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Bachelor OF ARTS(Political Science)

Subject Code – to be given by the university

THREE YEAR FULL TIME PROGRAM

REVISED AND CHANGED BASED ON UGC

COURSE STRUCTURE & EVALUATION PROCEDURE

Proposed through the UG BOS of Political Science, dated – 16/02/2017

And Draft Syllabus revised in few cases on the basis of the recommendation of

The Workshop held at J K College on the 17th March, 2017 (Friday) with due consultation with present faculties of UG colleges

SIDHO-KANHO-BIRSHA UNIVERSITY

AT - RANCHI ROAD, P.O. - SAINIK SCHOOL,

PURULIA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA – 723104

N.B. – All concerned are cordially requested to give their valuable comments to finalise the UG Political Science syllabus based on UGC model to the

following emails (Only soft copy in form of Word file and in unicode font will be accepted) –

[email protected], [email protected],

[email protected], [email protected]

We are preparing a list of Suggested Readings. However, keeping in view the enormity of the task, we urge the Political Science faculties of all affiliated colleges to prepare 1) Suggested Readings & 2) Question Bank and also 3) Lesson Plan for both Honours and General course papers:

(As per discussion at the Workshop of Raghunathpur College on 10.03.2017.)

A.Proposal regarding Question and Answer:1. 10 MCQ of 1 Mark (for all papers are to be set in English and Bengali

language) only.2. Very Short questions of 2 Marks for CC & DSE papers will be set in

English and Bengali languages only.3. Very Short questions of 2 Marks for GE & DSC papers will be set in

English and Bengali language. 4. Other questions carrying 5 (Five) marks and 10 Marks should be set in

English & Bengali languages.

B.Proposal in respect of Suggested Readings or Reference Books:Standard books composed in English and Bengali languages may be prescribed viz. that of David Marsh & Gary Stoker’s Theory & Methods in Political Science, Rajeev Bhargava & Ashok Acharya’s Political Theory, Mc Kinnon’s Issues in Political Theory etc.

mailto:[email protected]




Concerned UG faculty members are hereby requested to prepare the soft copy of lesson plan of each paper and to submit the soft copy of the same on or before 10/05/2017 positively. Total academic tenure of a semester will be equivalent to 15 weeks. A paper/ papers may accordingly be taught. A proposed format is given: -

CC – 1

Lesson Plan of CC1 ( Understanding Political Theory)Sem I What is

Politics & Political Theory

Basic Concepts Democracy Some Ideologies

Theories of State Remarks

1 (Week – I to V)

Introduction, Politics, its endemic character of political process, Study of politics, Why do we need Political Theory, Evolution&Expansion.

Rights: Introduction, Idea of Rights, Social democratic and Marxist perspective of Rights, Origin of Human Rights, Expanding scope of Human Rights, Communitarian perspective and critique of individual rights etc.

Meaning of the concept, Direct & indirect democracy, features of Liberal Democracy, Marxian concept of Democracy, What is Participatory Democracy, David Held’s Models, Conditions for successful working of democracy.

Anarchism & its significance

Idealist & Marxist

2 (Week – VI to X)

Diversity of Approaches—Normative, Empirical & Marxist

Liberty: meaning, Difference between negative & positive liberty, Intra-liberty quarrel etc. What is Equality, Equality of what, need of affirmative action & relation between Liberty & Equality.

Citizenship: Meaning, Equal and Universal Citizenship, Marxist & Feminist critiques of liberal equal citizenship, Globalization & Global Citizenship.

Liberalism—Its elements & Neo-liberalism

Gandhian Theory of State: Criticisms against modern state, views of decentralised self-sufficient village republic, views of Trusteeship and Ram Rajya.

3 (Week – XI to

Contemporary Approache

Justice: meaning, Distributive justice, John

Ideology: Meaning, Marxist

Socialism: Meaning, Utopian &

Modern Western Marxism; Gramsci’s

XV) s—Feminist & Post-Modernism

Rawls’s Two principles of Distributive Justice, Limitation of his theory, Communitarian critique.

understanding, Alternative views of Popper, Arendt and Oakeshott.

Scientific, Reformist Socialism called Social Democracy.

Hegemony.

