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Ch. Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani
Examination Scheme
&
Syllabus
For
M.A. - Political Science
(SEMESTER- I to IV)
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Scheme of Examination for M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
Semester-I Credits= 26 Marks=650
Sr.
No. Paper
Code Subjects Type
of
Course
Contract Hours Per
Week Credit Examination Scheme Total
Theory Practical Total Theory Practical Total Exam Internal
Assessment Practical
1 POL-101 Western Political
Thought- I C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
2 POL -102 Indian Government
and Politics-I
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
3 POL -103 International Relations- I C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
4 POL -104 Public Administration-I C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
5 POL -105 Research Methodology-I I.D.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
6 POL -106 Computer Applications
in Political Science I.D.C. -- 4 4 -- 2 2 -- -- 50 50
7 POL -107 Communication Skills I.D.C. 2 -- 2 2 -- 2 40 10 -- 50
8 POL -108 Seminar/Journal Club C.M.C. -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
9 POL -109 Self-Study Paper C.M.C. -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
Total 26 26 650
F.C. = Foundation Course C.C. = Core Course I.D.C. = Inter Disciplinary Course E.C.= Elective Course
C.M.C. = Complementary Course
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Scheme of Examination for M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
Semester-II Credits=22 Marks=550
Sr.
No. Paper
Code Subjects Type
of
Course
Contract Hours Per
Week Credit Examination Scheme Total
Theory Practical Total Theory Practical Total Exam Internal
Assessment Practical
1 POL -201 Western Political
Thought- II C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
2 POL -202 Indian Government
and Politics-II
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
3 POL 203 International
Relations- II C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
4 POL -204 Public Administration-
II C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
5 POL -205 Research
Methodology-II
I.D.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
6 POL -206 Seminar/Journal Club C.M.C. -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
7 POL -207 Self-Study Paper C.M.C. -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
Total 20 22 550
F.C. = Foundation Course C.C. = Core Course I.D.C. = Inter Disciplinary Course E.C.= Elective Course
C.M.C. = Complementary Course
NOTE:
Internship: The training/internship of one month duration is to be carried out during summer vacation followed by IInd
semester. The evaluation and marks will be added during IIIrd semester exam.
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Scheme of Examination for M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE Semester-III Credits=22 Marks=550
Sr. No.
Paper Code
Subjects Type of
Course
Contract Hours Per Week
Credit Examination Scheme Total
Theory Practical Total Theory Practical Total Exam Internal Assessment
Practical
1 POL -301 Contemporary Political
Theory
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
2 POL -302 Comparative Politics and
Political Analysis - I
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
3 POL 303 Indian Political Thought-I E.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
4 POL -304 India‘s Foreign Policy C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
5 POL -305 International Law-I E.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
6 POL -306 Seminar -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
7 POL -307 Self-Study -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
Total 20 -- 20 -- -- 22 400 100 -- 550
C.C. = Core Course E.C.= Elective Course
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Scheme of Examination for M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE Semester-IV Credits=22 Marks=550
Sr. No.
Paper Code
Subjects Type of
Course
Contract Hours Per Wee
k
Credit Examination Scheme Total
Theory Practical Total Theory Practical Total Exam Internal Assessment
Practical
1 POL401 Debate in Political Theory
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
2 POL402 Comparative Politics and
Political Analysis - II
C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
3 POL403 Indian Political Thought-II
E.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
4 POL404 India and The World C.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
5 POL405 International Law-II E.C. 4 -- 4 4 -- 4 80 20 -- 100
6 POL406 Seminar -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
7 POL407 Self-Study -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 25
Total 20 -- 20 20 -- 22 400 100 -- 550
C.C. = Core Course E.C.= Elective Course
Duration: 2 Years (04 Semesters)
Total Credits: 92
Total Marks: 2300
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
I. SEMINAR/ JOURNAL CLUB:
MaximumMarks-25
Every candidate will have to deliver a seminar of 30 minutes duration on a topic (not from the
syllabus) which will be chosen by him / her in consultation with the teacher of the department. The
seminar will be delivered before the students and teachers of the department. A three member
committee (one coordinator and two teachers of the department of different branches) duly
approved by the departmental council will be constituted to evaluate the seminar. The following
factors will be taken into consideration while evaluating the candidate. Distribution of marks will be
as follows:
1. Presentation 10 marks
2. Depth of the subject matter 10 marks
3. Answers to the questions 05 marks
II. SELF-STUDY PAPER:
MaximumMarks-25
Objective: This course intends to create habits of reading books and to develop writing skills in a
manner of creativity and originality. The students are to emphasis his/her own ideas/words which
he/she has learnt from different books, journals and newspapers and deliberate the same by
adopting different ways of communication techniques and adopting time scheduling techniques in
their respective fields. This course aims:
- To motivate the students for innovative, research and analytical work
- To inculcate the habit of self study and comprehension
- To infuse the sense of historical back ground of the problems
- To assess intensity of originality and creativity of the students
Students are guided to select topic of their own interest in the given area in consultation with their
teachers/Incharge/Resource Person.
Instructions for Students
1. Choose the topic of your interest in the given areas and if necessary, seek the help of your
teacher.
2. Select a suitable title for your paper.
3. You are expected to be creative and original in your approach.
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4. Submit your paper in two typed copies of A4 size 5-6 pages (both sides in 1.5 line spaces in
Times New Roman Font size 12).
5. Organize your paper in three broad steps:
(a) Introductions
(b) Main Body
(c) Conclusions
6. Use headings and sub-headings
7. Use graphics wherever necessary
8. Give a list of books/references cited/used
9. The external examiner will evaluate the self study paper in two ways i.e. Evaluation 15
Marks and Viva-Voce 10 marks.
Distribution of Marks
1. The evaluation is divided into different segments as under : 15 Marks
(i) Selection of Topic - 3 Marks
(ii) Logical Organization of subject matter - 5 Marks
(iii) Conclusions - 5 Marks
(iv) References - 2 Marks
2. Viva-Voce: 10 Marks
The external examiner will hold Viva-Voce based on contents of the student‘s Self Study Paper
focusing upon the description by the Candidate.
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -101
Western Political Thought-I
Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Ancient Political Thinkers: Plato and Aristotle
Unit II
Medieval and Modern Political Thinkers: Church Fathers: St. Augustine and St. Thomas
Aquinas; Nicholas Machiavelli
Unit III
Social Contractual:Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Unit IV
Utilitarian Thinkers: Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
Selected Readings:
1. Barker, E,: : Greek Political Theory: Plato and his Predecessors, New Delhi, B. I.
i. . Publications, 1964
2. ________, : The Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle, New York, Dover
Publications, 1959.
3. Berki, R.N., : The History of Political Thought, A Short Introduction, London,
Dent., 1977
4. Brian and Nelson, : Western Political Thought, Pearson, Delhi, 2004
5. Brown, K.C. (eds.) : Hobhbes’ Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University
Press, 1965
6. Burns, J.H., (ed.) : The Cambridge History of Political Thought, 1450-1700,
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1991
7. Butterfield, H. : The Statecraft of Machiavelli, New York, Collier, 1962
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8. Chapman, J.W., : Rousseau-Totalitarian or Liberal, New York, Columbia University
Press, 1956
9. Cobban A. : Rousseau and the Modern State, London, Unwin University Books, 1964
10. Colerman, J. : A History of Political Thought \: From Ancient Grece to Early Christianity,
London, Blackwell, 2000
11. Cowling, M. : Mill and Liberalism, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1963
12. Curtis, M. : The Great Political Theories, 2. vols. New Delhi, Avon., 1961
13. Davidson, W.L. : Political Thought in England: The Utilitarians from Bentham to
Mill, Oxford University Press, 1957.
