiveUNIT -IVConstitutional Structure: Legislature and Judiciary

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UNIT -VPolitical CultureParty System.

Preliminary Readings :

A.De Tocqueville

A. Dicey

A. Lijphart

B.Nelson and N .Chowdhary

C. Mackerra and A. Yorke

Democracy in America, 2 Vols.Bombay, Popular 1964.

Introduction to the study of thelaw of the Constitution, 10thedn., London, Macmillan,1959.

Electoral System and PartySystem, New Haven C.T., YaleUniversity Press, 1994.

Women and Politics Worldwide,Delhi, Oxford University Press,1997.

The Cambridge Hadbook ofContemporary China,Cambridge, Cambridge

D. Ulson

E.S. Griffith

University Press, 1991.

Legislative Institutions - AComparative View, Armonk NewYork, M.E. Sharpe, 1994.

The American System of Govt.

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G .Amond et. al.

H.C. Huitor

H. Finer

Harding

Derbyshere

J .Blondel

J. Blondel

J. Hamming et al


6th edn., London, Methuen,1983.

Comparative Politics Today: AWorld View, 7th edn., NewYork, London, Harper Collins,2000.

An Introduction to Chinese

Politics London, DavideCharles, 1973.

Theory and Practice of Modem

Government, London, Methven,1969.

China's Second Revolution:

Reform after Mao, WashingtonD.C, Brooking institution,1987.

Politics in China, London,Chambers, 1991

An Introduction to Comparative

Government, London, Weiden &Nicholson, 1980.

Comparative Legislatures, EngleWood Chiffs N.J., Pretice Hall,1973.

American Politics in a Changing

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World, Pacific Groove,California, Brooks Cole, 1990.

J. Gittings China Changes Face: The Roadfrom Revolution 1949-89,London, Oxford, OxfordUniversity Press, 1989.

J. Loughlin and S. Mazey The End of the French UnitaryState, London, Frank Cass,1995.

L. Holmes Postcommunism : An

Introduction, Cambridge, Polity,1997.

R. Maddex Constitution of the World. 2ndedn. Washington DC andLondon, C.Q. Press, 2000.

R. Rose Politics in England: anIntroduction for the 1980s,

Boston, Little Brown, 1980.

R.C. Macridis Modern European Governments:

Cases in contemporary Policy

Making, Englewood Cliffs NJ,Prientice Hall, 1968.

R.C. Macridis and R.E.Ward Modem Political Systems :

Europe and Asia, 2nd edn.Englewood Cliffs NJ, Prientice

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S.E. Finer

Wright

Bagehot


Hall, 1968.

Comparative Governments,

Harmond Sworth, Penguin,1974

Government and Politics of

France, London, 3rd edn.Unwin Hyman, 1989.

The English Constitution,

London, Fontana, 1963.

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PAPER WU

PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(with special reference to India)

I IntroductionDefining Public Administration as a Discipline Scope andsignificance Distinction between private and publicadministration

II Organisation: Theories & PrinciplesTheories of Organisation: Classical, Scientific-Management,Bureaucratic, Human Relations, Decision-making. Principlesof Organisation: Hierarchy, Unity of Command, Authority andResponsibility, Co-ordination, Span of control, Supervision,Centralisation and Decentralisation, Delegation.

m Structure of OrganisationThe Chief Executive Types Functions Line, Staff andAuxiliary AgenciesDepartments and Public Corporation Boards andCommissions

IV Personnel AdministrationBureaucracy: meaning & types Civil Service neutrality;generalists and specialists Problems of recruitment Trainingand promotion of public personnel

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V 'Development' AdministrationIntegrity in administration Role of Civil Services in thedeveloping State Development Administration: Political,economic & socio-culture context

Preliminary Readings

A. Felix Nigro &G.Lyodl Nigro;

A. R. Tyagi

Ashraf & Mishra

Avasthi & Maheswar

Bats K Dey

Gerald E. Caiden

Modem Public Administration,New York, Harper & Row, 1980

Public Administration(Principles and Practice)

Public Administration, a newparadigm , New Delhi, Caplan,1996

Public Administration, Agra,Laxmi Narain Aggarwal

Personnel Administration inIndia: Retrospective Issues,

Prospective Thought, New Delhi,Uppal, 1991

Dynamics of PublicAdministration: Guidelines toCurrent transformations inTheory and Practice, New York,Holt, 1971.