C. Preparation of Question Bank: - The faculty members of the colleges are also requested to prepare the questions in soft copy by using unicode font. On the day of workshop, the Chairman of UG BOS of Political Science (SKBU) will divide the charge to UG & PG faculty to prepare paper and module-wise questions for the successful preparation of a standard question bank as soon as possible.The Question pattern is as follows:1. Only for SEC = MCQ questions carrying 2 (Two) marks with four

options are to be prepared. 2. For other papers (CC, DSC, DSE & GE) =

a. MCQ questions carrying 1 (One) mark with four options are to be prepared.

b. Very Short questions carrying 2 (Two) marks are to be prepared.c. Questions carrying 5 (Five) marks should be set d. Questions of 10 Marks (essay type) are to be prepared.

Paper wise 1.Suggested Readings, 2. Question Bank and 3. Lesson Plan are to submitted to the following emails (Only soft copy in form of Word file and in unicode font will be accepted) by 10.05.2017. Dr. Gouri Sankar Nag ([email protected]) & Sri Amalesh Pradhan ([email protected])



For Honours PapersCC-1 (Semester -I)

Course Title: Understanding Political Theory

Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10-Internal)To be answered from (MCQ – 10X 1 =10, Very Short Answer – 2 X 5

=10, Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)[A] Prescribed Course:

1. What is Politics & Political Theory, Approaches to Political Theory: Normative, Empirical and Marxist.

2. Critical and contemporary perspectives in political theory: Feminism & Post-modernism.

3. Basic concepts: Rights, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Democracy & Citizenship.

4. Ideology: Meaning & variants—(a) Anarchism, (b) Liberalism, (c) Neo-liberalism, (d) Socialism.

5. Theories of the State: Idealist, Marxist & the Gandhian.6. Modern western Marxism: Gramsci’s ‘hegemony’.

[B] Course Objective : This course aims to get students acquainted with the basic

conceptual areas and aspects of Political Theory. Attention has been given to inter linkage among the concepts and to develop a systematic framework of theoretical understanding of topics. Since theory facilitates debate, therefore, exchange of ideas and discussion on these topics are specially emphasised.

[C] Unit-Wise lesson Plan Division (15 weeks): To be prepared

[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource if this regard. However, we may refer to a few books like Rajib Bhargava and Ashok Acharya’s Political Theory, Pearson, 2008, David Marsh and Garry Stoker edited Theory and Methods in Political Science, Macmillan etc, Catriona McKinnon(ed) Issues in Political Theory (OUP, 2008).

CC-2 (Semester -I)Course Title: Constitutional Government and Politics in India

Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10-Internal)

To be answered from MCQ – 10X 1 =10, Very Short Answer – 2 X 5 =10, Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course:1. Philosophy of the Indian Constitution, Significance of the Preamble,

Salient features of the Indian Constitution.2. Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of the State Policy.3. Nature of the Indian Federation, Recommendations of Sarkaria

Commission and Venkat Chellaiah Commission.4. State Autonomy: Meaning of the concept in Indian context, variants

and factors. 5. Regionalism: emergence, evolution and recent trends.6. Grass roots Politics: Institutions, Problems & Prospect.

[B] Course Objectives: This course aims to get students acquainted with the historical

journey and the background from which India’s Constitution was brought into being. In the words of Granville Austin, the members of the Constituent Assembly were imbued with remarkable idealism and rationalism. They wished to accomplish, above all, the goal of ‘social revolution’. However, in practice we have seen some trends of conflict like regionalism and grass-roots politics have emerged as part of strong sense of identity, transforming and deepening India’s democracy towards more decentralised and sustainable model. As such, despite crises plaguing India’s democratic governability, there has been widespread confidence in the resilience of India’s constitutionalism and democratic institutions. Through this paper the students will be able to know this shifting trajectory of India’s evolving democratic politics in relation to constitutional and socio-economic and political forces.


[D] Suggested Books/Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource as and when necessary viz. Sudipta Kabiraj’s Politics of India, Rajni Kothari’s Omnibus (Orient Blackswan), Sujit Chowdhury, Madhav Khosla and Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s New Book Oxford Handbook of Indian Constitution (OUP), India’s Living Constitution edited by Zoya Hasan, E. Sridharan and R. Sudarshan, Permanent Black.