14. Deane Herbert. A. : The Politics and Social Ideas of St. Augustine, Columbia University
Press, New York, 1963
15. Dunn, John, : The Political Thought of John Locke, Cambridge University Press,
1969.
16. Dunning, J. A. : History and Political Theories, New York, Macmillan, 1902
17. Ebenstein, William : Great Political Thinkers, IBH, Oxford (any edition)
18. Field, G. C. : The Philosophy of Plato, London, 1969
19. Foster, M.B, Jones,
20. And Lancaster, L.W. : Masters of Political Thought, 3 vols. London, George G. Harrap
and Co. Ltd. 1959
21. Gettel, R.G. : History of Political Thought, New York, Novell & Co. 1924
22. Hall, J. C. : Rousseau: Introduction to His Political Philosophy, Macmillan,
1971
23. Hampsher-Monk, : Modern Political Thought from Hobbes to Marx, Oxford, Basil
Blackwell,
1. 1922
24. Harrison, R : Bentham, Londn, Routledge, 1983
25. Laski, H.J. : Political Thought from Locke to Bentham, Oxford, Oxford
University Press,
1. 1920
26. Masters, Rogers D. : The Political Philosophy of Rousseau, Princeton, 1968.
27. Minogue, K.R. : Hobbes’ Leviathan, New York, Evryman‘s Library, 1977
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28. Muglan, R. : Aristotle’s Political Theory, Clarendon, Oxford, 1977
29. Mulford Sibley, : Political Ideas and Ideologies, Delhi, Surjeet Publications,
1981
30. Mukherjee, S and
31. Ramaswamy, S : A History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx, New Delhi,
Prentice Hall,
32. Raphael, D. D. : Hobbes: Moral and Politics, George Allen and Unwin,
London, 1977.
33. Ryan, A : J.S. Mill, London, Routledge and Kegan Press, 1974
34. Russel, Bertrand, : History of Western Philosophy, Simon and Schuster, New York,
(any edition)
35. Sabine George, ; History of Political Theory, 4th edition, Revised by T. L. Thorson,
New Delhi
1. Oxford and IBH, 1973
36. Skinners, Q: : Foundations of Modern Political Thought, Vol I: The Rennaisance,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1978.
37. Strauss, Leo : The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1936
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -102
Indian Government and Politics-I
Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Brief Constitutional History; Constituent Assembly : Composition and Working; Framing of the
Indian Constitution; Sources of the Indian Constitution and Legacies of the British Rule;
Ideological Basis and Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Procedure of Amendig the Constitutin ;
Salient features of the Indian Constitution.
Unit II
Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Citizens; Directive Principles of the State Policy; Relation
between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of the State Policy. Cntroversy over
supremacy of Fundamental Rights and Drective Principles and role of judiciary in this regard.
Unit III
Nature of Indian Federalism; Demand for State Autonomy and Separatist Movements. Emerging
Trends in Indian Federalism; Centre- State Relations; Areas of Conflict.
Unit IV
Union Executive: President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, P.M.O.
State Executive: Governor: Politics of Coalition.
Selected Readings:
1. Aiyar, S.P and U Mehta (eds.) : Essays on Indian Federalism, Bombay, Allied
Publishers, 1963.
2. Arora, B and D.V.Verney (eds.) : Multiple Identities is a Single State: Indian
Federalism in A Contemporary Perspective, Dehi, Konark, 1995
3. Austin, G :The Induian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, Oxford University Press,
1966
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4. ------------- : Working on Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience, Delhi,
Oxford University Press, 2000
5. Basu D. D : An Introductio to the Constitution of India, Wadhwa and Company, New
Delhi, 2000
6. Baxi, U and B
7. Parekh (ed.) : Crisis and Change in Contemporary India, New Delhi, Sage, 1994
8. Bhambri, C.P. : The Indian State: Fifty Years, New Delhi, Shipra, 1999
9. Brass, Paul : Politics of India since Independence, 2nd
ed. Cambridge, Cambridge
University Press, 1994
10. Chandhoke, N : Beyond Secularism : The Rights of Religious Minorities, Delhi, Oxford
University Press, 1999
11. Chatterjee, P (ed.) State and Politics in India, Delshi, Oxford University Press, 1997
12. Chaube, S.K. : Constituent Assembly of India: Springboard of Revolution, New Delhi,
People‘s Publishing House, 1973
13. Dasgupta, P and
14. W.H. Morris-Jones : Patterns and Trends in Indian Poitics, New Delhi, Allied Publishers,
1976
15. Kaushik, A : Democratic Concerns : The Indian Experience, Jaipur, Alekh, 1994
16. Kaushik, Susheela (ed), : Indian Government and Politics, (Hindi) Directorate of Hindi
Implementation,
1. Delhi University, 1990
17. Kohli, R(ed.) : The Success of Indian Democracy, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press,
2001
18. Kothari, R : Politics in India, New Delhi, Orient Longman, 1970
19. Morris-Jones, W. H., : Government and Politics in India, B. I. Delhi (Latest Edition)
20. Narang. A. S. ; Indian Government and Politics, Geetanjali Publishing House, New Delhi,
1993
21. Noorani, A.G : Constitutional Questions in India : The President, Parliament and the
States, Delhi, Oxford University, Press, 2000
22. Pylee, M.V, : An Introduction to the Constitution of India, Vikas, New Deshi,
2009
23. Ramesh K. Arora and
24. Rajni Goyal : Indian Public Administration, Vishita Prakashan, New Delhi.
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25. Sahni, N.C. (ed.) : Coalition Politics in India, Jullundhar, New Academic Publishing
Company, 1971
26. Setalvad, M.C : Union and State Relations Under the Indian Constitution, Calcutta, Eastern
Law House, Calcutta, 1975.
27. Siwach, J.R : Dynamics of Indian Government and Politics, New Delhi, Sterling
Publishers, 1985
28. Shakir, M : State and Politics in Contemporary India, Delhi, Ajanta, 1986
29. Singh M.P and
30. H. Roy (ed.) : Indian Political System : Structure, Policies, Development, New Delh,
Jnanda Prakshan, 1995
31. Subhash C. Kashyap, : The Constitution of India, Government of India, 2009
32. Thakur, R : The Government and Politics of India, London, Macmillan, 1995
33. Weiner, M : The Indian Paradox : Essays in Indian Politics, New Delhi, Sage,
1999
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -103
International Relations -I MaximumMarks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
International Relations as a Concept: Its Nomenclature, Definition, Nature, Scope and Stages of
Evolution; Autonomy Debate; State as an actor in International Relations;
Approaches and Theories : Idealist, Realist, Geo-Political and System.
Unit II
Concept of Naational Power: Meaning, Nature, Forms and Significance; Elements of National
Power; Evaluationa of National Power; Decline of National Power.
Limitations on National Power : Collective Security, Balance of Power, International Law,
International Morality, World Public Opinion, Deterrence Doctrine, Disarmament and Arms
Control.
Unit III
Imperialism and Colonialism in International Relations : Meaning, Features, Means and Methods.
Foreign Policy: Definition, Determinents and Elements; Economic Instruments of Foreign Policy;
Foreign Aid as an Instrument of Foreign Policy.
Unit IV
Diplomacy: Meaning, Nature, Features, Objectives and Functions of Diplomacy; Diplomacy and
Foreign Policy; Types of Diplomacy-Old and New, Open and Secret, Democratic and Totalitarian
and Summit.Role of National Interest, Ideology and Propoganda in International Relations; War
and its role in International Relations.
