FIRST YEAR; SEMESTER – I - Yogi Vemana University



YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY : KADAPAStructure of BA - Political Science under CBCSYrSem esterPaperTitleHr/ WkCre ditsMarksIntExt1IIBasic Concepts of Political Science542575IIIIPolitical Institutions(Concepts, Theories and Institutions)5425752IIIIIIIndian Constitution542575IVIVIndian Political Process5425753VVIndian Political Thought542575VIWestern Political Thought542575VIVIIPrinciples of Public Administration542575VIIIElective VIII-A1: International Relations Elective VIII-A2: Indian Foreign Policy ElectiveVIII-A3:ContemporaryGlobal Issues542575542575542575Note: Student Activities like Data/picture analysis, Seminars, Assignments, Group Discussions, Case studies, Fieldwork, Surveys, Study Projects, Models are Part of Curriculum in all papers. The teacher shall identify appropriate activities for each unit and assign them to all the students for improving domain skills.FIRST YEAR; SEMESTER – IB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCEPAPER-I: BASIC CONCEPTS OF POLITICAL SCIENCEUnit-1: Explanatory Frameworks of PoliticsWhat is Politics: Nature and Scope of Political ScienceApproaches to the Study of Politics: Normative, Historical, Empirical Traditions Unit-2: What is the StateOrigin and Evolution of the Modern StateDifferent Conceptions on the role of the Modern State: Social Democratic and NeoLiberal conceptions Unit-3: Nations and NationalismConceptual Distinction between Nationality and NationVarieties of Nationalism: Culture and Civic Nationalism Unit-4: Rights and CitizenshipEvolution of Rights: Civil and Social rightsCitizenship: Universal and Differential Citizenship Unit-5: Freedom, Equality and JusticeFreedom: Negative and Positive FreedomEquality: Formal Equality, Equality of Opportunity, Equality of OutcomeJustice: Justice based on Needs, Deserts and RightsReference books:Bhargava Rajeev and Acharya Ashok (eds) (2008) Political Theory: An Introduction, Pearson, New Delhi.Andrew Heywood (2007) Politics 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, NewYork.Bellamy R (1993) (Ed) Theories and Concepts of Politics, Manchester university press, New York.Vincent A (2004) The Nature of Political Theory, Oxford Universit Press, NewYork.FIRST YEAR; SEMESTER – IIB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-II : POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS(CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND INSTITUTIONS)Unit-1: ConstitutionalismThe Purpose of Constitutional law, Theory of Separation of PowersStructural Forms of the Modern State: Basic features of Parliamentary and Presidential forms of GovernmentUnit-2: Territorial Division of Authority of the Modern StateBasic features of Federal form of GovernmentBasic features of Unitary form of Government Unit-3: Institutional forms of the Modern StateDemocracy: Basic features of Classical and Modern Representative DemocracyModels of Democracy: Procedural Democracy and Substantive Democracy Unit-4: Judiciary and Democratic StateThe nature, role and functions of the JudiciaryJudicial Review: Debates on the Supremacy of legislature or Judiciary in the protection of Constitutional lawReference books:Andrew Heywood (2007) Politics 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, New YorkHeld, David (2006) Models of Democracy 3rd edition Oxford Polity PressBirch A.H (2000) The Concepts and Theories of Democracy, London RoutledgeBogdanor, V (Ed) (1988) Constitutions in Democratic Politics Gower, AldershotScott Gordon (1999) Controlling the State: Constitutionalism from Ancient Athens to Today, Cambridge, Harvard University Press.SECOND YEAR; SEMESTER – IIIB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-III : INDIAN CONSTITUTIONUnit-1: The Making of the ConstitutionThe ideological legacy of the Indian National Movement on the Constituent AssemblyThe Nature and Composition of the Constituent Assembly Unit-2: Philosophical Premises of the Indian ConstitutionPreamble: The underlying values of the Indian ConstitutionSalient features of the Constitution of IndiaUnit-3: Fundamental rights and Directive principles of State PolicyIndividual and Collective Rights: Limitations on the fundamental RightsJudicial Interpretation of Fundamental RightsThe doctrine of ‘Basic Structure’ of the Constitution: KesavanandaBharathi Case Unit-4: Indian FederalismUnitary and Federal features in the Indian ConstitutionTension Areas between the Union and State Governments Legislative, Administrative and Financial SpheresUnit-5: Working of the Indian ConstitutionThe Values of the Indian Constitution and Ushering of Social Revolution in IndiaThe causes for the Ascendency of the Executive over legislature and Judiciary; Major Controversies regarding the Amendments to the ConstitutionNature and Role of Higher Judiciary in India; Recent Debates on the mode of appointment of JudgesReference books:Granville Austin (1972) the Indian Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation Oxford universityPress, New Delhi.Madhavkhosla (2012) the Indian Constitution, oxford university press, New DelhiGranville Austin (1999) Working a Democratic Constitution; A