EPS-03 Modern Indian Political Thought
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Colonial Intervention in Society, Economy and Polity
Modern Indian Political Thought – Issues and Approaches
Introduction
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Justice M.G. Ranade
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Introduction
B.G. Tilak
Sri Aurobindo
Bhagat Singh
Colonialism, Caste Order and Tribal Movements
Jyotiba Phule (1827-1890)
E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Anti-Colonial Tribal Movements In India
Introduction
Swami Dayanand Saraswti, Swami Vivekananda and V.D. Savarkar
Sir Syed and Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, M.A. Jinnah and Abdul Kalam Azad
Concept of Swaraj, Satyagraha and Critique of Western Civilization
Sarvodaya and the Gandhian Alternative
Gandhian Social Reform – Bhudan Movement
Introduction
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhash Chandra Bose
Political Thought of JP and Narendra Dev
Rammanohar Lohia
Introduction
Communists and the Indian National Movement (1925-47)
M.N. Roy – Marxism and Radical Humanism
Contemporary Marxist Thinking (Indian)
Nationalism and Social Revolution – An Overview
EPS-06 Government and Politics in East and South East Asia
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
Introduction to the East Asian Region
Introduction to the South-east Asian Region
Indians in South-east Asia
Chinese in South-east Asia
Revolution and Ideology
Economic and Political Reforms
Foreign Policy
Historical Context- Nationalist Upsurge and Rise of Capitalism
Politics- Structure and Processes
Foreign Policy
Evolution of Modern Korea
Patterns of Political and Economic Development
Foreign Policy
Singapore
Malaysia
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
Burma
Vietnam
Combodia
Laos
Patterns of Economic Development in Southeast Asia
Patterns of Political Development in East and Southeast Asia
Ethnicity and Nation-Building
Dynamics of State and Civil Society in East and Southeast Asia
27. Regional Co-operatian with Special Reference to ASEAN
EPS-07 International Relations
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
Why Study International Relations? Scope and Approaches
Some Concepts – Imperialism, Nationalism, Fascism, Revolution
Some Concepts – State System, Power, National Interest, Security
World War I – Clauses, Events and Consequences
Bolshevik Revolution and its Impact
World War II – Causes and Consequences (Emergence of Super Powers)
Cold War – Meaning, Patterns and Dimensions
Non-Aligned Movement
Arms Race and Nuclear Threat
Disarmament and Peace Movement
Colonialism & Patterns of National Liberation Movements
Features of Third World States
The Gulf War
Distintegration of the Socialist Bloc
Perspectives on the Changing World Order
Restructuring of the U.N. System
Globalisation of the Economy – IBRD, IMF and WTO
Regional Organisations – European Union, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, OIC and OAU
Environment and Sustainable Human Development
Human Rights and International Politics
Ethno-National Conflicts-Patterns and Dimensions
International Terrorism
Revolution in Communication Technology
EPS-09 Comparative Government and Politics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
Nature, Scope and Utility of Comparative Study of Politics
Comparative Method and Strategies of Comparison
Institutional Approach
Systems Approach
The Political Economy Approach
Ideology, Social Bases and Programmes of National Movements
Patterns of Anti-Colonial Struggles
Dynamics of State Formation in Colonial Era
Social Structures and Stratification
Class Formation
Social Bases of State Power
Development Strategies
Modes of Classification of Political Regimes
Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes
Civilian and Military Regimes
Secular and Theocratic Regimes
Organs of Government – Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
Unitary and Federal Systems – Patterns and Trends in Federal Systems
Republicanism
Party Systems
Pressure Groups
Electoral Process
Trade Union Movement
Peasants
Women’s Movement
Environment
Human Rights Movements
Globalisation- Background and Features
Impact of Globalisation on Developing Societies
Globalisation and the Response of the Developing Countries
EPS-11 Political Ideas and Ideologies
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Understanding the Political
Theorising the Political
The Need for Political Theory
Conceptions of Political Theory
Political Arguments and Conceptual Analysis
Indian Political Traditions
The Confucian Tradition
Arabic-Islamic Political Traditions
Greek and Roman Traditions
Western- Liberal and Marxist Traditions
Meaning and Nature of the State
Sovereignty
State, Civil Society and Community
Power and Authority
Legitimacy
Political Obligation and Revolution
Rights and Citizenship
Equality
Liberty
Justice
Direct and Participatory Democracy
Representative Democracy
Socialist Democracy
Individualism and Communitarianism
Fascism
Marxism
Gandhism (Dharma, Swaraj, Sarvodaya and Satyagraha)
State and Globalisation
Secularism
Development
Disadvantaged and Affirmative Action
EPS-12 Government And Politics in India
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
The Consequences of Colonialism
Responses of Indian Society
National Movement
Emergence of New Classes
The Making of Indian Constitution
Basic Features