Selected Readings:
1. Allen, P and
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2. Goldman (eds.) : The End of the Cold War, Dordrecht, Martinus Nijhoff, 1992
3. Baylis, John and
4. Steve Smith : Globalization of World Politics, Oxford, London, 1997
5. Brown, C : Understanding International Relatiions: Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmils,
Bastingstoke, Hampshire, 2011
6. Burchill, S (et. Al., : Theories of International Relations, Macmillan, Hamsphire, 2001
7. Callagham, Terry O &
8. G. Martin : Key Concepts in International Relations, Routledge, Taylor and Francis
Group, London and Ney York, 2007
9. Chatterjee, A : International Relations Today : Concepts and Applications, Darling
Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2010
10. Claude, I : Power and International Relations, Random House, New York, 1962
11. Couloumbis, A. A and
12. J. H. Wolf : Introduction to International Relations : Power and Justice, Praegar, New
York, 1989
13. Deutsch K. W : The Analysis of International Relations, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 1989
14. Ghosh, P : International Relations, PHI Learning Limited, New Delhi, 2011
15. Goldstein, J and
16. C. P. Jon : International Relations, Darling Kindersley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,
2011
17. Groom, A.J.R. and
18. M. Lights (eds.) : Contemporary International Relations : A Guide to Theory, Printer,
London, 1993
19. Halliday, F : Rethinking International Relations, Macmillan, Basingstoke, 1994
20. Hoffman, S. H : Essays in Theory and Politics of International Relations, Westview Press,
Boulder Colorado, 1989
21. Howard, C. P and
22. N.D. Palmer : International Relations, (3rd
Edition) CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt.
Ltd., New Delhi, 2010
23. Keohane, R. O (ed.) : New- realisma and its Critics, Columbia University Press, New
York, 1986
24. Morgenthau, H.J : Politics Among Nations, 6th
Edition, revised by K. Thompson,
Alfred Knopf, New York, 1985
25. Rosenau, J.N and
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26. K. Knorr (eds.) : Contendng Approaches to International Politics, Princeton
University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1969
27. Sorensen, G and
28. J. Robert : Introduction to nternational Relations, : Theories and Approaches, Oxford
University Press, USA., 2010
29. Sullivan, M.P : Theories of International Politics Enduring Paradigm in a Changing World,
Macmillan, Hamsphire, 2001
30. Wilkinson, P : Internatiojnal Relations : A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University
Press, USA., 2007
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -104
Public Administration –I Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Public Administration as a discipline: Definition, Nature Scope and importance; Evolution of the
Discipline; New Public Administration and New Public Management; Public and Private
Administration,Principles of Administratin: Hierarchy, Span of Control, Unity of Command, Co-
ordination, delegation, Centralization and De-centralization.
Unit II
Approaches and Theories: Classical, Scientific Management, Human Relations, Bureaucratic,
Decision-Making and Ecological.
Unit III
Organization: Meaning Bases and Types.Chief Executive: Forms, Functions and Role.Line and
Staff Agencies-Meaning and Distinction between the two, Types of Line Agencies-Departments,
Public Corporations and Independent Regulatory Commissions; Staff Agencies-types and role.
Unit IV
Control and Accountability:Control over Administration : Executive, Legislative and Judicial;
Accountability- Ombudsman, Lok Pal and Lok Ayukta. Social Acountability-Citizen‘s Charter and
Right to Service Act.
Selected Readings:
1. Appleby, P.H : Public Administration for a Welfare State, Bombay, Asia Pubishing House,
1961
2. Avasthi A and
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3. Maheshwari, S.R : Public Administration, Lakshmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra,
2012
4. Bhattacharya, Mohit : New Horizons of Public Administration, Jawahar
Publishers, New Delhi, 2013
5. Dubhashi, P.R. : Recent Trends in Pubic Administration, Delhi, Kaveri
Books, 1995
6. Gladden, E.N. : The Essentials of Public Administration, London, Staples Press, 1958
7. Goodnow, Frank, J : Politics and Administration : A Study in Government, Transaction
Publishers, New Delhi, 2008
8. Maheshwari, S.R : Administrative Theories, New Delhi, Allied, 1994
9. Menzel Donald and
10. Harvey White (eds : The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and
Opportunities, New York, 2011
11. Nicholas, Henry : Public Administration and Public Affairs, Prentice Hall of India,
New Delhi, 2006
12. Nigro, F.A. and L.S. Nigro : Modern Public Administration, New York, Harper and Row,
1984
13. Presthus, R : Public Administration, New York, Ronald, 1975
14. Waldo, D (ed.): Ideas and Issues in Public Administration : A Book of Readings, New York,
Mcgraw Hill, 1953
15. Wilson Woodrow : ―The Study of Administration‖, Political Science Quarterly,
2 (June, 1887).
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -105
Research Methodology -I Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Science and Scientific Method
Social Science Research : Meaning, Objectives, Nature and Significance.
Types of Social Science Research : Pure and Applied.
Methods of Social Science Research : Case Study and Survey.Problem of Objectivity in Social
Science Research.
Unit II
Identification and Formulation of Research Problem.
Hypothesis : Meaning, Features, Sources, Types and Significance.Testing of Hypothesis.
Reseach Design : Meaning, Objectives and its Formulation.
Unit III
Sampling : Meaning, Basis, Characteristics, Merits and Demerits.
Types of Sampling : Random, Purposive, Stratified, Multi-Stage, Cluster and Quota.Probability
and Non-Probablity Sampling.Process of Selecting a Representative Sample.
Unit IV
Types and Sources of Data : Primary and Secondary.
Techniques of Data Collection : Questionnaire, Interview and Interview Schedule, Observation-
Participant and Non-Participant; Use of Library and Internet.
Selected Readings:
1. Blalock, H.N : An Introduction to Social Research, Printce Hall, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, 1970
2. Bryman, Alan : Social Research Methods, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2004
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3. Chawla Deepak and
4. Neena Sondhi : Research Methodology-Concepts and Cases, Vikas Publishing, New Delhi,
2011
5. Clock, Charles, Y (ed.) : Survey Research in Social Sciences, Russel Sage Foundation,
New York, 1967
6. Evera, S.V : Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science, Cornell University
Press, Ithaca, NY, 1997
7. Festinger, Leon : Research Methods in the Behaviour Science, Holt Rinehart Winston,
Inc. New York, 1953
8. Galtung, J : Theory and Methods of Social Research, Columbia University Press, New
York, 1987
9. Goode, W.J. and
10. P. K. Hatt, Methods in Social Research, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 2006
11. Issak, Alane : Science and Methods of Political Science, Dorsey Press, Ann Arbor
Michigan, 1985
12. Johnson, J.B and
13. R.A. Joslyn : Political Science Research Mehtods, C.Q. Press, Washington D.C,, 1986
14. Kothari, C.R and
15. Gaurav Garg : Research Methodology-Methods and Technques, New Age, New Delhi,
2014
16. Moser, C.A and
17. G. Kalhan : Survey Methods in Social Investigation, Heinemann Educational Books,
London, 1958,
18. Myrdal, G Objectivity in Social Sceince, Pantheon Books, New York, 1969
19. Nachmias, C and
20. D. Nachamias : Research Methods in the Social Sciences, St. Martin‘s Press, New York,
1992
21. Nagel, Earnest : Structure of Science, Basic Books, New York, 1961
22. Selltiz and others : Research Methods in social Relations, Hort Rinehard and Winston,
New York, 1961
23. Young, P : Scientific Social Surveys and Research.
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I MPS -106
Computer Application in Political Science-I
Practical Exam-50
Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-1
Basic of Computers:
Computer Architecture, Organization of Computers, History of Computers, Generations,
Classification of Computers, Functional Components of Computers, Hardware and Software, Input/
Output, types of memory, Computer Security.