History of the Indian Experience, Oxford University Press, New DelhiZoya Hasan, Sridharan E and Sudharshan R (Eds) 2002 India’s living Constitution, Permanent black, New DelhiBaxiUpendra (1980) the Indian Supreme Court and Politics Eastern book co, LucknowSECOND YEAR; SEMESTER – IVB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCEPAPER-IV : INDIAN POLITICAL PROCESSUnit-1: Approaches to Study the Political Processes in IndiaTheory of Modernization: Transition from Tradition to ModernityMarxian Approach: Transition from pre-capitalism to capitalismUnit-2: Social Structure and Democratic ProcessTransition of Caste System: From Hierarchy to Identity: Role of AgencyPoliticisation of Intermediate and Dalit Caste CommunitiesEvolution of Modernity in IndiaUnit-3: Religion and PoliticsCompeting Communalisms: Majoritarian and MinoritarianDebates on Secularism; Role of the State towards religion Unit-4: Party and Electoral Processes in IndiaElectoral Trends of the lokSabha from 1952 to 2014:From the One Party Congress System to Multi Party CoalitionsDeterminants of Voting Behavior in India;Caste,Class,Patronage, Money etc.Evolution of Party System in India: the Ideology and Social bases of major Political Parties: INC,BJP,CPM, DMK,BSP,TDPReference books:Chandhoke N and Priyadarshini P (Eds) (2009) Contemporary India Economy, society, politics, Pearson, NewDelhi.Vanaik A and Bhargava R (Eds) (2010) Understanding Contemporary India Critical perspectives orient black swan New Delhi.Jayal N G and Mehta PB (Eds) (2010) Oxford Companion to Indian Politics Oxford University Press, New Delhi.Kohliatul and Prema Singh (Ed) (2013) Routledge Hand book of Indian Politics Routledge, NewYork.Jaffrelot C (2003) India’s Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Caste in North India, C Hrust, London.Stanely A. Kochanek, Robert L.Hardgrave, India Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, Boston, Wards Worth Publishing, 2006.Rajeev Bhargava (Ed) Secularism and its Critics (1998), Delhi, OUP.THIRD YEAR; SEMESTER – VB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCEPAPER-V : INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHTUnit-1: Traditions of Ancient Indian Political ThoughtSources and features of Ancient Indian Political ThoughtManu: Social lawsKautilya:Theory of the State Unit-2: Renaissance ThoughtRammohun Roy: Religious and Social ReformPanditaRamabai: Gender Unit-3: Early NationalismDadabaiNaoroji: Drain Theory and PovertyRanade M G : The Role of the State and Religious Reform Unit-4: Religious NationalismSavarkar V D : Hindutva or Hindu Cultural NationalismMohammed Iqbal: Islamic Communitarian Nationalism Unit-5: Democratic EgalitarianismGandhi-Swaraj and SatyagrahaJawaharlal Nehru- Democratic SocialismDr.Ambedkar B R – Annihilation of Caste SystemM.N.Roy: Radical HumanismReference books:Pantham Thomas and Kenneth Deutsch(Ed)(1986) Political thought in modern India, Sage, New DelhiBidyutChakrabarthy and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (2009) modern Indian political thought, Sage, New DelhiGurpreet Mahajan (2013), India : Political ideas and making of a democratic discourse, zed book, LondonPartha Chatterjee (1986) nationalist thought and the colonial world: A derivative disclosure, zed books, LondonBhikhu Parekh (1999) colonialism, tradition and reform,Sage,New DelhiBhikhu Parekh(1989) Gandhi’s political philosophy ,Macmillan, LondonTHIRD YEAR; SEMESTER – VB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCEPAPER-VI : WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHTUnit-1: Classical Western Political ThoughtPlato: Theory of Forms, Critique of Democracy, JusticeAristotle: Citizenship, State, Justice, VirtueUnit-2: Early Medieval to the Beginning of Modern ThoughtSt. Augustine: Earthly City and Heavenly City, Evil, Freewill, Moral ActionMachiavelli, Statecraft, Virtue, FortunaUnit-3: Liberal ThoughtThomas Hobbes: Human nature, Social Contract, liberty, StateJohn Locke: Natural Rights, Consent, Social Contract, StateRousseau: Social institutions and Moral Man, Equality, liberty and General WillUnit-4: Liberal Democratic ThoughtJeremy Bentham: UtilitarianismJohn Stuart Mill: Individual liberty, Representative Government Unit-5: Philosophical Idealism and its critiqueHegel: Individual Freedom, Civil Society, StateKarl Marx: Alienation, Surplus Value,Materialist Conception of History, StateReference booksShefaliJha (2010) Western Political Thought from Plato to Karl Marx, Pearson, NewDelhiBoucher D and Kelly P (Eds) (2009) Political Thinkers from Socrates to the Present, Oxford University press, oxfordColeman J (2000) A History of Modern Political Thought: From Ancient Greece to early Christianity, Blackwell publishers, oxfordMacpherson C B (1962) The Political Theory of Possessiveness Individualism, Oxford University press, oxfordHampsher-monk I (2001) A History of Modern Political Thought: Major Political Thinkers fromHobbers to Marx,Blackwell publishers, oxfordTHIRD YEAR; SEMESTER –VIB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCEPAPER-VII : PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONUnit-1: Nature of Public AdministrationMeaning, Nature and