Vision of Social Transformation
Rights and Citizenship
What it Means to be A Parliamentary Democracy
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Bureaucracy in India
Nature of Indian Federalism
Special Provisions for North-East, J&K, Etc
Issues in Conflict and Cooperation in Indian Federalism
Autonomy Movements and State Reorganisation in India
Local Self-Government Institutions- Rural and Urban
Nature of Party System in India
National and Regional Parties
Elections
Caste, Class and Politics in India
Coalition Politics
Women
Dalits
Tribals
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
Environment
Workers and Peasants
Globalisation and Liberalisation
Secularism and Communal Challenge
Democracy in Search of Equality
Crime, Repression and Terror in Indian Politics
EPS-15 South Asia – Economy Society and Politics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
Struggle for Independence and Nationalism in South Asia
Human Development Profile
India in the Global Power Structure
India in the Global Economic Order
India and its Neighbours
Political Structures and Processes in Pakistan
Economy and Society in Pakistan
Military in the Politics of Pakistan
Political Structures and Processes in Bangladesh
Economy and Society in Bangladesh
Political Structures and Processes in Nepal
Economy and Society in Nepal
Economy, Society and Politics in Bhutan
Political Structures and Processes in Sri Lanka
Economy and Society in Sri Lanka
Ethnic Accommodation in the Politics of Sri Lanka
Economy, Society and Politics in the Maldives
Human Rights
Civil Society
Challenges to Managing Pluralism in South Asia
Liberalisation and SAPs
Globalisation and the State
Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development
SAARC
Dynamics of South Asian Security
Nuclear Issues
Resolution and Management of Conflicts
Index: MA Political Science
MPS-001 Political Theory
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
What is political theory and why Study it
Democracy
Rights
Liberty
Equality
Justice
Idea of Duty
Citizenship
Sovereignty
State and Civil SocietyPower and Authority
Legitimation and Obligation
Civil disobedience and Satyagraha
Political Violence
Classical Liberalism
Welfare State
Libertarianism
Marx,Lenin and Mao
Lukacs, Gramsci and the Frankfurt School
Socialism
Conservatism
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
Fundamentalism
Nationalism
Multi-Culturalism
Fascism
Feminism
Gandhism and Pacifism
Communitarianism and Civic Republicanism
Political Theory in a Globalising World
MPS-002 International Relations- Theory and Problems
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
Realist and Neo-Realist Approaches
Liberal and Neo-Liberal Approaches
Marxist and Other Radical Approaches
Neo-Radical Approaches
Post-Structuralist and Post-Modernist Approaches
Feminist Approaches
Environmental Approaches
Worldviews from Asia, Africa and Latin America
End of Cold War
Post-Cold War Issues
Emerging Powers
Regional Groupings
Globalisation
International Inequities
Elements of International Economic Relations
Management of International Relations
India in the New Global Order
Right to Self-Determination
Intervention-Invasion
Nuclear Proliferation
International Terrorism
Role of Science and Technology in International Relations
Inequality among Nations
Global corporatism and state Sovereignty
Human Rights and International Trade
Changing Nature of American Power
China as an Emerging Power
Emergence of Central Asian Republics
Ethnic Resurgence and ‘Identity’ Wars
Aboriginal-Indigenous Movements
Displacement of population- Intra-state and interstate
Transnational Movements- Cultural and Civilization
Role of NGOS
The Concept of Justice in International Relations
Human Security
MPS-003 India Democracy and Development
(It is a common course offered under IGNOU’s MA Socio and MA PubAD programs too, and provides lot of
useful fodder material for General studies as well.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
National Movement
Development Models
Constitution And Social Transformation
Diversity
Inequality
Political Economy
Economy-Structure And Growth
Legislature
Bureaucracy, Police, Army
Judiciary
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
Federalism
Self Government
Political Parties
Workers And Peasents
Media
Interest Groups
Caste, Regligion, Language
Civil Society
Human Development
Gender
Regional Imbalances
Migration
Environment
Economic Reforms
Religious Politics
Ethnicity
Democracy And Development-Assessment
MPS-004 Comparative Politics- Issues and Trends
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
Comparative Politics- Nature, Significance and Evolution
Comparative Approaches and Methods- System, Structural, Public Policy
Comparative Approaches- Political Economy, Dependency and World Systems
Theories of State
State in Developing Societies- Asian, African and Latin American Experiences
State – Civil Society Relations- Evolving Patterns
Globalisation and State
Regional Integration and State
International Organisations and State
Transnational – Multinational Corporations and State
Nationalism- Approaches
Forms of Nationalism
Anti-Colonial Movements
Nationality and Self-Determination
State Building and Constitutionalism
Ethnicity Politics and State
Politics of Community Identities
Ethnic Movements
Political Regimes
Bureaucracy
Military in Politics
Federalism- Patterns And Trends