Application of computer to History.
Unit-2 Introduction to Windows:
Windows 8
Introduction to MS Word :
Creating Document, Editing Document, Formatting the Document, Creating Tables, Mail Merge in
MS Word.
Unit-3 MS-Excel Basics:
Creating Tables, Editing Cell contents, Command for Worksheet, Charts in MS Excel, Functions
and formulas in MS Excel.
Introduction to MS Power Point:
Steps to Power Point Presentation, Creating New presentation, Adding New Slides, Inserting
Graphics in Slides, Creating Slide Shows.
Unit-4
Introduction to Internet: Sending and Receiving E-mails, Attachments; Introduction of Browser and type of Browsers,
Search Engine,
Introduction to Photoshop.
Introduction to Illustator.
Suggested Readings:
1. Balamurali,S.. : An Introduction to Computer Science, New Delhi:Vikas Publishing House,
1998.
2. Kanetkar Yashwant.: “Let us C”, 2013.
3. Lambert, Joan and Cox, Joyce.: ―Microsoft Office Professional 2010 step by step‖.
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4. Lean and Loen.: Internet for Everyone, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House1998.
5. Mattelart, Armond.: The Information Society New Delhi: Sage Publications 2003.
6. Murthy, C.S.V.: “Fundamental of Computers”, Himalaya Publishing House, 2014.
7. Rajaraman, V.: “Fundamental of Computers”, 5th
Edition, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2013.
8. Saxena, Sanjay.: A First Course in Computer, New Delhi: Vkas Publishing House1998.
9. Singh, Y.Kirani, Chaudhuri, B.B. “MATLAB Programming”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2007.
10. Singhal, A. and E.M. Rogers. India’s Communication Revolution, London: Sage
Publications2000.
11. Sinha, Pradeep K., Sinha, Preeti.: “Computer Fundamentals”, fourth edition.
12. Stevans , W.Richard.:“UNIX Network Programming”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2013.
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-I POL -107
Communication Skills
Maximum Marks-50
External Examination-40
Internal Assessment-10
Max. Time- 2 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-I
Human Communication (Theoretical perspective): Its uniqueness, its nature, models of
communication.Types of Human communication. Language, non-verbal communication, logic and
reasoning, lateral thinking. The concept of facilitating: factors, barriers and filters in
communication; the seven C‘s of effective communication . Preparing for interviews, CV/ Biodata.
Unit -II
Self-communication, interpersonal communication, dyadic communication, small group
communication. Public communication . Mass Communication. Reliability of communication.
Input and Evaluation Processes (Practice): Listening (process, comprehension, evaluation). Reading
(process, comprehension, evaluation). Watching (process, comprehension, evaluation). Email Do‘s
and Don‘ts.
Unit-III
Output and Interaction Processes (Practice): Speech (conversation, interview, group discussion,
public speech). Writing (spontaneous writing, guided writing, creative writing). Organizing ideas
(noting, summary, flow charts, concept maps). Correspondence (personal, business).
Unit-IV
Academic Writing (Theory and practice): Goals and Objectives. Explanation and various terms
used in academic writingEthics in writing. Structure of documents . Language and grammar.
Illustrations and aids. Writing proposals and instructions. Making presentations. Formatting
documents. Drafts and revisions. Editing. Writing popular journal article. Grammatical accuracy,
common grammatical errors and how to avoid them.
Suggested Readings:
1. Communicating a social and career focus, K. M. Berko, Andrew D. Wolvyn and Darlyn R.
Wolvyn, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston (1977)
2. The Craft of Scientific Writing (3rd Edition), Michael Alley, Springer, New York (1996)
3. Science and Technical Writing – A Manual of Style (2nd Edition), Philip Reubens (General
editor), Routledge, New York (2001)
4. Writing Remedies – Practical Exercises for Technical Writing Edmond H. Weiss, Universities
Press (India) Ltd., Hyderabad (2000)
5. Effective Technical Communication, M. Ashraf Rizvi, Tata Mc Graw – Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.,
New Delhi (2005)
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -201
Western Political Thought-II
Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-I
Fredrick Hegel
T. H. Green
Unit-II
Karl Marx
V. I. Lenin
Unit-III
Antonio Gramsci
Herbert Marcuse
Unit-IV
Hannah Arendt
John Rawls
Selected Readings:
1. Arendt, Hannah, : The Origins of Totalitarianism, Harcourt Brace, New
a. York, 1951
2. _____________ : The Human Conditions, Chicago, University Press, Chicago, 1958.
3. Brian and Nelson : Western Political Thought, Pearson, Delhi, 2004
4. Canovan, Margaret : The Political Thought of Hannah Arendt, Harcourt Brace, New
York, 1974.
5. Curtis, M. : The Great Political Theories, 2. vols. New Delhi, Avon, 1961
6. Dunning, J. A. : History and Political Theories, New York, Macmillan, 1902
7. Ebenstein, William: Great Political Thinkers, IBH, Oxford (any edition)
8. Foster, M.B, Jones,
9. And Lancaster, L.W. : Masters of Political Thought, 3 vols. London, George G. Harrap and
Co. Ltd. 1959
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10. Gettel, R.G. : History of Political Thought, New York, Novell & Co.
a. 1924
11. Hampsher-Monk : Modern Political Thought from Hobbes to Marx,
Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1922
12. Hoare, Q. and Smith, G.N. (ed.), Selection from the Prison Notebook of Antonio Gramsci,
International Publishers, New York, 1971.
13. Marcuse, Herbert : Reason and Revolution: Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory, RKP,
London, 1955.
14. ______________ : One-Dimension Man: Studies in the ideology of Advanced Industrial
Society, Beacon, Boston, 1964.
15. Mulford Sibley : Political Ideas and Ideologies, Delhi, Surjeet Publications, 1981
16. Parekh, Bhikhu C. : Hannah Arendt and the search for A New Political Philosophy,
Humanities Press, Atlantic Highlands, 1991.
17. ______________ : Contemporary Political Thinkers, Martin Robertson, Oxford, 1982
18. Rawls, John, : A Theory of Justice, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1971.
19. __________, : Political Liberalism, Columbia University Press, New York, 1993.
20. Russel, Bertrand : History of Western Philosophy, Simon and Schuster, New York,
(any edition)
21. Sabine George : History of Political Theory, 4th edition, Revised by T. L. Thorson, New
Delhi Oxford and IBH, 1973
22. Sassoon, Snne, S; Gramasci’s Politics, Croom Helm, London, 1980
23. Thakurdas, Frank : The English Utilitarians and Ideallists, Vishal, Delhi, 1978.
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -202
Indian Government and Politics-II
Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit –I
Political Process in India:
Elections and Electoral System: Functioning and Reforms (including role of Election Commission;
Determinants of Voting Behaviour; Changing Profile of Political Elites; Election Manifestoes; Role
of Media in Elections; Political Advertising and Emerging Issues.
Unit-II
Party System in India:
Indian Party System: Nature, Typologies and Trends; National Political Parties- Ideologies, Social
Bases, and Performance; Regional Political Parties and their role in Indian Politics; Coalition
Politics and its impact on stability and performance of govt., Role and Relevance of Anti-Defection
Law; Interest and Pressure Groups – Nature, types and their role in decision-Making and political
process.
