Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education
Structure of BA - Political Science under CBCS w.e.f.2015-16 Revised in April,

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PAPER-I(CORE): BASIC CONCEPTS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Unit-1: Explanatory Frameworks of Politics

1. What is Politics: Nature and Scope of Political Science

2. Approaches to the Study of Politics: Normative, Historical, Empirical Traditions Unit-2: What is the State

 1. Origin and Evolution of the Modern State

 2. Different Conceptions on the role of the Modern State: Social Democratic and Neo Liberal conceptions

 Unit-3: Nations and Nationalism

1. Conceptual Distinction between Nationality and Nation

2. Varieties of Nationalism: Culture and Civic Nationalism

 Unit-4: Rights and Citizenship

 1. Evolution of Rights: Civil and Social rights

 2. Citizenship: Universal and Differential Citizenship

Unit-5: Freedom, Equality and Justice

 1. Freedom: Negative and Positive Freedom

 2. Equality: Formal Equality, Equality of Opportunity, Equality of Outcome

3. Justice: Justice based on Needs, Deserts and Rights
Reference books:

1. Bhargava Rajeev and Acharya Ashok (eds) (2008) Political Theory: An Introduction, Pearson, New Delhi

. 2. Andrew Heywood (2007) Politics 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, NewYork. 3. Bellamy R (1993) (Ed) Theories and Concepts of Politics, Manchester university press, New York.

4. Vincent A (2004) The Nature of Political Theory, Oxford Universit Press, NewYork.
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PAPER-II(CORE):POLITICALINSTITUTIONS
(CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND INSTITUTIONS)

 Unit-1: Constitutionalism

 1. The Purpose of Constitutional law, Theory of Separation of Powers

2. Structural Forms of the Modern State: Basic features of Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government

Unit-2: Territorial Division of Authority of the Modern State

 1. Basic features of Federal form of Government

 2. Basic features of Unitary form of Government

Unit-3: Institutional forms of the Modern State

 1. Democracy: Basic features of Classical and Modern Representative Democracy 2. Models of Democracy: Procedural Democracy and Substantive Democracy Unit-4: Judiciary and Democratic State

1. The nature, role and functions of the Judiciary

2. Judicial Review: Debates on the Supremacy of legislature or Judiciary in the protection of Constitutional law
Reference books:

 1.Andrew Heywood (2007) Politics 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, New York 2.Held, David (2006) Models of Democracy 3rd edition Oxford Polity Press 3.Birch A.H (2000) The Concepts and Theories of Democracy, London Routledge 4.Bogdanor, V (Ed) (1988) Constitutions in Democratic Politics Gower, Aldershot 5.Scott Gordon (1999) Controlling the State: Constitutionalism from Ancient Athens to Today, Cambridge, Harvard University Press.
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PAPER-III(CORE): INDIAN CONSTITUTION

 Unit-1: The Making of the Constitution

1. The ideological legacy of the Indian National Movement on the Constituent Assembly

2. The Nature and Composition of the Constituent Assembly

Unit-2: Philosophical Premises of the Indian Constitution

1. Preamble: The underlying values of the Indian Constitution

 2. Salient features of the Constitution of India

Unit-3: Fundamental rights and Directive principles of State Policy

 1. Individual and Collective Rights: Limitations on the fundamental Rights

 2. Judicial Interpretation of Fundamental Rights

3. The doctrine of ‘Basic Structure’ of the Constitution: KesavanandaBharathi Case

Unit-4: Indian Federalism

1. Unitary and Federal features in the Indian Constitution

2. Tension Areas between the Union and State Governments Legislative, Administrative and Financial Spheres

 Unit-5: Working of the Indian Constitution

1. The Values of the Indian Constitution and Ushering of Social Revolution in India

 2. The causes for the Ascendency of the Executive over legislature and Judiciary; Major Controversies regarding the Amendments to the Constitution

 3. Nature and Role of Higher Judiciary in India; Recent Debates on the mode of appointmentofJudges
Reference books:

 1. Granville Austin (1972) the Indian Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation Oxford university Press, New Delhi.

2. Madhavkhosla (2012) the Indian Constitution, oxford university press, New Delhi

3. Granville Austin (1999) Working a Democratic Constitution; A History of the Indian Experience, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
4. Zoya Hasan, Sridharan E and Sudharshan R (Eds) 2002 India’s living Constitution, Permanent black, New Delhi

5. BaxiUpendra (1980) the Indian Supreme Court and Politics Eastern book co, Lucknow
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PAPER-IV (CORE): INDIAN POLITICAL PROCESS