Scope of Public AdministrationSignificance of Public AdministrationPublic and Private AdministrationUnit-2: Administrative TheoriesClassical Theory-Henry FayolHuman Relations theory-Elton MayoRational Decision making theory-Herbert Simon Unit-3: Principles of OrganizationHierarchy- Span of control-Unity of commandDecision Making-CommunicationCo-ordination-leadership Unit-4: Structure of organizationChief Executive-Types and FunctionsDepartment-Bases of DepartmentalizationLine and Staff Agencies Unit-5: Theories of MotivationMeaning and importance of MotivationHierarchy of needs theory; Abraham MaslowTheories of X and Y ; Donglas Mc GregorReference books:Pardhasaradhi (Eds) (2011) Public Administration; Concepts, Theories and Principles, Telugu Academy, HyderabadR.kSapru (2014) 3rd Edition, Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI learning Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi.Prasad D R, Prasad V S,(Eds) (2010),Administrative Thinkers, Sterling Publishers, NewDelhi.THIRD YEAR; SEMESTER – VIB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE(Cluster Elective)PAPER: VIII-A1: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSUnit- I: Basic Concepts of International RelationsMeaning, Nature and Scope of International Relations(a). Balance of power(b). National interests (c). Collective Security(d). DiplomacyUnit-II: Approaches to the study of International RelationsIdealism – Woodrow WilsonClassical Realism – Hans MorgenthauNeo – realism – Kenneth WaltzUnit-III: Phases of International Relations (1914-1945)Causes for the First World WarCauses for the Second World WarUnit-IV: Phases of International Relations (1945 onwards)Origins of First Cold WarRise and Fall of DétenteOrigins and the End of Second Cold WarUnit-V: International OrganisationThe role of UNO in the protection of International PeaceProblems of the Third World : Struggle for New International Economic OrderReference Books:Jackson, R and Sorensan Y, Introduction to International Relations; Theories and approaches, New York, OUP, 2008.Baylis, J and Smith, S (Eds), The Globalization of World Politics; An Introduction to International Relations, Oxford, OUP,2011Aneek Chatterjee, International Relations Today; Concepts and Applications, New Delhi, Pearson Education, 2008.E.H. Carr, International relations between the two world Wars, Lodon, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.THIRD YEAR; SEMESTER –VIB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER:VIII-A2: INDIAN FOREIGN POLICYUnit- I: Evolution of Indian Foreign of PolicyDeterminants of Indian Foreign of PolicyContinuity and change in Indian Foreign PolicyUnit-II: Non-Alignment and UNOThe role of India in the Non-Alignment MovementRelevance of Non-Aligned Movement in the Contemporary WorldRole of India in the UNO in protection of International PeaceUnit-III: India’s Relation with USA and ChinaIndo- US Relations: Pre- Cold War Era, Post- Cold War EraIndia – China Relations: Pre- Cold War Era, Post- Cold War EraUnit-IV: India and her NeighboursIndo- Pakistan RelationsIndia’s role in South Asian Association of Regions Cooperation (SAARC)Reference Books:DavidScott(Ed),HandbookofIndia’sInternationalRelations,London, Routledge,2011Ganguly, S (Ed), India as an Emerging Power,Portland, Franckclass, 2003Pant, H, Contemporary Debates in Indian Foreign and Security Policy, London, Palgrave Macmillian,2008Tellis, A and Mirski, S (Eds), Crux of Asia; China, India, and the Emerging global Order, Washington, Carnegie endowment for international peace,2013Muni, S.D, India’s Foreign Policy Delhi CUP, 2009Alyssa Ayres and Raja Mohan, C (Eds), Power Realignment in Asia: China, India and the United States, New Delhi, Sage, 2002.Appadorai, A, Domestic roots of Indian Foreign Policy, New Delhi, OUP,1971 Dutt, V.P, India’s Foreign Policy in a Changing World, New Delhi,NBT,2011THIRD YEAR; SEMESTER – VIB.A. POLITICAL SCIENCEPAPER: VIII-A3 : CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ISSUESUnit- I: Conceptions of GlobalizationEconomic Conception of GlobalizationPolitical Conception of GlobalizationUnit-II: Anchors of Global Political EconomyInternational Monetary Fund – Nature, Role and FunctionsWork Bank-Nature, Role and FunctionsWorld Trade Organization: Origin, Nature and role in the context of GlobalizationUnit-III: Nation State and GlobalizationThe role of Nation State in the context of GlobalizationConsequences of Globalization – Rise of Inequalities within and across NationsUnit-IV: Contemporary Global issuesEcological Issues: International Agreements On Climate ChangeInternational Terrorism: Non- State Actors and State TerrorismReference Books:Ritzer, G., Globalization: A Basic Text, Sussex: Wiley- Black well,2009Streger, M., Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, OUP,2013Heywood, A., Global Politics, New York, Palgrave Macmillian,2011Held, D et.al, Global Transformations; Politics, Economics and culture California, Stanford University Press,1999J. Volger, ‘Environmental Issues’in J. Baylis, S. Smith an owens, P(Eds) Globalization of world politics, New York, Palgrave,2011 ................
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