PART II: 200 marks - Loreto College, Kolkata



CBCS Syllabus in Political ScienceCORE COURSES-HONOURSSemester IIIIndian Political Thought– I Code: PLS-A-CC-3-5-TH+TUModule I:1 Ancient Indian Political ideas: overview.Kautilya: Saptanga theory, Dandaniti, Diplomacy.Medieval political thought in India: overview (with reference to Barani and Abul Fazal). Legitimacy of kingship.Principle of Syncretism.Module II:Modern Indian thought: Rammohun Roy as pioneer of Indian liberalism – his views on rule of law, freedom of thought and social justice.Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore: views on nationalism.M.K. Gandhi: views on State, Swaraj, parative Government and PoliticsCode: PLS-A-CC-3-6- TH+TUModule I:Evolution of Comparative Politics. Scope, purposes and methods of comparison. Distinction between Comparative Government and Comparative Politics.Major approaches to the study of comparative politics---Institutional approach (dominant schools: Systems approach and Structural Functional approach)---limitations; New Institutionalism, Political Economy--- origin and key features.Development and democratization: S.P. Huntington.Classification of political systems. Nature of liberal and socialist political systems; distinguishing features---conventions, rule of law (UK), separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review (USA), democratic centralism (PRC), referendum, initiative (Switzerland).Political Parties: Typology, features and roles (UK, USA, PRC and Bangladesh). Interest groups: roles (UK and USA).Module II:Unitary system: UK, Bangladesh. Federal system: USA, Russia.Legislature in UK, USA and PRC: composition and functions of legislative chambers; Committee System in UK and USAExecutive in UK, USA, France and Russia: A comparative study of (i) Russian, French and American Presidency; (ii) British and French cabinet systems.Judiciary in UK, USA and PRC (with focus on the Procuratorate): comparative study.Rights of the citizens of UK, USA and PRC: A comparative study.Perspectives on International RelationsCode: PLS-A-CC-3-7-TH+TUModule I:Understanding International Relations: outline of its evolution as academic discipline.Major theories: (a) Classical Realism and Neo-Realism (b) Dependency (c) World Systems theory.Emergent issues: (a) Development (b) Environment (c) Terrorism (d) Migration.Module II:Making of foreign policy.Indian foreign policy: major phases: 1947-1962; 1962-1991; 1991-till date.Sino-Indian relations; Indo-US relations.Semester IVIndian Political Thought IICode: PLS-A-CC-4-8-TH+TUModule I:M.N. Roy: Radical Humanism.Narendra Deva, Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan: Socialist ideasSyed Ahmed Khan and Iqbal: views on colonialism and nationalism.Module II:Nehru: views on Socialism and Democracy. Subhas Chandra Bose: views on Socialism and Fascism.Contested notions of ‘nation’--- Savarkar, Jinnah.Jyotiba Phule and Ambedkar on caste system and untouchability. Pandita Ramabai’s views on social justiceGlobal Politics since 1945Code: PLS-A-CC-4-9-TH+TUModule I:Cold War and its evolution: outline.Emergence of Third World: NAM; Pan Africanism. Post-Cold War world: overview. Globalization: conceptions and perspectives.Europe in transition: European Union, Brexit (overview).Major institutions of global governance: World Bank, IMF, WTO--- overview. Major regional organizations: ASEAN, OPEC, SAFTA, SAARC and BRICS. West Asia and the Palestine question.Module II:4.India and her neighbours I: Pakistan; Bangladesh.India and her neighbours II: Nepal; Bhutan; Sri Lanka.UNO: background; Major organs--- General Assembly, Security Council and Secretariat (with focus on Secretary General). Role of UNO in peace-keeping, human rights, and development (Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals).WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT AND THEORY ICode: PLS-A-CC-4-10-TH+TUModule I:Greek political thought: main features – Plato: justice, communism – Aristotle: state, classifications of constitutions.Roman political thought: theories of Law and Citizenship – contributions of Roman thought.Medieval political thought in Europe: major features.Contribution of Machiavelli. Significance of Renaissance. Political thought of Reformation.Module II:Bodin: Idea of Sovereignty.Hobbes: founder of science of materialist politics.Locke: founder of Liberalism. views on natural rights, property and consent.Rousseau: views on freedom and democracy.Skill Enhancement CoursesSEMESTER IIIDemocratic Awareness through Legal LiteracyCode: PLS-A-SEC-3-A(1)-THModule ILaws relating to Criminal jurisdiction-provisions relating to filing an FIR, arrest, bail, search and seizure and some understanding of the questions of evidence and procedure in the Criminal Procedure Code.Offences under IPC.India: Personal laws. Customary LawsLaws relating to Dowry, sexual harassment and violence against women.Module IILaws relating to consumer rights.Right to Information.Laws relating to Cybercrimes.Anti-terrorist laws: Implications for security and human rights.Understanding the Legal SystemCode: PLS-A-SEC-3-A(2)-THModule IOutline of the legal system in IndiaSystem of Courts/tribunals and their jurisdiction in India-Criminal and civil courts, writ jurisdiction.Specialized Courts such as juvenile courts, mahila