Paper - I
Political Theory - Indian And Political Systems Dynamics And ChangeUnit - I : STATEElements of State - Society - Nation - Nationality - Nationalism - Sovereignty - Pluralism - origin of the State - Functions of State - Classification of constitutions.
Unit - II : RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND STATE Liberty - Equality - Rights and Duties - Justice - Political obligation - Protest and resistance - Policical Ideologies - Liberalism - Socialism - Communism - Fascism.
Unit - III : BEHAVIOURALISM Behaviouralism - Post behaviouralism - Pluralistic Theories - Communication Theory - Game Theory - Political Socialisation - Political Culture - Political participation - general System Theory - Political development - political Modernisation - theories of Democracy.
Unit - IV : ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT Plato-Aristotle - St. Augustine - St. Thomas Acquinas - Marsiglio of padua.
Unit - V : MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT Machiavelli - Hobbes - Johnlocke - J.J. Rousseau - J.S. Mill - Bentham - Hegel - Marx - H.J. Laski - Lenin - Gandhi.
Unit - V : INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Features of Ancient Political Thought - Manu - Thiruvalluvar - Koutilya MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT:- Quranic State-Sovereignty - Islamic revivalism - Raja Ram Mohan Roy - Aurobindo - Gokhale - Tilak Iqbal - B.R. Ambedkar - Nehru J.P. Narayan - After Nehru.
Unit - V : INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM - STRUCTURE National movement - Constitution making - Salient features - Fundamental Rights - Directive Principles of State Policy - Union Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Changing Dynamics - Planning Commission - State Government.
Unit - V : FUNCTIONING OF POLITICAL SYSTEM Public Services - Central State relations - Local self government - sub - Nationalism - Party System and pressure groups. Regionalism - casteism - coalition politics - problems of Indian democracy.
Unit - V : FOREIGN POLICYBasic Principles of India's Foreign Policy - objectives and determinants - India and Neighbours - SAARC - India - and World powers - India and South East Asia - India and Third World - India's economic diplomacy - India's Nuclear Policy.
Unit - V : GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF TAMIL NADU Social Structure - Non-Brahmin Movement - Role of Congress - Dravidian movement - E.V.R. - Annadurai - Post Annadurai period - personality cult in Tamil Nadu Politics - Reservations - Populist measures - Tamil Nadu's relations with Neighbouring States.
Top
Paper - II
Comparative Politics And International PoliticsUnit - I : UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the Constitution - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Party system - Civil Services.
Unit - II : UNITED STATES OF AMERCIANature of the Constitution - Federalism - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Party system - Civil Services.
Unit - III : SWITZERLAND Nature of the Constitution - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Direct Democracy.
Unit - IV : FRANCE Nature of the Constitution - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Party system - Administrative law.
Unit - V : CHINA Nature of the Constitution - Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Communist Party.
Unit - VI : INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Nature and Scope of International Politics - Morgenthu's Theory - Idealism and Realism in International Politics - key issues in International Relations - National Power - National Interest.
Unit - VII : Imperialism - Decolonization - Afro - Asian Resurgence - Neo Colonialism-Racialism.
Unit - VIII : Foreign Policy determinants - Foreign Policies of U.S.A. Britain, France and China.
Unit - IX : Economic Forces in Inernational Politics - Disarmament - Conventional and Non- Conventional - Diplomacy - Ideology - Propaganda.
Unit - X : International and Regional Organisations - scope and limitations - European Union - OIC - ASEAN SAARC - Role of Super Power - Disintegration of U.S.S.R. - Nuclear Non - Proliferation treaty.
Add Your Institute