Unit-III
Social Justice and Statutory Commissions in India:
National Commission for SCs, STs and OBCs; Human Rights Commission; National Commission
on Protection of Rights to Child; National Commission on Women; National Commission on
Disabled. National Commission for Minorities.
Unit-IV
Major Issues, Challenges and Movements:
Caste and Politics; Role of Religion, Secularism and Communalism; Regionalism, Ethnicity and
identity Politics; National Security;
Trade Unions and Peasant Movements; Human Rights Movement; Women‘s Movement and
Environmental Movement.
Selected Readings:
1. Akhtar Majeed : Federalism within the Union, CFS, Manak
Publications, New Delhi, 2004.
2. Arora, B and D.V.Verney (eds.) : Multiple Identities is a Single State: Indian Federalism
in A Contemporary Perspective, Dehi, Konark, 1995
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3. Arora Ramesh K. and
4. Rajni Goyal : Indian Public Administration, New Age International
Publishers, , New Delhi, 2013
5. Austin. G : The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, Oxford
University Press, 1966
6. ------------- : Working on Democratic Constitution: The Indian
Experience, Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2000
7. Basu D. D : An Introduction to the Constitution of India, Wadhwa
and Company, New Delhi, 2000
8. Bhambri, C.P. : The Indian State: Fifty Years, New Delhi, Shipra, 1999
9. Brass, Paul : Politics of India since Independence, 2nd ed.
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1994
10. __________ : Caste, Faction and Party in Indian Politics, Vols. I
and II, Chanakya, Delhi, 1993.
11. Chandhoke, N : Beyond Secularism: The Rights of Religious
Minorities, Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1999
12. Chandra, Bipan : Revisiting Nationalism, Penguin Books, New Delhi,
2005.
13. Engineer, Asghar, Ali (ed.) : Communalism and Communal Violence in India, Ajanta,
Delhi, 1985.
14. Hasan, Zoya (ed.) : Parties and Party Politics in India, OUP, NewDelhi,
2001
15. Hasan Zoya, E. Sridharan and R. Sudarshan (ed.),
:India’s Living Constitution : Ideas, Practices, Controversies, Permanent
Black Delhi, 2002.
16. Kaushik, Susheela (ed) : Indian Government and Politics, (Hindi) Directorate
of Hindi Implementation, Delhi University, 1990
17. Kothari, R : Politics in India, New Delhi, Orient Longman,
(Latest Edition)
18. Madhu Kishtwar : Deepening Democracy: Challenges of Governance
and Globalisation in India, Vaani Prakashan. Delhi, 2002
19. Morris-Jones, W. H. : Government and Politics in India, B. I. Delhi (Latest
Edition)
20. Narang. A. S. : Indian Government and Politics, Geetanjali Publishing
House, New Delhi, 1993
21. ___________ : Political System, Process and Development, Geetanjali
Publications, New Delhi, 2015
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22. Pylee, M.V : An Introduction to the Constitution of India, Vikas,
New Delhi, 2009
23. Singh M.P and
24. H. Roy (ed.) : Indian Political System : Structure, Policies, Development,
New Delh, Jnanda Prakshan, 1995
25. Srinivas, M.N. (ed.), : Caste: Its Twentieth Century Avatar, Viking, Delhi, 1996.
26. Subhash C. Kashyap : The Constitution of India, Government of India, 2009
27. Thakur, R : The Government and Politics of India, London,
Macmillan, 1995
28. Weiner, M : The Indian Paradox: Essays in Indian Politics, New
Delhi, Sage, 1999
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -203
International Relations -II Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit I
Cold War and Post –Cold War:
Cold War- causes and its impact on International Relations;
Détente-causes of origin, development and decline;
New Cold War-emergence, progress and decline; End of Cold War and Post Cold War
Developments;
Unit-II
Regionalism and Regional Organizations:
European Union, ASEAN, OAU, SAARC and BRICS;
NAM -its role and relevance in International Relations.
Unit-III
New International Economic Order:
NIEO—Concept, main issues and evolution; North-South controversy;
GATT/WTO, IMF, and IBRD;
Oil Politics and role of OPEC.
MNCs and globalization Process;
Unit-IV
Emerging Trends:
Global Warming and Protection of Environment; International Terrorism; Human Rights and
Human Security.
Selected Readings:
1. Allen, P and
2. Goldman (eds.) : The End of the Cold War, Dordrecht, Martinus Nijhoff, 1992
3. Baylis, John and
4. Steve Smith : Globalization of World Politics, Oxford, London, 1997
5. Brown, C : Understanding International Relations: Macmillan Press
Ltd., Houndmils, Bastingstoke, Hampshire, 2011
6. Callagham, Terry O and
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7. G. Martin : Key Concepts in International Relations, Routledge, Taylor
and Francis Group, London and Ney York, 2007
8. Chatterjee, A : International Relations Today: Concepts and Applications, Darling
Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2010
9. Ghosh, P : International Relations, PHI Learning Limited, New Delhi,
2011
10. Goldstein, J and
11. C. P. Jon : International Relations, Darling Kindersley India Pvt. Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2011
12. Hoffman, S. H : Essays in Theory and Politics of International Relations,
Westview Press, Boulder Colorado, 1989
13. Howard, C. P and
14. N.D. Palmer : International Relations, (3rd Edition) CBS Publishers and
Distributors Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2010
15. Morgenthau, H.J : Politics Among Nations, 6th Edition, revised by K.
Thompson, Alfred Knopf, New York, 1985
16. Sorensen, G and
17. J. Robert : Introduction to nternational Relations, : Theories and
Approaches, Oxford University Press, USA., 2010
18. Sullivan, M.P : Theories of International Politics Enduring Paradigm in a Changing
World, Macmillan, Hamsphire, 2001
19. Wilkinson, P : Internatiojnal Relations : A Very Short Introduction, Oxford
University Press, USA., 2007
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -204
Public Administration –II Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-I
Personnel Administration:
Nature and scope of Personnel Administration; Bureaucracy-Meaning and Characteristics, Civil
Services -Recruitment, Training, Promotion and Disciplinary Actions; Morale and Motivation;
Professional Ethics; Moral Values and Integrity; Civil Service Neutrality
Unit-II
Financial Administration:
Budget – Meaning and Qualities of Good Budgeting; Types of Budgeting--Line Item, ZBB,
Performance and Gender; Budgetary Process with ref. to India; Financial Accounting and Auditing–
Process, Institutions and Issues.
Unit-III
Administrative Law, Culture and Reforms:
Administrative Law, Delegated Legislation; Administrative Adjudication and Administrative
Tribunals; Administrative Culture; Administrative Reforms.
Unit-IV
Public Policy and Process:
Public Policy—Meaning, types and significance; Models of Public Policy; Process of Formulation
and Implementation of Public Policy; Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policy.