courts and tribunals.Module IIRole of the police and executive in criminal law administration.Alternate dispute mechanisms such as Lok Adalats, non-formal mechanisms.SEMESTER IVLegislative Practices and ProceduresCode: PLS-A-SEC-4-B(1)-THModule IMembers of Parliament: Powers and Privileges-Constituency Work.State legislative Assemblies: Powers and functions.Functionaries of rural and urban local self-government from Zila Parishad, Municipal Corporation to Panchayat/ Ward.Module IIHow a bill becomes a law, role of standing committees in reviewing a bill, legislative consultants, the framing of rules and regulations.Types of committees.Role of committees in reviewing government finances, policy, programmes and legislation.Powers and functions of people’s representative at different tiers of governanceElementary Aspects of Social ResearchCode: PLS-A-SEC-4-B(2)-THModule IFundamental issues in Research Methodology: concepts, variables, proposition and hypotheses; hypothesis construction and verification; measurement – scales; ethics in social research.Research design: definition, purpose of research, unit of analysis, fallacy (ecological fallacy and fallacy of reductionism), factors affecting research design.Sources and techniques of data collection -- qualitative and quantitative; Sampling –different types; Basic statistical methods – types of statistics; measures of central tendencies and measures of dispersion; graphic representation of data.Module IIParticipatory field research: Modes and methods of participant observation; advantages and limitations; Case study: definition; types; steps involved in the method; uses. Focus group method: nature and uses; role of the researcher.Survey method: Definition, types; techniques of survey research: Pilot survey; interviewing – techniques; different types; qualities of a good interviewer; questionnaire – framing a questionnaire; problem of non-response; advantages and disadvantages of survey method.Aggregate data analysis: Sources of aggregate data; uses of aggregate data; advantages of aggregate data; fallacy of inference. Experimental design: key concepts in experimental design; steps and planning the research; issues of equivalence and validity; classical experimental design.ANNUAL SYSTEMPART II: 200 marksPaper III: INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHTANDMOVEMENT100 Marks (25 x 4Modules)Module I:Ancient Indian Political ideas: overview. Kautilya: Saptanga theory, Dandaniti,Diplomacy.Medieval political thought in India: overview. Legitimacy ofkingship.Modern Indian thought: Rammohun Roy as pioneer of Indian liberalism – his views on rule of law, freedom of thought and socialjustice.Bankim Chandra, Vivekananda and Rabindranath: views onnationalism.Module II:Gandhi: views on state, Swaraj,Satyagraha.M.N. Roy: RadicalHumanism.Narendra Deva, Jayaprakash Narayan: Socialistideas.Syed Ahmed Khan: views on colonial rule andmodernization.Module III:Foundation of Indian NationalCongress.Bengal Partition and Swadeshimovement.Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement – Civil Disobedience movement. August 1942 movement – INA – Navaluprising.Alternatives to Congress politics: (a) Subhas Chandra Bose and Forward Bloc (b) Congress SocialistParty(c) Communists.Module IV:Movements against caste system and untouchability – contributions of Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule. Pandita Ramabai’s views on socialjustice.Class and the nationalist movement under colonial rule: working class movement and peasant movement.Contested notions of ‘nation’--- Savarkar,Jinnah.Paper IV: COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENTANDPOLITICS100 Marks (25 x 4 Modules)Module I:Distinction between Comparative Government and Comparative Politics. Evolution of Comparative Politics.Scope, purposes and methods of comparison. Major approaches to the study of comparativepolitics---Institutional approach (dominant schools: Systems approach and Structural Functional approach)----limitations; New Institutionalism,PoliticalEconomyorigin and keyfeatures.Concept of Third World. State formation in Western Europe and ThirdWorld.Module II:Nature of Liberal and socialist political systems – distinguishing features: conventions, rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty (UK), separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review (USA), ideology, democratic centralism (PRC), referendum, initiative(Switzerland).Political Parties: features and role of party system/parties in UK, USA, PRC and Bangladesh. Interest groups: roles and performance in UK andUSA.Module III:Unitary system: UK, Bangladesh. Federal system: USA,Russia.Legislature in UK and PRC: composition and functions of legislative chambers – NPC in PRC – role of second chambers in UK and USA – Committee system in UK and USA – role of speakers in parliamentary system (UK) and presidential system(USA).Module IV:Executive in UK, USA, France and Russia: A comparative study of (i) Russian, French and American Presidency; (ii) British and French cabinetsystems.Judiciary in UK, USA and PRC (with focus on the Procuratorate): A comparativestudy.Rights of the citizens of UK, USA and PRC: A comparative study – Duties of the citizens ofPRC. ................
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