Unit-1: Approaches to Study the Political Processes in India

 1. Theory of Modernization: Transition from Tradition to Modernity

2. Marxian Approach: Transition from pre-capitalism to capitalism

 Unit-2: Social Structure and Democratic Process

 1. Transition of Caste System: From Hierarchy to Identity: Role of Agency

 2. Politicisation of Intermediate and Dalit Caste Communities

3. Evolution of Modernity in India

Unit-3: Religion and Politics

 1. Competing Communalisms: Majoritarian and Minoritarian

 2. Debates on Secularism; Role of the State towards religion

 Unit-4: Party and Electoral Processes in India

 1. Electoral Trends of the lokSabha from 1952 to 2014:From the One Party Congress System to Multi Party Coalitions

 2. Determinants of Voting Behavior in India;Caste,Class,Patronage, Money etc.

3. Evolution of Party System in India: the Ideology and Social bases of major PoliticalParties:INC,BJP,CPM,DMK,BSP,TDP
Reference books:

 1. Chandhoke N and Priyadarshini P (Eds) (2009) Contemporary India Economy, society, politics, Pearson, NewDelhi.

 2. Vanaik A and Bhargava R (Eds) (2010) Understanding Contemporary India Critical perspectives orient black swan New Delhi.

3. Jayal N G and Mehta PB (Eds) (2010) Oxford Companion to Indian Politics Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

4. Kohliatul and Prema Singh (Ed) (2013) Routledge Hand book of Indian Politics Routledge, NewYork.

 5. Jaffrelot C (2003) India’s Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Caste in North India, C Hrust, London.

6. Stanely A. Kochanek, Robert L.Hardgrave, India Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, Boston, Wards Worth Publishing, 2006.

7. Rajeev Bhargava (Ed) Secularism and its Critics (1998), Delhi, OUP.
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PAPER-V(CORE): INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Unit-1: Traditions of Ancient Indian Political Thought

 1.Sources and features of Ancient Indian Political Thought

 2.Manu: Social laws 3.Kautilya:Theory of the State

 Unit-2: Renaissance Thought

 1. Rammohun Roy: Religious and Social Reform

 2. PanditaRamabai: Gender

Unit-3: Early Nationalism

 1. DadabaiNaoroji: Drain Theory and Poverty

2. Ranade M G : The Role of the State and Religious Reform

 Unit-4: Religious Nationalism

 1. Savarkar V D : Hindutva or Hindu Cultural Nationalism

 2. Mohammed Iqbal: Islamic Communitarian Nationalism

Unit-5: Democratic Egalitarianism

1. Gandhi-Swaraj and Satyagraha

2. Jawaharlal Nehru- Democratic Socialism

3. Dr.Ambedkar B R – Annihilation of Caste System 4. M.N.Roy: Radical Humanism
Reference books:

1. Pantham Thomas and Kenneth Deutsch(Ed)(1986) Political thought in modern India, Sage, New Delhi

2. BidyutChakrabarthy and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (2009) modern Indian political thought, Sage, New Delhi

3. Gurpreet Mahajan (2013), India : Political ideas and making of a democratic discourse, zed book, London

 4. Partha Chatterjee (1986) nationalist thought and the colonial world: A derivative disclosure, zed books, London

 5. Bhikhu Parekh (1999) colonialism, tradition and reform,Sage,New Delhi 6. Bhikhu Parekh(1989) Gandhi’s political philosophy ,Macmillan, London
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PAPER-VI (CORE): WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Unit-1: Classical Western Political Thought 1. Plato: Theory of Forms, Critique of Democracy, Justice

2. Aristotle: Citizenship, State, Justice, Virtue

 Unit-2: Early Medieval to the Beginning of Modern Thought

 1. St. Augustine: Earthly City and Heavenly City, Evil, Freewill, Moral Action

 2. Machiavelli, Statecraft, Virtue, Fortuna

Unit-3: Liberal Thought

1. Thomas Hobbes: Human nature, Social Contract, liberty, State

 2. John Locke: Natural Rights, Consent, Social Contract, State 3. Rousseau: Social institutions and Moral Man, Equality, liberty and General Will

Unit-4: Liberal Democratic Thought

1. Jeremy Bentham: Utilitarianism

2. John Stuart Mill: Individual liberty, Representative Government

Unit-5: Philosophical Idealism and its critique

 1. Hegel: Individual Freedom, Civil Society, State

2. Karl Marx: Alienation, Surplus Value,Materialist Conception of History, State
Reference books

 1. ShefaliJha (2010) Western Political Thought from Plato to Karl Marx, Pearson, NewDelhi

2. Boucher D and Kelly P (Eds) (2009) Political Thinkers from Socrates to the Present, Oxford University press, oxford

 3. Coleman J (2000) A History of Modern Political Thought: From Ancient Greece to early Christianity, Blackwell publishers, oxford

 4. Macpherson C B (1962) The Political Theory of Possessiveness Individualism, Oxford University press, oxford

5. Hampsher-monk I (2001) A History of Modern Political Thought: Major Political Thinkers fromHobbers to Marx,Blackwell publishers, oxford
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PAPER-VII-(A) (ELECTIVE): MAJOR ISSUES IN INDIAN POLITICS Unit- I: Caste and Politics