CC-3 (Semester -II)

Course Title: Comparative Government & Politics

Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)To be answered from MCQ – 10X 1 =10, Very Short Answer – 2 X 5 =10,

Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Comparative Govt & Comparative politics: Distinction & Three

Approaches to the understanding of Comparative Politics: Institutionalism, Developmentalism & Neo-Institutionalism.

2. Comparative study between British Prime Minister and American Presidency.

3. Constitutional development in Nepal.4. Democracy & its crises in Pakistan: Brief historical sketch &

recent trends.5. Local Government in India & Bangladesh: A comparative study.6. Comparative study between Indian & US Judiciary.

[B] Course Objective: This course aims to acquaint students with the basic approaches

and methods of modern comparative politics and also with the changing situation and developments in post-colonial South Asia comprising Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. This is intended to move beyond the usual inclination to study aspects of India’s political system like our Parliamentary democracy with British Parliamentary democracy and thus bringing in the process wider perspective and range of issues that can well be covered under the comparative study of politics.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource if needed. However, we may refer to a few books like Comparative Politics Today A Worldview by Almond (Pearson, 2011), S. N. Roy’s Modern Comparative Politics (Prentice Hall), Comparative Politics edited by Tapan Biswal (Mc Millan), Theoretical Foundations of Comparative Politics by Subrata Mukherjee and Sushila Ramaswamy (Orient Blakswan).

CC-4 (Semester -II)Course Title: Political Process in India

Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10-Internal)To be answered from MCQ – 10X 1 =10, Very Short Answer – 2 X 5 =10,

Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Disintegration of the Congress system and advent of coalition era.2. Politicization of caste, new trend of Ambedkarization of politics.3. Judicial autonomy and Judicial Activism.4. Indian Secularism; Factors leading to the rise of communalism. 5. Lokpal debate with special reference to Jana Lokpal movement.6. Political culture in India.

[B] Course Objective : The objective of this course is clear from the title Political Process in

India. How the institutional decay and disintegration of the Congress system by Mrs Gandhi brought a new era of coalition is as interesting as the trend of judicial activism since 1980s. From the demolition of Babri Masjid episode in 1991 to the Lok Pal Debate and Jan Lok Pal movement in 2011 by Anna Hazare Indian political process is marked by rousing peoples’ awareness against politically motivated communalism and corruption and misrule. This course has been framed to enable the students to grasp this changing dynamics of India’s politics.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource whenever necessary. However, here we may refer to a few books viz. Sudha Pai’s Dalit Assertion (OUP, 2014), Explaining Indian Democracy: A Fifty Year Perspective Vol.1 The Realm of Ideas, Explaining Indian Democracy: A Fifty Year Perspective Vol.2 The

Realm of Institutions by Lloyd Rudolph and Susanne Rudolph (2015, OUP), R. Kothari’s (2002) The Congress System in Zoya Hasan edited Parties and Party Politics in India (OUP), Judicial Activism in India by S.P.Sathe (OUP, 2003), Lokpal Bill Anna’s Movement that shook India by Shashi. B. Sahai (Kalpaz Publications, New Delhi, 2014). Also see Thomas Pantham’s Understanding Indian Secularism: Learning from its Recent Critics, in R. Vora and Subhas Palshikar edited Indian Democracy: Meaning and Practices (Sage), Neera Chandhoke’s (2010) Secularism in Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Nirija Gopal Jayal edited Oxford Companion to Politics in India (OUP) & Gail Omvedt’s Ambedkar And After: The Dalit Movement in India, in Ghanshyam Shah edited Social Movements and the State (Sage, 2002).

CC-5 (Semester -III)

Course Title: Public AdministrationCredit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)


[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Public Administration: Definition & Evolution; Contribution

of Woodrow Wilson, Distinction between Public & Private Administration.

2. Scientific Management School & Human Relations approach.3. New Public Administration & New Public Management.4. Major concepts: Hierarchy, Unity of Command, Span of

Control, Authority, Centralization, Decentralization, Line & Staff.

