International Relations
Sr. No.
Core Areas
Percentage
1.
Introduction to International Relations
5%
2.
Geo-Political Structure of the World
5%
3.
Globalization, Global Issues and International Relations
8%
4.
International Relations Since 1945
10%
5.
Approaches to International Relations
8%
6.
Theories of International Relations
7%
7.
International Law & Law of Armed Conflict
13%
8.
International and Regional Organizations
5%
9.
Foreign Policy Analysis
5%
10.
Research Methods in International Relations
4%
11.
International Economic Relations
5%
12.
Peace & Conflict Resolution: Theories and Practice
5%
13.
Human rights in International Relations
5%
14.
International Politics of Environment
5%
15.
Introduction to Strategic Studies
5%
16.
Diplomacy
5%
Total
100%
International Relations (Detailed)
Sr. No.
Core Area
Percentage
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
1.1 Meaning, Definition and Scope of International
Relations___________________________________________1%
1.
1.2 Nature, Evolution and Significance of International
Relations, concepts and ideas including multi-polarity,
bi-polarity, deterrence, hard soft and smart power and
peaceful coexistence______________________________1%
5%
1.3 Nation State: Sovereignty and Security_______________1%
1.4 Power and Balance of Power________________________1%
1.5 State and Non-state Actors_________________________1%
GEO-POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD:
2.1 Characteristics of international political system,
developed and developing countries, north south divide,
inclusion of new political actors, such as IOs, NGOs,
SCOs &NSAs_______________________________________1%
2.
2.2 Political geography, traditional boundaries, modern
boundaries, problems of boundaries_________________1%
2.3 Geography of Resources, water resources, oil and gas,
food resources______________________________________1%
2.4 Power Analysis and Political Geography , traditional
empires, Colonial empires, offshore empire___________1%
2.5 Geo-Economics, theories, economics and politics,
common economic spaces_________________________1%
5%
GLOBALIZATION, GLOBAL ISSUES AND INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS:
3.1 Globalization: Definition, Nature, Conceptual
development and its significance___________________1%
3.2Globalization in the historical perspective____________1%
3.
3.3 Dimensions and impact of globalization, political,
economic, cultural, psychological & technological___1%
8%
3.4 Globalization and the underdeveloped countries_____1%
3.5 Globalization and the developed countries ___________1%
3.6 Collective Security and globalization_________________1%
3.7 Globalization: Problems and prospects_______________1%
3.8 Terrorism, climate and environmental changes, energy
security, maritime security, population and
migration___________________________________________1%
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE 1945:
4.1 Impact of World War II on the structure of World Politics,
emergence of Super Powers, Bipolarity, East-West
confrontation, Cold War_____________________________2%
4.
4.2Sino-Soviet Split, Sino-American Rapprochement, Détente:
East-West Cooperation: Peaceful Co-existence, fall of
Communism & Disintegration of the Soviet
Union________________________________________2%
4.3 Post - Cold War Era/New World Order, United Nation in the
Unipolar World, emerging Regionalism and Economic
organizations i.e. EU, ECO, ASIAN, NAFTA, AFTA &
APEC_______________________________________________2%
10%
4.4 Rise of Asia Pacific Region & China as a Major
Power______________________________________________1%
4.5 Selected contemporary global Issues________________1%
APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
5.
5.1 Normative Approaches: evolutionary world politics, legal
/ institutionalist, cosmopolitanism, constructivism,
feminism, critical social approach, imperialist
approach___________________________________________4%
8%
5.2 Empirical Approaches: functionalism, behavioralism,
structuralism, positivism, rationalism, modernity and post
Modernity___________________________________________4%
THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
6.1 Realism & neo-Realism_______________________________1%
6.2 Liberalism & liberal Debate___________________________1%
6.
6.3 Marxist Theories & neo-Marxism______________________1%
7%
6.4 Feminist Theory______________________________________1%
6.5 Post-Modernism_____________________________________1%
6.6 Historical Sociology__________________________________1%
6.7 Social Constructivism________________________________1%
INTERNATIONAL LAW & LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT:
7.