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Public Personnel Adminis-tration, 1986

Public Administration and Public

Affairs, New Jersey, PrenticeHall, 1995

Public Administration in India:

Theory and practice, New Delhi,sterling publishers, 1990

Public Administration

Hand book of Public

Administration, San fransisco,1989

Bureaucracy: What

governments do and why they

do it, New York, 1989

Glen Stahl

Henry, Nicholas

Hoshiar Singh &Mohindra Singh;

J M Pfiffner and Prestheus

James Perry

James Q Wilson

M.P.Sharma Public Administration in Theory

and Practice

ME Dimock & G 0 Dimock Public Administration, Oxford,IBH publishing Co., 1975

P.R. Dubashi

New Trends in Public

Administration.

Peter Self

Administrative Theories andPractice: An Inquiry into the

Structure and Process of

Modern Government, London,

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R.B. Jain

R B Jain & 0 P Dwivedi

Robert A. Golembiewski

Allen & Unwin, 1972.

Contemporary Issues in IndianAdministration, New Delhi,Vishal, 1976

India's Administrative State,

New Delhi, Geetanjali, 1985.

Public Administration as aDeveloping Discipline:

Perspectives on Past, Present

and Future, New MarcelDekker, 1977.

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PAPER-IV :

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

UNIT-IMeaning, Evolution, Nature and Scope of International PoliticsTheories of International Politics -Realist, Idealist.

UNI-IIConcept of Power -meaning, methods and techniques, Ideology& National Interest.

UNIT-IIIBalance of Power -meaning, methods, and technique.Collective Security -meaning & provisions under U.N.Disarmament: Problems & Prospects

UNIT-IVForeign Policy -Meaning, Determinants, Non-alignment -Relevance Diplomacy -meaning and forms

UNIT-VNew World Order Globalization, International Terrorism

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C.W. Kegley &E.R. Wittkopt

H. Bull

H.J. Morgenthau

J.A. Vasquez

M. A.lbrow and E. King (eds.)

Mahendra Kumar

M P Sullivan

Palmer & Perkins

World Politics: Trends andTransformation, St. MartinsPress, New York, 1995.

The Control of the Arms Race,

New York, Praeger, 1961.

Politics Among Nations, 6thedn., revised by K.W. Thomson,New Delhi Kalyani Publishers,2001

The Power of Power Politics,

London, France Printer, 1983.

Globalizaiton, Knowledge and

Society, London, Routledge,1990.

Theoritical aspects ofInternational Politics, Agra:Shiv Lal Agarwal & Co.

Theories of International

Politics: Enduring Paradigm in a

Changing World, Hampshire,Macmillan, 2001.

International Relations 3rd Rev.

ed., edition, Delhi AITBSPublishers, 1997.

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R. Clutterbuck

Sorenson, George andJackson, Robert

S.Burchill et al.,

S.J.R. Bilgrami

S.P. Verma

W.R Thompson (ed. )

Ten-orism and Guerilla Warfare,London, Routledge, 1990.Introduction to InternationalRelations, Oxford UniversityPress, 1999.

Theories of InternationalRelations, Hampshire,Macmillan, 2001.

Current Issues in InternationalPolitics, New Delhi, Deep andDeep Publications, 1997.

International System and TheThird World, New Delhi, Vikas,1988.

Evolutionary Interpretations ofWorld Politics, New York,Routledge, 2001.