5. Bureaucracy: Views of Karl Marx & Max Weber.6. E-Governance.

[B] Course Objective: This course of Public Administration seeks to provide

comprehensive, essential and also recent up-to-date concept and practise in the arena, thus aiming to enhance the capacity of students to acquire insights into the evolution of the discipline replacing old bureaucratic structure with modern institutions and networks like e-governance.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource in the class. However, we may refer to books like Henry Nicholas’s Public Administration and Public Affairs (Prentice Hall, 1999), Mohit Bhattacharya’s New Horizons of Public Administration (Jawahar Publisher, New Delhi, 2008), Pankaj Sharma’s E-Governance (APH Publishing, 2004), Contemporary Debates in Public Administration by Alka Dhameja (Prentice Hall, 2003).


Course Title: Indian Administration


Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Indian Administration: A broad historical Perspective2. Union Administration-PMO-Cabinet Secretariat, Distinction

between Secretariat & Directorate.3. Institutional Reforms in Indian Civil Service: Background,

motives and Globalization & liberalization as drivers of reforms in Indian Civil Service.

4. UPSC: Composition & Functions.5. State Administration: Composition of State Secretariat, Role

of Chief Secretary, Divisional Commissioner, DM.6. Rural Administration, role of BDOs; Participatory Planning.

[B] Course Objective : Indian bureaucracy is as old as the Mauryan Empire. Arthasastra is credited to be one of the earliest treatises of state craft. It tells us how the king requires an administrative apparatus to aid and advise him in running the affairs of the state. From this ancient system Indian bureaucracy travelled a long road through colonial rule of the British to imbibe the modern form. However, it remained an elite

system with imperial interest until after independence the Constitution and the democratic pressures from below facilitated a change of outlook in the civil service. It now works under the behest of democratically elected bodies at all levels. There was a time when under the impact of Globalization it was strongly perceived that the role of civil service in the country would be reduced. But subsequently the World Bank has changed its tone based on the appreciation of civil servants’ role in development programmes. The aim of this course is to make the students acquainted with the people-friendly role performance of Indian administration.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource whenever needed. However, we may refer to books like Hoshiar Singh and Pankaj Singh’s Indian Administration, Arora and Goyal’s Indian Public Administration, Public Administration in India by Siuli Sarkar (Prentice Hall).


Course Title: Governance and Democratic Politics in India


Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Governance: Meaning & Origin2. Empowerment & Decentralization: Merits & Interrelations.3. Participation and Governance.4. Role of Civil Society & NGOs.5. Quest for Good Governance: Its indicators & parameters.6. Minimum government and maximum governance.

[B] Course Objective : This course aims to acquaint students with the recent and emerging interest in governance, especially in the aftermath of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation. As the new space of governance begins to unfurl, the role of market, non-state actors are becoming more and more important in shaping development. In this context, the New Economic Policy of 1991 made a radical departure from the Nehruvian economic philosophy contained in 1956 policy. It heralded a new era of liberalised economy and gradually the forces of minimum government and maximum governance set in.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource as and when necessary. Here we may refer to a few books viz. Governance Discourse by Bidyut Chakraborty and Mohit Bhattacharya (ed.) [OUP, 2008], Globalization and Politics in India by Baldev Raj Nayyar (ed.) [OUP, 2007], Noorjahan Bava edited Development Policies and Administration in India [Uppal, 2000], Governance in India by M. Laxmikanth (Tata Mc Graw Hill), Surendra Munshi and Biju Paul Abraham edited Good Governance, Democratic Societies and Globalization (Sage, 2004).

CC-8 (Semester -IV)Course Title: International Relations: Basic Theories and

Approaches


Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course: 1. International Relations as an academic discipline.2. Realism & its different variants.3. Liberalism: Classical & Modern4. Marxist theories of International Relations: World System theory,

Critical theory & New Marxists.5. Social Constructivists: Meaning, Features & Trends.6. Feminism as an alternative perspective.

[B] Course Objective : This course aims to acquaint the students with the basic theories

and approaches of International Relations. These are predominantly western backed by the powerful institutions of the West but if we critically review the literature then we can probably find that IR in the South Asian context can also be interpreted and studied through constructivist paradigm. Thus studying these approaches, for example, Realism, does not denote that the central component of state power is always to be accepted. Rather there are alternative voices and this course can help us find those alternative spaces which constitutes IR and its ever expanding horizons.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource whenever necessary. However, we may refer to books like Introduction to International Relations by Jackson and Sorensen (OUP), International Relations by Michael Nicholson (Palgrave McMillan, 2002), International Relations Theories by Dunne, Kurki and Smith (OUP, 4th Edition, 2016), Peu Ghosh’s International Relations(Prentice Hall), Gautam Basu’s Antarjatik Samparka.

