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Friday, September 13, 2019

IGNOU Political Science material in Hindi

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IGNOU M.A Political Science Material Index (Download links below)

  1. MPS-001 Political Theory
  2. MPS-002 International Relations- Theory and Problems
  3. MPS-003 India Democracy and Development
  4. MPS-004 Comparative Politics- Issues and Trends
  5. MPSE-001 India and the World
  6. MPSE-003 Western Political Thought (Plato to Marx)
  7. MPSE-004 Social and Political Thought in Modern India
  8. MPSE-006 Peace and Conflict Studies
  9. MPSE-007 Social Movements and Politics in India  
  10. MPSE-008 State Politics in India
  11. MED-002 Sustainable Development- Issues and Challenges
  12. MED-008 Globalisation Environment and Developmen

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MED-002
MPS-001
MPS-002                                                           MPS-003
MPS-004                                                           MPSE-001
MPSE-002                                                         MPSE-003
MPSE-004                                                         MPSE-005
MPSE-006                                                         MPSE-007
MPSE-008                                                         MPSE-009
MPSE-010                                                         MPSE-011
MPSE-012                                                         MPSE-013

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Download UPSC Optional Notes for Mains

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Anthropology Optional:
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Political Science Optional:
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Monday, March 12, 2018

Political Science UPSC optional PDF Notes

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Politics by Andrew Heywood

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS

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POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PAPER- I
Political Theory and Indian Politics :
  1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches.
  2. Theories of state : Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluiralist, post-colonial and Feminist.
  3. Justice : Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques.
  4. Equality : Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action.
  5. Rights : Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; Concept of Human Rights.
  6. Democracy : Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy—representative, participatory and deliberative.
  7. Concept of power : hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.
  8. Political Ideologies : Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism.
  9. Indian Political Thought: Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy.
  10. Western Political Thought : Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt.
Indian Government and Politics
  1. Indian Nationalism :
  • Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle : Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Non­cooperation, Civil Disobedience; Militant and Revolutionary Movements, Peasant and Workers Movements.
  • Perspectives on Indian National Movement; Liberal, Socialist and Marxist; Radical Humanist and Dalit.
  1. Making of the Indian Constitution : Legacies of the British rule; different social and political perspectives.
  2. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution : The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine.
  3. (a) Principal Organs of the Union Government : Envisaged
role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and Supreme Court.
  • Principal Organs of the State Government : Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and High Courts.
  1. Grassroots Democracy : Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; Significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments; Grassroot movements.
  2. Statutory Institutions/Commissions : Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission.
  3. Federalism : Constitutional provisions; changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes.
  4. Planning and Economic development : Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; Role of planning and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalization and economic reforms.
  5. Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics.
  6. Party System : National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties; Patterns of coalitionpolitics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behaviour; changing socio-economic profile of Legislators.
  7. Social Movement : Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movements; environmentalist movements.
PAPER-II
Comparative Politics and International Relations
Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics :
  1. Comparative Politics : Nature and major approaches; Political economy and political sociology perspectives;Limitations of the comparative method.
  2. State in Comparative Perspective : Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist and socialist economies, and advanced industrial and developing societies.
  3. Politics of Representation and Participation : Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies.
  4. Globalisation : Responses from developed and developing societies.
  5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations : Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems theory.
  6. Key Concepts in International Relations : National interest, security and power; Balance of power and deterrence; Transational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and globalisation.
  7. Changing International Political Order :
  • Rise of super powers; Strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and cold war; Nuclear threat;
  • Non-aligned Movement : Aims and achievements.
  • Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; Relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary world.
  1. Evolution of the International Economic System : From Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new international economic order; Globalisation of the world economy.
  2. United Nations : Envisaged role and actual record; Specialized UN agencies—aims and functioning; need for UN reforms.
  3. Regionalisation of World Politics : EU, ASEAN, APEC, AARC, NAFTA.
  4. Contemporary Global Concerns : Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice terrorism, nuclear proliferation.
India and the World
  1. Indian Foreign Policy : Determinants of foreign policy; the institutions of policy-making; Continuity and change.
  2. India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement Different phases; Current role.
  3. India and South Asia :
  • Regional Co-operation : SAARC-past performance and future prospects.
  • South Asia as a Free Trade Area.
  • India’s “Look East” policy.
  • Impediments to regional co-operation : River water disputes; illegal cross border migration; Ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; Border disputes.
  1. India and the Global South : Relations with Africa and Latin America; Leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiations.
  2. India and the Global Centres of Power : USA, EU, Japan, China and Russia.
  3. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping; Demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council.
  4. India and the Nuclear Question : Changing perceptions and policy.
  5. Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy : India’s position on the recent crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and West Asia, growing relations with US and Isreal; Vision of a new world order.

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