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PAPER-V

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA

PAPER-I

Making of India's ConstitutionFeatures of Indian ConstitutionPreamble

UNIT-II

Fundamental Rights; Directive Principles of State Policy

UNIT-III

Indian Federalism; Union -State relations, ParliamentaryGovernment: President, Prime Minister .

UNIT-IV

Supreme Court and Judicial Review

UNIT-VPolitical Parties. Issues of Religion, Region, Caste & Language.


A. Chanda

A. Ray

Federalism in India: A Study of

Union -State Relations, London,George Allen & Unwin, 1965.

Tension Areas in India's Federal

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A.G. Noorani

Atul Kohli

C.P. Bhambri

D.D.Basu

Syllabus

System, Calcutta, The World

Press, 1970.

Constitutional Questions in

India: The President, Parliament

and the States, Delhi, OxfordUniversity Press, 2000.

India 's Democracy, Delhi,Orient Longman, 1988.

The Indian State: Fifty years,

New Delhi, Shipra, 1999.

An Introduction to the

Constitution of India, New Delhi,Prentice Hall, 1994.

Transforming India: Social

and Political Dynamic of

Democracy, New Delhi, OxfordUniversity Press 2000.

The Indian Constitution: Corner

Stone of a Nation, Oxford,Oxford University Press, 1966.

Working a Democratic

Constitution: The Indian

Experience, Delhi, OxfordUniversity Press,2000.

F.R. Frankel and

M.S.A. Rao (eds)

G. Austin

G. Austin

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Eipmbwall , The Foundations of Indian

Federalism, Bombay, Asia

Publishing House, 1967., , t AiL J .,

N. ,S4arrri4 , o " , , The Indian Prime Minister:

J!i, Office and Powers, New Delhi,

Macmillan, 1976.

Party Politics in India Pri,PC,pqn

NJ Princeton University Press,

3 3 , 3,, , 3 1957.

W. Weiner The Politics of Scarcity: Public

Pressure and Political Responseai

in India, Chicago, University of

Chicago Press, 1962.

M.V. Pyleee An Introduction to the,Constitution of India, New Delhi,

I 'I l Ii

Morris clones , Politics Mainly Indian, Madras,

Orient Longman 1978.

Vikas, 1998.

. tat , otrl 1 t a t

N Palmer„ Elections in India : Its Social

Basis, Calcutta: K.P. Bagchi,

1982.„ c, n 1 A l ^ Lsa ti ,t 11

N.G. Jayal (ed.) Democracy and the State:

Welfare, Secularism and

a, 33 a Development in Contemporary

India, Delhi, Oxford University

122.

-,\ smibsPres1/24,491909.ii lurk: '1 (iPffii").

*.t1ILISairtbitrhil"C" " I nn 1 ubemoc racy in India, Oxford

rrItr/n1= 1111311 w- bniversity Press, 2001.?PP I

P.Brass Politics in India SincenJ“”

-.111P lina-" TI inndependence, Cani15114110;f} ''University Press, 1994.

no"'-State Against Democracy ; Insearch of Humane Governance,Delhi, Ajanta,1988,

Politics in India, New Delhi,Orient Longman, 1970.

R. Kothari Party System and ElectionStudies, Bombay, AsiaPublishing House, 1967.

R. Thakur The Government and Politics inIndia, London, Macmillan,1998.

S.Kashyap Our Parliament, New Delhi,National Book Trust, 1992.

S.Kaushik (ed.) Indian Government and Politics,Delhi University , Directorate ofHindi Implementation, 1990.

S.R. Sharma The Indian Federal Structure,Allahabad, Central Book Dept.,1967.

R. Kothari

R. Kothari

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Singh M.P. and H.Roy (eds.) Indian Political System:

Structure,Policies, Development,

New Delhi, Janata Prakashan,1995.

U. Baxi The Indian Supreme Court and

Politics, Delhi, Eastern BookCompany, 1980.

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