CC-9 (Semester -IV)Course Title: World Politics: Issues and Challenges

Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)


[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Non-Alignmed Movement: its origin and Evolution. 2. Climate Diplomacy in the post-WWII era.3. Human Rights: Three Generations of Human Rights & Humanitarian Intervention. 4. Politics in Middle East: Oil politics and Palestine Crisis. 5. International migration in a Globalising World.6. Global Terrorism: Issues and Challenges

[B] Course Objective: The purpose of this course is to expose students to the issues and challenges of world politics specially in the context of unfolding post-Cold War era.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books like Rumki Basu’s International Politics, Andrew Heywood’s Global Politics, (Palgrave-McMillan, 2011), Baylis and Smith’s Globalisation of World Politics (OUP). Besides, different journal articles/e-resource may be used as and when needed. International Relations by Tapan Biswal (McMillan).

CC-10 (Semester -IV)Course Title: Western Political Thought


To be answered from (MCQ – 10X 1 =10, Very Short Answer – 2 X 5 =10, Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Ancient Political Thought: Greek & Roman Period 2. Medieval Political Thought: Main features with reference to St. Augustine, St. Thomas Acquinas & Marsilius of Padua.

3. European Renaissance & Machiavelli: His concepts of Power & Secularization of Politics.

4. Hobbes’s Materialism and John Locke’s ideas of liberalism, natural rights, property & limited Government.

5. Rousseau: General Will.6. Karl Marx: Pillars of Scientific Socialism.

[B] Course Objective: This course goes back to trace the root of politics and political discourse to Greek antiquity and aims to familiarise the students about the spread & influence of ancient Greek and medieval political thinkers. Machiavelli’s entry is taken to inaugurate modern politics followed by Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. So, this is a basic foundation course for the students.

[C] Unit-Wise lesson Plan Division: To be prepared

[D] Suggested Readings: Recently very good books on western political thought have been published viz. History of Political Theory vol.1 & 2 by Klosko (OUP), Political Thinkers by Boucher and Kelly (OUP), Gramsci by Steve Jones, Western Political Thought by Shefali Jha etc. Teachers shall also recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource if needed.

CC-11 (Semester -V)Course Title: Indian Political Thought

Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)To be Answered from MCQ – 10X 1 =10, Very Short Answer – 2 X 5 =10,

Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course:

1. Ancient Indian Political Thought: Basic Features, Kautilya’s Saptanga theory, & Dandaniti.

2. Political thought in medieval India.3. Raja Rammohun Roy—his social activism and liberal thought.4. Swami Vivekananda: concept of nation-making & socialism.5. Rabindra Nath Tagore: concept of Atmasakti & shift from nationalism to humanism.6. Ambedkar: Different dimensions of his political & economic thought.

[B] Course Objective:

Through this course effort has been directed to introduce the students with the thought lines of major Indian thinkers both ancient and modern who have contributed substantially to the political and social thought of India.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource whenever needed. Of late, a good number of books are also available viz. Indian Political Thought A Reader edited by Aakash Singh & Silika Mohapatra (Routledge), Bidyut Chakrabarty and Pandey edited Modern Indian Political Thought (Sage, 2009), Political Thought in Modern India edited by Pantham and Deutsch, Sources of Indian Tradition vol 2 edited by Stephan Hay (Penguin India), Illegitimacy of Nationalism by Ashis Nandy (OUP) and its Bengali Translation Jatiwatabad o Bharatchinta by Sajal Basu (Bookpost Publication, 2015).

CC-12 (Semester -V)Course Title: Modern Political Philosophy


To be answered from (MCQ – 10X 1 =10, Very Short Answer – 2 X 5 =10, Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course:1. Modernity & its discourse: Enlightenment, its basic features.2. Utilitarianism: Basic features, Later shifts in the thought of J.S. Mill.3. Anarchism: its origin and core points.4. Feminism: Different Waves; Eco-feminism.5. Libertarinism.6. Communitarianism.