7.1 Definition, Nature, and Scope of International Law;
Binding Nature of International Law___________________1%
7.2 Origin and development of International Law; theories of
International Law; relationship between municipal and
International Law____________________________________2%
7.3 Sources of International Law_________________________1%
13 %
7.4 Subjects of International Law: States, individual and nonState entities________________________________________1%
7.5 Recognition of State and government, Dejure and
Defacto recognition, legal effects of Recognition,
Recognition of insurgency and belligerency and its
impacts_____________________________________________2%
7.6 State Sovereignty: Acquisition of territorial
sovereignty_________________________________________1%
7.7 International Humanitarian Law& law of Armed
Conflict_____________________________________________1%
7.8 Law of Treaties: Kinds nomenclature formation,
invalidation andtermination of treaties_______________1%
7.9 International Disputes: Peaceful and coercive means of
settlement of international disputes___________________2%
7.10 Laws of the sea, continental shelf, exclusive economic
zones, and territorial waters_________________________1%
INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
8.1 Origin and Development of International Organizations,
Definitions and Historical Perspective_________________1%
8.
8.2 Multilateralism in the 20th century: Challenges of Global
governance, & theoretical Perspectives of International
Organizations_______________________________________1%
5%
8.3 The United Nations System & its bodies________________1%
8.4 Status of UN in Post 9/11 Scenario&UN Reforms and
expansion__________________________________________1%
8.4 Other organizations such as EU. AU, ASEAN, OIC, SCO,
SAARC, ECO________________________________________1%
9.
FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS:
5%
9.1 Definition Principles and objectives of Foreign Policy__1%
9.2 Importance of Foreign Policy in International
Relations____________________________________________1%
9.3 Determinants of Foreign Policy_______________________1%
9.4 Internal and external inputs/pressures and limitations in
the formulation of Foreign Policy_____________________1%
9.5 Approaches & common patterns to the study of Foreign
Policy formulation___________________________________1%
RESEARCH METHODS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
10.
10.1 Theories specifically applicable to Research
Methodology in International relations_______________2%
4%
10.2Application of tools in International relations
research___________________________________________2%
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS:
11.
11.1 Field of International Political Economy, definition &
evolution___________________________________________1%
5%
11.2 Theories of International Political Economy___________2%
11.3 Politics of & Role and Impact of Trade, Finance &
Investment Institutions______________________________2%
PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION: THEORIES AND PRACTICE:
12.
12.1 Defining Conflict and its Sources (level of analysis
approach)_________________________________________1%
12.2 Basics of Conflict Resolution_________________________1%
12.3 Techniques of Conflict Resolution____________________1%
5%
12.4Approaches to Conflict Mitigation, conflict Prevention
and Preemption, Confidence Building Measures,
Preventive Diplomacy, conflict management, & conflict
transformation______________________________________1%
12.5 Theories of Peace, positive, negative peace,
democratic peace theory, & dividends of peace____1%
HUMAN RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
13.1 Conceptual Frame work of Human Rights____________1%
13.
13.2 Human Rights and Cultural Relativism: What Rights are?
Hohfield's Concept, Human Rights as Minimum
Standard, the Sources andsignificance of Social Rights,
Moral Diversity, Religion and Ideology_______________2%
5%
13.3 Theories of Human Rights: Theory of Natural Rights,
Historical Theory of Rights, Legal Theory of Rights, Moral
and Legal Rights____________________________________1%
13.4 The World Institutions and Human Rights: The League of
Nations and United Nations, International Human Rights
Convention________________________________________2%
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF ENVIRONMENT:
14.1Introduction to the environmental politics & issues____1%
14.
14.2 Sustainability and Environmental Ideology___________1%
14.3 The International Politics of the Environment__________1%
14.4 Environmental Problems as Security Issues___________1%
14.5 The Development and Implementation of Environmental
Regimes___________________________________________1%
5%
INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC STUDIES:
15.1 Definition, Importance, Scope and basic assumptions
of Strategic Studies_________________________________1%
15.
15.2 Evolution and development of strategic thought & Major
Thinkers___________________________________________1%
15.3
5%
Evolution and Development of Modern Warfare____1%
15.4 Contemporary Issues and Emerging Trends in Strategic
Studies____________________________________________1%
15.5
Theories of arms control & disarmament___________1%
DIPLOMACY:
16.1Definition, Nature and Importance of Diplomacy____ 2%
16.2 The linkage between Foreign Policy and Diplomacy__1%
16.
16.3 Types of Diplomacy: Old versus New Diplomacy; Open
versus Secret, Formal versus Informal, Unilateral,
Bilateral, and Multilateral____________________________1%
5%
16.4 Kinds of Diplomacy: Summit Diplomacy, Conference
Diplomacy, Preventive Diplomacy, Quiet/Silent
Diplomacy, GunboatDiplomacy, multi-track Diplomacy,
Informal Channels of Diplomacy: Media and NGOs__1%
Total
100%