Parties and Party Systems
Interest Groups, Pressure Groups And Lobbying
Poverty and Human Development
Gender and Development
Environment
Science, Technology and Politics
Decentralisation and Participation
Human Rights
MPSE-001 India and the World
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Evolution of India’s World-view
Approaches to the Study of India’s Foreign Policy
Objectives and Determinants
Decision marking Institution
Policy Development Process
India’s Foreign Policy- An Overview
U.S.A.European Union
Russia, China and Japan
India and its Neighbours
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
India and South East Asia
India and Central and West Asia
India, latin America and Caribbean
India-Africa Relations
Politico-Security IssuesEconomics Issues
Social-Cultural Issues
Political and Diplomatic Issues
MPSE-003 Western Political Thought (Plato to Marx)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Significance of Western Political Thought
Plato
Aristotle
St. Augustine & St. Thomas Aquinas
Niccolo Machiavelli
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Edmund Burke
Immanuel Kant
Jeremy Bentham
Alexis de Tocqueville
J.S. Mill
George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Karl Marx
MPSE-004 Social and Political Thought in Modern India
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Pre-Modern Socio-Religous Political thought in India- The Diverse Strands
Orientalist Discourse and Colonial Modernity
Salient Features of Modern Indian Political Thought
Early Nationalist Responses- Rammohan Roy, Bankim Chatterjee Saraswati Phule
Moderates and Extremists- Dadabhai Naoroji, MG Ranade and BG Tilak
Hinduism- Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
Hindutva- VD Savarkar and MS Golwalkar
Muslim Thought- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, MohaIqbal, Maulana Maudoodi and Jinnah
Nation and Identity Concerns- EV Naicker, Nazrul, Pandita Ramabai, Jaipal, Kahn Singh
MK Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
BR Ambedkar
Rabindranath Tagore
Communist Thought- MN Roy and EMS Namboodiripad
Socialist Thought- Rammanohar Lohia and jayaprakash Narayan
MPSE-006 Peace and Conflict Studies
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Peace and Conflict Studies- Nature and Scope
Conceptual Analysis of Peace and Conflict
Nature and Forms of Conflict- Intra-state, Inter-state and Global
Theories of War
Types of War- Conventional War, Limited War and Nuclear War
Types of War- Revolutionary Civil War, Guerrilla Insurgency Insurgency, Proxy Asymmetrical
Terrorism
UN System- Pacific Settlement of Disputes
UN System- Peacekeeping, Peacemaking and Adjudication
Disarmament and Arms Control
Confidence Building Measures
Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution
Functional Approaches and Regionalisrn
The Gandhian Approach
14. Human Security
15. Peace Research and Peace Movements
MPSE-007 Social Movements and Politics in India
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Social Movements- Meanings, Significance and Importance
Approaches to Study Social Movements- Liberal, Gandhian and Marxian
Classification of Social Movements Including New Social Movements
Democratisation and Changing Nature of Indian Society
Globalisation and Social Movements
State, Market and Social Movements
Dalit Movement
Backward Class Movement
Ethnic Movements with Special Reference to Tribals
Women’s Movements
Regional Movements
Religious and Communal Movements
Agrarian Movements
Working Class Movement
Fisher Folks’ Movement
Environmental and Ecological Movements
Social Movements and Democracy- An Assessment
MPSE-008 State Politics in India
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Development of State Politics in India
Frameworks for Analysis
Nature of Indian Diversities and Nationalist Responses
States in the Constitutional Scheme
Development of State System
Elections and Electoral Politics
Political Parties and Party Systems
Patterns of dissent and Protest Movements in Indian states
Developmental Issues and Regional Disparities
Agrarian Transformation and Land Reforms
Industry and Labour
Globalisation and Liberalisation- Implications for State Politics
Inter-state Disputes- Water and Territorial Boundaries
Patterns of Communal Politics
Assertion of Dalits and Backward Castes
Linguistic and Ethnic Minorities in State Politics
State Autonomy Movements in India
MED-002 Sustainable Development- Issues and Challenges
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
What is Sustainable Development
Parameters of Sustainable Development
Approaches to the Study of Sustainable Development
Issues and Challenges
Natural Resource Exploitation
Patterns of Industrialisation
Global and Regional Dimensions
State Initiatives
Regional Initiatives
Global Initiatives
Community Knowledge
Cooperation and Partnership
MED-008 Globalisation Environment and Development
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Environmental Dimensions of Globalisation
Environmental Calamities
Man-made Disasters
MNCs, TNCs and Developing Countries
International Summits and Declarations
International Environmental Laws and Agreements
Role of the United Nations Agencies
Environment in Multilateral Perspectives
South Asian Response to Environmental Concerns
Non-Governmental Agencies Initiatives
Official UPSC Syllabus Pol.Sci. Paper 1
Political Theory and Indian Politics:
1.