[B] Course Objective :

Political Science today is a dynamic discipline. Its substance and methods have all changed radically in recent decades in the wake of new perspectives like Feminism, Libertarianism, Communitarianism, to speak a few. This course, therefore, aims to develop among the students a basic orientation about these modern political philosophies which have enriched the study of academic political discourses.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e-resource as and when needed. Some good reprints are also available viz. Contemporary Political Ideologies edited by Roger Eatwell (Rawat), Political Ideologies by Andrew Heywood.

CC-13 (Semester -VI)Course Title: Political Sociology

Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)To be Answered from MCQ – 10X 1 =10, Very Short Answer – 2 X 5 =10,

Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)

[A] Prescribed Course: 1. The Basic Features of Political Sociology.2. Political Culture & Political Socialization—Key Aspects & Classification.3. Elite theories: Mosca, Pareto & C.Wright Mills.4. Authority: Weberian Classification5. Ethnicity and politics in India6. Increasing Dalit mobilization and trasformation in mainstream Indian politics.

[B] Course Objective : This course aims to get the students acquainted with the main areas of Political Sociology and also to introduce two emergent societal trends articulated via ethnicity and Dalit mobilization in the context of Indian society.


[D] Suggested Readings: Teachers would recommend any relevant books /articles /e-resource as and when needed. However, we may refer to a few books like Political Sociology A Critical Introduction by Keith Faulks, Satyabrata Chakraborty’s Political Sociology, Power, Politics And Society: An Introduction to Political Sociology by Dobratz, Waldner and Buzzell (Routledge).

CC-14 (Semester -VI)Course Title: State Politics in Bengal


Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)


1. Split of Bengal in 1905 & subsequent political activism.2. Emergence of Left politics in Bengal from 1920s.3. Subhas Chandra Bose and Bengal politics.4. Mass Movements in Bengal in 1950s & 60s; Emergence of

Radical Left.5. Major Shifts of politics during the Left-Front regime; its decline;

impact of Sachar Committee’s report.

6.Mass Awakening and Regime Change.

[B] Unit-Wise lesson Plan Division: To be prepared

[C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books / articles/e-resource if needed. Of late, some publications are available on state politics in Bengal viz. Contemporary Politics of West Bengal by Dayabati Roy (Purbalok Publication), Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal by Dayabati Roy (Cambridge Univ Press), Left Politics in Bengal by Monobina Gupta (Permanent Black), Bharater Samajik Andolan edited by Sajal Basu, Modern India by Sumit Sarkar, Shankar Ghosh’s Hastantar (in Bengali, Ananda Publishers).

DSE-1 (Semester -v)Course Title: Indian Foreign Policy I [For Honours & General

Semester v] Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10-Internal)



1. Basic tenets of Indian Foreign Policy.2. Non-alignment as a strategy of Indian Foreign Policy.3. India’s emergence as a ‘soft power’.4. India’s neighbourhood policy: Basic features; Gujral

Doctrine.5. India’s extended neighbourhood.6. Look-East & Act-East policy.

[B] Lesson Plan Division (15 weeks): To be prepared

[C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e- resource if needed. Yet, we may suggest a few books like India’s Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World edited by Harsh V Pant (Routledge, 2009), India’s Foreign Policy by Muchkund Dubey (Orient Blackswan, 2016) etc.

DSE-2 (Semester -v)Course Title: Indian Foreign Policy II [For Honours Only]


Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)


1. Evolution of India’s Nuclear Policy.2. India’s bilateral relations with US & Russia.3. Sino-Indian relations: Brief Historical Sketch & Contemporary

Developments.4. Indian Ocean and India’s maritime security.5. India & the UNO: India’s participation in different UN peace-keeping

missions & her demand in favour of UN reform.6. Post-Cold War Indian Foreign Policy—Continuity & Change.

[B] Lesson Plan Division: To be prepared

[C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles/e- resource if needed. Here also we can refer to a few books like Sumit Ganguly edited India’s Foreign Policy (OUP), India’s Foreign Policy A Reader edited by Kanti Bajpai and Harsh V Pant (OUP, 2013).