Selected Readings:
1. Anderson J.E : Public Policy- Making: An Introduction, Boston, Houghton, 2006
2. Avasthi A and
3. Maheshwari, S.R : Public Administration, Lakshmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra,
2012
4. Bergeson, Peter J. (ed.) : Teaching Public Policy: Theory, Research and Practice,
West port, RI: Greenwood Press, 1991
5. Bhattacharya, Mohit : New Horizons of Public Administration, Jawahar Publishers, New
Delhi, 2013
6. Dror. Y : Public Policy Making Re-examined, 2nd
ed., San Francisco,
Chandler, 1989
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7. Dubhashi, P.R. : Recent Trends in Public Administration, Delhi, Kaveri
Books, 1995
8. Goel, S.L and
9. Rajneesh, Shalini : Public Personnel Administration, Deep and Deep, New
Delhi, 2003
10. Goodnow, Frank, J : Politics and Administration : A Study in Government, Transaction
Publishers, New Delhi, 2008
11. Jay M. Shafritz (ed) : International Encyclopaedia of Public Policy and Administration,
Westview Press, 1998
12. Menzel Donald and Nicholas,
Henry : Public Administration and Public Affairs, Prentice Hall of India, New
Delhi, 2006
13. Mishra, S. K : Computer in Social Science Research, , Har- Anand,
New Delhi, 1991
14. Prasad, Ravindra (eds.) : Administrative Thinkers, Sterling, New Delhi, 2013
15. Sharma, M. K : Financial Administration, Anmol Publications, New Delhi, 2006
16. Stahl, O. Glenn : Public Personnel Administration, Harper and Row, 1983
17. Wilson Harvey White (eds. ) : The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and
Opportunities, New York, 2011
18. Wilson, Woodrow : ―The Study of Administration‖, Political Science Quarterly,
2 (June, 1887)
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M.A.-POLITICAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER-II POL -205
Research Methodology -II Maximum Marks-100
External Examination-80
Internal Assessment-20
Max. Time- 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 shall be compulsory, consisting of eight
short answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. Two questions will be asked from each
unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. Each question shall carry equal
marks.
Unit-I
Processing of Data-I
Editing of Data;
Codification of Data;
Classification of Data;
Tabulation of Data; and
Presentation of Data- Graphs and Charts.
Unit-II
Processing of Data-II
Quantification and Measurement of Data;
Scaling Techniques;
Projective Techniques;
Interpretation of Data;
Analysis of Data; and
Content Analysis.
Unit-III
Statistical Techniques:
Measures of Central Tendency-Mean, Mode and Median;
Measures of Dispersion,
Measures of Association;
Unit-IV
Report Writing and Thesis Writing;
Report Writing-objectives, contents, layout and qualities of an ideal Research Report;
Citing and Ethics in Political Science Research
Methods of Political Analysis –Historical, Normative and Comparative;
Role of Computer in Political Science Research, SPSS Package
Selected Readings:
1. Bryman, Alan : Social Research Methods, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2004
2. Chawla Deepak and
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3. Neena Sondhi : Research Methodology-Concepts and Cases, Vikas Publishing, New
Delhi, 2011
4. Edward E Brent and
5. Anderson,Ronald E : Computer Applications in the Social Sciences, Mcgraw-Hill, 1990
6. Evera, S.V : Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science, Cornell
University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1997
7. Galtung, J : Theory and Methods of Social Research, Columbia
University Press, New York, 1987
8. Goode, W.J. and
9. P. K. Hatt : Methods in Social Research, McGraw Hill Book Company,
New York, 2006
10. Gupta, S.P : Statistical Methods, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi,
2011
11. Issak, Alane : Science and Methods of Political Science, Dorsey Press, Ann Arbor
Michigan, 1985
12. Johnson, J.B and
13. R.A. Joslyn : Political Science Research Methods, C.Q. Press,
Washington D.C, 1986
14. Kothari, C.R and
15. Gaurav Garg : Research Methodology-Methods and Techniques, New Age, New
Delhi, 2014
16. Nachmias, C and
17. D. Nachamias : Research Methods in the Social Sciences, St. Martin‘s Press, New
York, 1992
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-301 Contemporary Political Theory
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Meaning, Nature and Significance of Political Theory; Disagreements and Debates in Political
Theory
Traditional Political Theory: Features, Significance and Limitations
Modern Political Theory- Features
Unit-II
Decline of Political Theory
Resurgence of Political Theory
Concept of Ideology, End of Ideology, End of History and its impact on Political Theory.
Unit-III
Behaviouralism and Post Behaviouralism
Post Modernism
Communitarianism
Libertarianism (Hayak and Nozick.)
Feminism
Unit-IV
Debates on Liberty
Ancient V/S Modern Liberty (Constant)
Freedom as Autonomy (Kant, Mill)
Negative v/s Positive Liberty (Berlin, MacCallum)
Freedom as Development (Sen)
Freedom as Swaraj (Gandhi)
Selected Readings
Asiratham Eddy and Misra K.K., Political Theory, S. Chand New Delhi 2006
Althusser. L. Ideology and Ideological State. New Left Books. London,1977
Anthony J. Parel (ed) Gandhi, Freedom and Self-Rule, Vistar Publications, New Delhi, 2002
Bhargava Rajeev Acharya Aahok, Political Theory: An Introduction, Pearson, New Delhi, (latest
edition)
Heywood Andrew. Political Theory - an Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan
Mckinnon Catriona, Issues in Political Theory, OUP, 2012
Parekh. D. Bhikhu, Gandhi‘s Political Philosophy. Macmillan Press. London. 1989
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Parekh.D. B., Rethinking Multiculturalism. Cultural Diversity and Political Theory, Macmillan
Press, London, 2000
Ray Amal and Bhattacharya Mohit, Political Theory: Ideas and Institutions, The World Press
Kolkata, (latest edition)
Sen. Amartya, Development as Freedom. OUP, Delhi, 2000
Verma S.P. Modern Political Theory. Vikas Publications, New Delhi (latest edition).
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-302 Comparative Politics and Political Analysis -I
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Comparative Politics: Meaning, Nature and Scope
Evolution of Comparative Politics as a Discipline
Approaches to the Study of Comparative Politics - Traditional, System, Structural- Functional,
Political Economy and Dependency.
Unit-II
Constitutionalism-: Concept: Trends and Challenges (with special reference to developing
countries.)
Models of Political Systems: Liberal- Democratic, Authoritarian and Military and Theocratic.
Federalism: Patterns emerging trends
Unit-III
Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, Judicial Review, Decline of Legislature; Globalization in
Governance; New Social Movements; Feminist, Environment and Ethinic.
Unit-IV
Concepts of Power, Authority and Legitimacy
Political Culture, Political Socialization, Political Mobilization and Political Communication.
Selected Reading
Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism,
London, 1991
Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, OUP, Oxford, 2008
Gerald F. Gaus and Chandran Kukathas (ed) Handbook of Political Theory, Sage, London, 2004
Jean Blondel, The Discipline of Politics. Butterworths,London, 1981
Joseph La Palombara and Myron Weiner (eds). Political Parties and Political
Development, Princeton University Press, Princeton. 1966
Michael Burgess, Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice, Routledge, London. 2006
Peter Mair, Party System Change: Approaches and Interpretations, Clarendon Press, OUP, 1997
Ronald H. Chilcote, Theories of Comparative Politics, Westview Press. Boulder,1994
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Sarah Joseph, Political Theory and Power, Foundation Books, New Delhi, 2004
Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions. A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, China,
Cambridge University Press, 1979
Tom Mertes (ed) A Movement of Movements: Is Another World Really Possible? Verso, London,
2004
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-303 Indian Political Thought -I
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Historical Roots:
Nitishastra, Shantiparva, Manusmiriti
Arthashastra and Buddhist Traditions
Medieval, Social- Cultural Traditions
State and Society in Medieval India
Unit-II
Indian Renaissance and Social Reformers:
Factors leading to Indian Renaissance
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Unit-III
Religious Nationalism:
Swami Vivekananda
Sri Aurobindo
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Mohammad Iqbal
Unit-IV
Social Justice Traditions in India:
Jyotiba Rao Phule
Pandita Rama Bai
Birsa Munda
Selected Reading
Parel J. Anthony (ed), Gandhi: Hind Swaraj and Other Writings, Centenary Edition, CUP,
2009
Altekar, A.S: State and Government in Ancient India, Delhi, Moti Lal
Banarsidass, 1966
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Appadorai: A Documents on Political Thought in Modern India, 2 vols,
Bombay Oxford University Press, 1970
Ghose S.: Modern Indian Political Thought, Delhi, Allied, 1984
Ghatak, B.K. (ed): Dr. Ambedkar‘s Thought New Delhi, APH, 1997
Gail Omvedt, Dalits and: Dr. Ambedkar and Dalit Movement in Colonial India , Delhi,
the Democratic Revolution Sage, 1994
Pantham T. and K. Deustch (eds): Political Thought in Modern India, New Delhi, Sage, 1986
Mehta V.R.: Foundations of Indian Political Thought, New Delhi,
Manohar, 1992
Mehta V.R. and : Political Idea in Modern India: Thematic Explorations, New
Pantham Thomas. (ed), Delhi, Sage, 2006
Verma V.P., Studies in Hindu Political Thought and its Meta Physical
Foundations, Delhi, Moti Lal Banarsidass, 1974
Verma, V.P.: Modern Indian Political Thought, Agra, Lakshami Narain,
1996
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-304 India’s Foreign Policy
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
India‘s Foreign Policy:
Determinants - Domestic and External.