2.
3.
Political Theory: meaning and approaches.
Theories of the State: Liberal, Neoliberal, Marxist, Pluralist, Post-colonial and feminist.
Justice: Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its
communitarian critiques.
4. Equality: Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative
action.
5. Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; concept of Human Rights.
6. Democracy: Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy – representative,
participatory and deliberative.
7. Concept of power, hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.
8. Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism.
9. Indian Political Thought : Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed
Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M.K. Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, M.N. Roy.
10. Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx,
Gramsci, Hannah Arendt.
Indian Government and Politics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Indian Nationalism:
a. Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle: Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha,
Non-cooperation,
b. Civil Disobedience; Militant and revolutionary movements, Peasant and workers’
movements.
c. Perspectives on Indian National Movement: Liberal, Socialist and Marxist; Radical
humanist and Dalit.
Making of the Indian Constitution: Legacies of the British rule; different social and political
perspectives.
Salient Features of the Indian Constitution:
a. The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive
b. Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic
Structure doctrine.
Principal Organs of
a. The Union Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature
and Supreme Court.
b. Principal Organs of the State Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the
Executive, Legislature and High Courts.
Grassroots Democracy: Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; significance of 73rd and 74th
Amendments; Grassroot movements.
Statutory Institutions/Commissions: Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General,
Finance Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled
Castes, National
a. Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human
Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes
Commission.
Federalism: Constitutional provisions; changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist
tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes.
8.
Planning and Economic Development : Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; role of planning
and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalilzation and
economic reforms.
9. Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics.
10. Party System: National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties;
patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behaviour; changing socioeconomic profile of Legislators.
11. Social Movements: Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movements;
environmentalist movements.
Official UPSC Syllabus Pol.Sci. Syllabus Paper 2
Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics
1.
Comparative Politics: Nature and major approaches; political economy and political sociology
perspectives; limitations of the comparative method.
2. State in comparative perspective: Characteristics and changing nature ofthe State in capitalist and
socialist economies, and, advanced industrial and developing societies.
3. Politics of Representation and Participation: Political parties, pressure groups and social
movements in advanced industrial and developing societies.
4. Globalisation: Responses from developed and developing societies.
5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations: Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and
Systems theory.
6. Key concepts in International Relations: National interest, Security and power; Balance of power
and deterrence; Transnational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and
globalisation.
7. Changing International Political Order:
a. Rise of super powers; strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and Cold War;
nuclear threat;
b. Non-aligned movement: Aims and achievements;
c. Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; relevance of nonalignment in the contemporary world.
8. Evolution of the International Economic System: From Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies
and the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new
international economic order; Globalisation of the world economy.
9. United Nations: Envisaged role and actual record; specialized UN agencies-aims and functioning;
need for UN reforms.
10. Regionalisation of World Politics: EU, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, NAFTA.
11. Contemporary Global Concerns: Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice, terrorism,
nuclear proliferation.
India and the World
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Indian Foreign Policy: Determinants of foreign policy; institutions of policy-making; continuity and
change.
India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement: Different phases; current role.
India and South Asia:
a. Regional Co-operation: SAARC – past performance and future prospects.
b. South Asia as a Free Trade Area.
c. India’s “Look East” policy.
d. Impediments to regional co-operation: river water disputes; illegal cross-border migration;
ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; border disputes.
India and the Global South: Relations with Africa and Latin America; leadership role in the demand
for NIEO and WTO negotiations.
India and the Global Centres of Power: USA, EU, Japan, China and Russia.
India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping;demand for Permanent Seat in the Security
Council.
India and the Nuclear Question: Changing perceptions and policy.
Recent developments in Indian Foreign policy: India’s position on the recent crisis in Afghanistan,
Iraq and West Asia, growing relations with US and Israel; vision of a new world order.
For more downloads, visit Mrunal.org/download