DSE-3 (Semester -VI)Course Title: Human Rights in Contemporary World [For

Honours & General Semester VI] Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10-Internal)



1. Human Rights: Meaning and expanding scope.2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights & Different Covenants and

Agreements .3. Protective mechanisms in International Laws.4. Women & Child Rights as Human Rights.5. Crimes against humanity: Major forms & Humanitarian

Intervention.6. Global Human rights: major issues and need for global awareness.


[C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books/articles /e-resource if needed.

DSE-4 (Semester -VI)Course Title: Human Rights in India [For Honours Only]


Other – 4X 5 =20, 10x1=10)


1. Indian Constitution & Human Rights.2. History of Dalit movements.3. History of Civil Liberties movement in India. 4. Human Rights Commissions: National & State.5. Human Rights Violations in India, cases and trends.6. Role of Media, Civil Society & Judiciary for the protection of

Human Rights.



GE – 1 [Semester – I (Honours) & Semester – V (General)]

Course Title: Gandhi and Contemporary World ICredit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)


[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Gandhi’s critique of modern civilization 2. Gandhi’s ideas of Non-violence. 3. Gandhi’s ideas of Satyagraha 4. Gandhi’s ideas of Trusteeship 5. Gandhi’s ideas of Sarvodaya 6. Gandhi’s ideas of freedom (Swaraj)



GE – 2 [Semester – II (Honours), & Semester – VI (General)]

Course Title: United Nations and Global Conflicts ICredit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)

[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Establishment of United Nations and its Charter defining its functions. 2. Role of Different UN institutions viz. General Assembly, Security Council, 3. Demand for reforming Security Council. 4. Role of Secretary General. 5. UN Peace-keeping operations. 6. UN failures.



GE – 3 [Semester – III (Honours)]Course Title: Gandhi and Contemporary World II


[A] Prescribed Course: 1. Gandhi and peasant movement in colonial India. 2. Gandhi’s concept of self-reliant village community. 3. Gandhi’s critique of caste: His debate with Ambedkar

4.Gandhi’s role in promoting communal harmony. 5.Gandhian vision of constructive programme esp his

emphasis on village reconstruction and Khadi & Charka.

6.Impact of Gandhi’s ideas on India’s Constitution and how Gandhi is relevant today.

[B] Lesson Plan Division: To be prepared [C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books / articles /e-resource if needed.

GE – 4 [Semester – IV (Honours)]Course Title: United Nations and Global Conflicts II


[A] Prescribed Course: 1. War and Armed Conflicts-Difference and Reasons. 2. Actions by the UN viz. sanctions, application

of force etc. 3. UN and Collective Security 4. UN and Humanitarian Intervention 5. Arms Control, Disarmament and the UN. 6. Reasons why UN actions for conflict prevention and conflict resolution are preferred to different regional organizations.


[C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books / articles /e-resource as and when needed.

SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES (For Honours and General)

SEC-1[Semester-III]Course Title: Legislative Process in India [For Honours & General

Course] Credit: Credit: 2 Equivalent to 20 Marks

[A] Prescribed Course: Section ‘A’ To be answered (MCQ –5 X 2 = 10)

1. The Union Legislature –The Rajya Sabha or the Council of States—its Composition, power and functions. The Lok Sabha of the House of People-Its composition, power and functions. Speaker of Lok Sabha-His Election, Tenure of office, Power and Functions; Relations between the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.

2. Classification of Bills: a) Public Bill or Govt. Bill b) Private Members’ BillTypes of Public Bill: i) Ordinary Bill, (ii) Money Bill and (iii) Financial Bill,(iv) Budget, (v) Vote on Account.

Section ‘B’ To be answered (MCQ-5X2 =10)

3. Procedure of Passing bills and role of President.4. Role of Opposition in Parliament.


[C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books / articles /e-resource as and when needed.

SEC-2[Semester-IV] [For Honours and General Degree Course]

Course Title: Parliamentary Procedures in India Credit: Credit: 2 Equivalent to 20 Marks


1. Parliamentary Procedure when the House is in session: Question Hour, Zero Hour, Stared and Unstarred question.

2. Various Motions: Adjournment motion, Calling Attention, Casting vote, No-confidence motion, Resolutions, Cut motion.

Section ‘B’ To be answered (MCQ –5 X 2 = 10)

3. Committee system in Indian Parliament; Different Committees.4. Privileges of the Members of the Parliament.


[C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend any relevant books / articles /e-resource when needed.

