Syllabus of BA - Ist , POLITICAL SCIENCE

 

  B.A. PART – I

PAPER I

POLITICAL THEORY

UNIT – I

DEFINITION: Nature and Scope of Political Science. Political Science as study of State Government, as study of Power, as

study of Political System.

NOMENCLATURE: Political Science, Politics, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Comparative Politics.

POLITICAL SCIENCE- Its relation with other Social Sciences.

APPROACHES : Different approaches to the study of Political Science, e.g. Historical, Philosophical, Behaviourial and Post-

Behavioural.

UNIT – II

STATE:i)Meaning and Elements, Dominant Perspectives -Idealistic,Individualistic, Liberal Social Welfare,

Contemporary Libertarian Gandhian Concept and Marxian view of the State.

ii) Orgin of the State – different theories, eg. Divine-origin, Force Social Contract, Evolutionary.

UNIT – III

SOVEREIGNTY : Concept : Attributes, Different Theories : Monistic,Pluralistic and Philosophical.

Nation and Nationalism, Challenges before the Nation -state, Globalisation and Emergence of Civil Society.

UNIT – IV

CONCEPTS: Liberty, Equality, Rights, Law Justice Punishment and Citizenship

B.A. PART – I

PAPER II

Theory and Practice of Modern Goverments(with special refernce to U.K., U.S.A., China and India)

UNIT – I

Constitution of U.K.: Salient features, Conventions, Monarchy, Cabinet, Prime Minister, Parliament - Organiszation, Powers

and Functions, Reform of the House of the Lords, Organs of the higher judiciary -powers and functions, Party System.

UNIT – II

Constitution of U.S.A. : Salient features, Federalism, Constitutional Amendments, President, Vice President, Cabinet, Congress-

organization, powers and functions, Supreme Court - organization, powers and functions, Judicial Review, Party System.

UNIT – IV

Constitution of India (A): The Constituent Assembly- organization, powers and functions, Objectives and Philosophy of the

India Constitution-Preamble, Main Features, Procedure of Amendment, Federalism, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles

of State Policy and Fundamenal duties.

UNIT – V

Constitution of India (B): President, Emergency Provision, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Parliament – organization,

powers function, Judicary – Supreme Court and High Court - organization, powers and functions, Judicial activisim, Governor,

Chief minister and Council of Ministers, State Legislature- organization, powers and functions, Panchayati raj and Urban Local

Bodies, Party System in India – basic features.

Note: Unit III has been deleted.