Evolution- Principle Phases;
Characteristics, Principles and Objectives;
Unit-II
Structure and Process of Foreign Policy-Making:
Role of Cabinet and National Security Council;
Ministry of External Affairs;
Parliament;
Intelligent Agencies and Civil Society.
Unit-III
India and Global Economy:
India and NIEO;
LPG : Imperative and Evaluation;
India and WTO, IMF and World Bank;
Foreign Direct Investment.
Unit-IV
Changing Security Perspective: from Traditional to Non-Traditional;
Internal Concern: Ethnic-Cultural, Demographic (including Maoism) and Ecological;
Defence Policy: Parameters, Evolution and Problems;
India and Disarmament Regimes- NPT, CTBT, The debate on Nuclearization.
Selected Readings
A. Appadorai and M.S. Rajan: India‘s Foreign Policy and Relations, New Delhi , South
Asian Publishers, 1985
Achin Vanaik: India in a Changing World, New Delhi , Orient Longman,
1995
Ahmed Imtiaz: State and Foreign Policy: India‘s Role in South Asia , Delhi,
Vikas Publishing House Ltd, 1993
M.J. Akbar; Nehru: The Making of India, Londin, Penguin, 1988
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Bimal Prasad (ed.), Indian Foreign Policy, New Delhi, Vikas
C. Raja Mohan, Crossing the Rubicon: The Shaping of India‘s Foreign Policy, Palgrave,
Macmillian, 2004
J.N.Dixit: Indian Foreign Policy and its Neighbours, New Delhi, Gyan
Books, 2001
M.S. Rajan, India and International Affairs : A Collection of Essays, New Delhi, Lancers Books,
1999
N. Javapalan: Foreign Policy of India, Delhi, Atlantic, 2001
V.P. Dutt: India‘s Foreign Policy in a Changing World ,New Delhi,
Vikas, 1999
Yadav R.S.: Bharat ki Videsh Niti: Ek Vishleshan (in Hindi), Kitab Mahal,
Allahabad,2005
_________, (ed.), India‘s Foreign Policy Towards 2000 A.D., New Delhi, Deep
& Deep, 1993
_________ & Suresh Dhanda,(eds.), India‘s Foreign Policy: Contemporary Trends, New Delhi,
Shipra, 2009.
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M.A Political Science
Semester III POL-305 International Law-I
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Meaning, Nature and Basis of International Law, Source of International Law, Origin and
Development of International Law, Contribution of Grotius to the Development of
International Law, Impact of Afro-Asian States on International Law, New Dimensions of
International Law, Codification of International Law
Unit-II
Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law.
Subjects of International Law, State Sovereignty
State Territory and its different parts-Land Territory, National Waters, Territorial Sea and
Territorial Air Space, Mode of Acquiring and Losing of State Territory
Unit-III
State Jurisdiction over Land, Sea and Air; Doctrine of Exterritorialy
Common Heritage of Mankind : Sea Bed and Ocean Floor, Outer Space, Moon and Antarctica,
Protection of Environment.
Unit-IV
Protection of Individual and Groups: Double Nationality and Statelessness, Jurisdiction over
Aliens, Extradition, Asylum, Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities.
Selected Readings
Anand R.P.: Asian States and the Development of Universal International Law,
Vikas, 1972
Commission for Scientific & Technical Terminology, Definitional Dictionary of International
Law, Ministry of HRD, Government of India, 1994
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D.P.O‘Connell; International Law, Stevens and sons 2 Vols, 1965.
Gerhard Von Glahn,: An Introduction to Public International Law, Longman, 1966
Law Among Nations
Kapoor S.K.: International Law and Human Rights, C.L.A. Allahabad 2013
Starke, J.G.: Introduction to International Law, Butterworths, 1963
Shaw.N. Malcolm: International Law, Cambrige University Press, 2008
Wolfgang Friedmann: The Changing Structure of International Law, Columbia University
Press, 1964
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M.A Political Science
Semester IV POL-401 Debates in Political Theory
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Debates on Equality
Value of Equality(Bernard William)
Equality of Opportunity (Rawls)
Equality of Want? (Welfare/Resources/Capability)
Equality : Priority or Sufficiency (Schefflor, Parfit, Franfurt)
Unit-II
Debates on Justice
Consequentialists v/s Deontological (Utilitarian, Rawls)
Justice as Fairness (Rawls)
Communitarian and Feminist Conception (Walzer, Sandel, Okin)
Global Justice (Thomas Pogge)
Unit-III
Debates on Rights
Moral V/s Legal Conception
Choice and Interest Theories
Conflicts between Rights: Individual v/s Collective
Civil Disobedience and Satyagraha
Unit-IV
Debates on Democracy
Procedural and Substantive Conception of Democracy
Recognition and Democratic Struggles
Political Community and Challenges of Democracy
Citizenship - Virtues and Democratic Education
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Selected Readings
Catriona Mckinnon, Introduction in Mckinnon, Catriona (ed). Issues in Political Theory New
York, OUP. 2008
Constant, Benjamin: The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns, Cambridge
University Press, 1988
Berlin. I: Two Concepts of Liberty- Four Essays on Liberty Oxford University Press,
1969
Maccallum. G.C.: Negative and Positive Freedom, 1967
Nelson, E, Liberty: One Concept too Many, 2005
Taylor, C: What is Wrong with Negative Liberty, OUP. 1979
Skinner Q; A Third Concept of Liberty, Proceeding of the British Academy, 2002
Sen, Amartya: Development as Freedom, OUP, 2000
Dworkin, Ronald: What is Equality? Part-I Equality of Welfare, Part-II : Equality of Resources.
1981, Philosophy of Public Affairs.
Parfit D., Equallity or Priority, in M. Clayton and A. Williams (eds) The ideal of Equality, London,
2000
Frankfurt, H.: Equality as a Moral Ideal, Ethics, 1987
Rawls, John. A Theory of Justice, Harvard, Bellknap, 1971
Anthony J. Pael, (ed.) Gandhi, Freedom and Self- Rule, Vistaar Publications. 2002
Sandel, Michael, ‗Liberalism and the limits of Justice‘. Cambridge University Press. 1982
Walzer, M: Sheres of Justice, New York,1983
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M.A Political Science
Semester IV POL-402 Comparative Politics and Political Analysis-II
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Concepts of Political Modernisation and Political Development; Models of Development,
Political Participation and Revolution
Unit-II
Political Elite and Democracy
Bureaucracy – Types and Role.