SEC-3[Semester-V] [For General Degree Course]

Course Title: Democratic Awareness and Recent Legislations

Credit: Credit: 2 Equivalent to 20 Marks


1. National Human Rights Commission: Objectives and compliant procedures.

2. National Commission for Women: Objectives and functions.


3. Right to Information Act, 2005 & Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.

4. Consumer Court with sp. Ref to Consumer Protection Act, 1986.



SEC-4[Semester-VI] [For General Degree Course]

Course Title: Democratic Awareness and Recent Legislations

Credit: Credit: 2 Equivalent to 20 Marks


1. Grass root Democratic institutions—Gram Sabha & Gram Sansad and importance of these meetings.

2. The Child labour (Prohibition & Regulation ) Amendment Act, 2016.


3. Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and protection of women.

4. The Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition& Redressed) Act, 2013.



DSC-1 (Semester -I)Course Title: Political Theory [For General Course Only]

Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)[A] Prescribed Course: Section ‘A’ To be answered (MCQ – 4X 1 =04, Very Short Answer – 3X 2 = 06, Other – 1 X 5 = 5 & Broad type 1x10=10)

1. What is Politics, what is Political Theory, Classical, Behavioural and post-Behavioural phases.

2. Key Concepts: Rights, Liberty, Equality, Justice.

3. State: Minimal state, Welfare state, and Totalitarian state.

Section ‘B’ To be answered (MCQ – 4X 1 =04, Very Short Answer – 3X 2 = 06, Other – 1 X 5 = 5 & Broad type 1x10=10)

4. Debates in Political Theory: a) Is democracy compatible with economic Growth. b) On what grounds censorships justified c) Does protective discrimination violate equality as fairness.

5. Democracy: Definition and Held’s classification

6. Political Party and Interest Groups.

[B] Unit-Wise lesson Plan Division (15 weeks): To be prepared

[C] Suggested Readings: Teachers will recommend relevant books/articles/e- resource.

DSC-2 (Semester -II)Course Title: Indian Constitution and Politics [For General Course

Only]Credit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)

[A] Prescribed Course: Section ‘A’ To be answered (MCQ – 4X 1 =04, Very Short Answer – 3X 2 = 06, Other – 1 X 5 = 5 & Broad type 1x10=10)

1. Indian Constitution: Basic Features, Fundamental Rights and DPSP.

2. Indian Parliament.

3. Union Executive: President & Prime Minister.


4. Indian Judiciary.

5. Federalism & dynamics of Centre-State relations.

6. Party system in India.



DSC-3 (Semester -III)Course Title: International Relations


[A] Prescribed Course: Section ‘A’ To be answered (MCQ – 4X 1 =04, Very Short Answer – 3X 2 = 06, Other – 1 X 5 = 5 & Broad type 1x10=10)

1. International Relations & International Politics: Difference of Meaning, Scope of International Relations, Approaches: Realist, Neo-Realist, Liberal & Marxist.

2. Cold War: Different Phases-Brief Outline.3. Post-Cold War Era: Basic Features and New emerging

centres like European Union.


4. Indian’s Foreign Policy: Basic Principles.

5. India & Non-aligned Movement

6. India’s Quest for major power status.



DSC-4 (Semester -IV)Course Title: Comparative Government & PoliticsCredit: 6 (5+1) Equivalent to 60 Marks (50 + 10)

[A] Prescribed Course: Section ‘A’ To be answered (MCQ – 4X 1 =04, Very Short Answer – 3X 2 = 06, Other – 1 X 5 = 5 & Broad type 1x10=10) Group A1. Nature Scope & Methods of Comparative Analysis.2. Comparing Political Systems : a) Parliamentary & Presidential.

b) Federal & Unitary c) Democratic & Authoritarian

3. Characteristics of Modern State and Comparing Strong, Weak and Failed States.,

Gr-B

4.Governing Institutions-How they work: a)Federalism in India & the US

b) Judiciary in India & the US c) Parliamentary Rule in UK & India

5. Electoral Systems: Different types

6.Local government in India and Bangladesh: A comparative Study

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