Military and its Politics
Unit-III
Political Parties: Meaning, Types and Functions
Pressure Groups: Meaning, Difference with Political Party: Strategies of functioning and role
of Pressure Groups in different Political Systems, Civil Society and its role.
Unit-IV
Forms of Electoral System
Democratic Challenges: Media, Money and Independence and Electoral Machinery
Selected Reading
Benedict Anderson,: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, London, 1991
Imagined Communities
Daniel Caramani: Comparative Politics, OUP, Oxford, 2008
Gerald F. Gaus: Handbook of Political Theory, Sage, London, 2004
and Chandran Kukathas (ed)
Jean Blondel: The Discipline of Politics. Butterworths, London, 1981
Joseph La Palombara and Political Parties and Political Development, Princeton University
Myron Weiner (eds). Press, Princeton. 1966
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Michael Burgess, Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice, Routledge, London. 2006
Peter Mair, Party System Change: Approaches and Interpretations, Clarendon Press, OUP, 1997
Ronald H. Chilcote, Theories of Comparative Politics, Westview Press.
Boulder,1994
Sarah Joseph, Political Theory and Power, Foundation Books, New Delhi,
2004
Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions. A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, China,
Cambridge University Press, 1979
Tom Mertes (ed) A Movement of Movements: Is Another World Really
Possible? Verso, London, 2004
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M.A. Political Science
Semester IV POL-403 Indian Political Thought-II
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
Indian Nationalism- Liberal Traditions:
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Gopal Krishan Gokhale
Indian Nationalism- Extremists Traditions:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
Lala Lajpat Rai
Unit-II
Thoughts of:
M.K. Gandhi
B.R. Ambedkar
Unit-III
Indian Socialist Traditions
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ram Manohar Lohia
Jai Prakash Narayana
Unit-IV
Communist Traditions in India
The Ideology of Communist Movement in India
M.N. Roy and Radical Humanism
Selected Readings
Appadorai. Indian Political Thinking Through the Ages. Khana Publlishers, Delhi, 1992
Bandopadhyay. J. Social and Political Thought of Gandhi, Allied Publishers, Bombay, 1969
Bidut Chakrabarty and Modern Indian Political Thought, Sage, New Delhi 2009 (Hindi and English)
Pandey Rajendra Kumar
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Gupta R.C. Indian Political Thought, Lakshmi Narayan, Agra, (latest edition)
Goyal O.P., Moderates and Extremists, Kitab Mahal, Allahabad.
Jha, M.N.: Political Thought in Modern India, Meenakshi Prakashan, Meerut, (latest edition)
Majumdas, B. History to Indian Social and Politival Ideas, From Ram Mohan Ray to Dayanand,
Calcutta, Book Land, 1967
Parekh and Political Discourses: Exploration in Indian and Western Political Thought. Sage,
Pantham T. (eds) New Delhi, 1987
Mehta V.R. Indian Political Thought, Manohar, New Delhi, 1996
Roy M.N. New Humanism, Calcutta Renaissance, 1961
Verma V.P. Modern Indian Political Thought, Lakshmi Narayan Aggarwal, Agra, 1974
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M.A Political Science
Semester IV POL-404 India and the World
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
India‘s Relations with Neighbours: Contemporary Issues:
Characteristics of the Region;
India and Pakistan
India and China
India and Sri Lanka
India and Bangladesh
India‘s Relation with Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan
Unit-II
India‘s Post-Cold War Relations with:
U.S.A.
Russia
U.K.
Japan
Unit-III
India‘s Relation with Multilateral Organizations
E.U.
SAARC
ASEAN
NAM
BRICS
Unit-IV
India‘s Relations with Different Regions and U.N.
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West Asia
Africa
South East Asia (with special reference to Look East Policy).
Central Asian Republics
India and the United Nations
Selected Readings
A. Appadorai and India‘s Foreign Policy and Relations,New Delhi , South Asian M.S.
Rajan, Publishers, 1985
Achin Vanaik, India in a Changing World, New Delhi, Orient Longman, 1995
Ahmed, Imtiaz, State and Foreign Policy, India‘s Role in South Asia , Delhi, Vikas
Publishing House Ltd, 1993
A. Kapur and The Foreign Policy of India and Her Neighbours Basingstroke, A.J.
Wilson Macmillian, 1996
Bradnock, Robert. India‘s Foreign Policy Since 1971, London, Royal Institute for
International Affairs, 1990
Brands, H.W., India and the United States: The Cold Peace. Boston , Twayne
Publishers, 1990
Ganguly, Sivaji, U.S. Policy Toward South Asia, Boulder, Westview, 1990
Ganguly, Sumit, The Origins of War in South Asia, Boulder, Westview, 1986
Hoffman, Steven A., India and the China Crisis. Berkeley, University of California Press,
1990
Kapur Ashok, Pakistan in Crisis. London, Routledge, 1991
M.S. Rajan, India and International Affairs : A Collection of Essays, New Delhi, Lancers Books,
1999
V.P. Dutt, India‘s Foreign Policy, New Delhi, Vikas, 1984
Punjabi, Riyaz India and the Islamic World. Delhi Radiant Publishers, 1998
and A.K. Pasha (eds.)
Yadav R.S., Bharat ki Videsh Niti: Ek Vishleshan (in Hindi), Kitab Mahal,
Allahabad,2005
_________, (ed.), India‘s Foreign Policy Towards 2000 A.D., New Delhi, Deep &
Deep, 1993
_________, India‘s Foreign Policy: Contemporary Trends, New Delhi, Shipra, &
Suresh Dhanda, (eds.) 2009.
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M.A Political Science
Semester IV POL-405 International Law-II
Maximum Marks – 100
External Marks – 80
Internal Assessment – 20
Time - 3 hrs.
Note: There shall be nine questions in all. Question no. 1 consisting of eight short answer type
questions covering the entire syllabus shall be compulsory. Two questions will be asked from
each unit. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All questions shall carry
equal marks.
Unit-I
International Legal Principles, Law of Treaties, State Recognition, State Succession, State
Intervention, State Responsibility and Aerial Hijacking
Unit-II
Means of Settlement of Disputes – Peaceful and Coercive, war and its Status, Legal
Consequences of War, Non-War Hostilities, Enemy Character.
Unit-III
Laws of Land, Sea and Aerial Warfare, Combatants and Non-Combatants, Treatment given to
POWs, Sick and Wounded. War Crimes-Nuremburg Tribunal.
Unit-IV
Neutrality – its Legal Status in 21st Century, Rights and Duties of Neutrals, Blockade ,
Contraband , Prize Courts.
Selected Readings
Anand, R.P., New States and International Laws, Vikas, 1972
Corbett, P.E. The Growth of World Law, Princeton, 1971
Commission for Scientific & Technical terminology; Definitional Dictionary of International Law,
Ministry of HRD Government of India, 1994
Dallmeyer, G. Droninda(ed.), Reconceiving Reality : Women and International Law, American
Society of International Law, 1999
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Grigory Tunkin, Contemporary International Law, Progress Publishers, 1969
Ian Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law, Oxford University Press, 1973
Kapoor S.K., International Law and Human Rights CLA, Allahabad, 2013
Shaw.N. Malcolm, International Law, Cambrige University Press, 2008
Quincy Wright, Contemporary International Law : A Balance Sheet, Random House,
1963
Journals : (i) American Journal of International Law
(ii) Indian Journal of International Law
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