 1. Changing Power Relations Within the Caste Structure

 2. Ethnicisation of caste

Unit- II: Secessionism

 1. Causes for Secessionist Movement in the State of Jammu & Kashmir

 2. Causes for Secessionist Movements in the States of North-East India

Unit- III: Regionalism in India

1. Centralizing tendencies in India Federalism

 2. Regionalism as a Response to protection of autonomy of States: Regionalism in Tamilnadu, Punjab and Assam

 Unit- IV: Crisis of Governance of the State Institutions in India

1. Proliferation of Corruption in the Institutions of the State: Beaucratic and Political Corruption.

2. Electoral Malpractices and Defections of Elected Representatives: Need for reforms in the Anti-Defection Law

3. Electoral Populism and Competitive Populist Welfarism
Reference Books:

1. Partha Chatterjee, (Ed) State and politics in India, Delhi, OUP,1998

 2. Sudiptakaviraj (ed), Politics in India, Delhi, OUP,2007

 3. NirajaJayal, Democracy and the State, Welfare, Secularison and Development in Contemporary India, Delhi, OUP.2001

4. Rajeev Bhargava, Secularism and its Critics, Delhi, OUP,1999

 5. PratapBhanu Mehta and DeveshKapur (eds), Political Institutions in India, Delhi, OUP,2011

6. Niraja Gopal Jayal and Bhanupratap Mehta (ed), The Oxford Companion to Politics in India, Delhi, OUP,2011

 7. SanjibBaruach, Ethnonationalisam in India: A Reader, Delhi, OUP, 2012. 8. SanjibBaruach, Durable Disorder: Understanding the Politics of North East India, Delhi,OUP,2007.
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PAPER-VII-(B)(Elective): PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Unit-1: Nature of Public Administration

1. Meaning, Nature and Scope of Public Administration

2. Significance of Public Administration

3. Public and Private Administration

Unit-2: Administrative Theories

 1. Classical Theory-Henry Fayol

 2. Human Relations theory-Elton Mayo

3. Rational Decision making theory-Herbert Simon

 Unit-3: Principles of Organization

1. Hierarchy- Span of control-Unity of command

2. Decision Making-Communication

 3. Co-ordination-leadership

Unit-4: Structure of organization

1. Chief Executive-Types and Functions

 2. Department-Bases of Departmentalization

3. Line and Staff Agencies

Unit-5: Theories of Motivation

1. Meaning and importance of Motivation

2. Hierarchy of needs theory; Abraham Maslow

3. Theories of X and Y ; Donglas Mc Gregor
Reference books:

1. Pardhasaradhi (Eds) (2011) Public Administration; Concepts, Theories and Principles, Telugu Academy, Hyderabad

2. R.kSapru (2014) 3rd Edition, Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI learning Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi.

 3. Prasad D R, Prasad V S,(Eds) (2010),Administrative Thinkers, Sterling Publishers,NewDelhi.
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PAPER-VII-(C) (ELECTIVE): LOCAL SELF - GOVERNMENT IN ANDHRA PRADESH

 Unit- I: Evolution of Local Self-Government in India

1. Constitutional Provisions on local Self-Government

 2. Recommendations of Balwantrai Mehta and Ashok Mehta Committees on Local Self - Government

Unit-II: Importance of Constitutional Amendments

1. 73rd Amendment – Rural Local bodies;Basic features

 2. 74th Amendment – Urban Local bodie; Basic features Unit-III: Structure and functions of Panchayati Raj in Andhra Pradesh

1. Gram Panchayat

2. Mandal Parishad

3. ZillaParishad

4. Structure and functions of Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh; Municipalities Nagar Panchayat and Municipal Corporations

Unit-IV: Structure and functions of Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh

1. Nagar Panchayats

 2. Municipalities

3. Municipal Corporations

Unit-V: Role of leadership and Emerging Challenges

1. Emerging patterns of leadership

2. Problems of autonomy: Financial and Administrative spheres Reference Books: 1. Maheswari, S.R., Local Self Government in India, Orient longman,1971

2. Venkatesan V, InstitutionalisingPanchayati Raj in India, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi 2002

3. Baviskar B.S, Inclusion and Excusion in Local Governance, Sage Publication, New Delhi 2009.

4. M.P. Dube and Padalia, M (Ed), Democratic Decentralization and Panchayati raj in India, Anamika Publishers, New Delhi, 2002.

 5. BalaRamulu, CH and Ravinder D, “Five Decades of Democratic Decentralizationprocess in Andhra Pradesh” in Social Change (Journal of the Council for Social Development published by Sage International) Vol.42, No.2, PP165-186,June2012.
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PAPER: VIII-A-1 (Cluster Elective):

COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM IN
INDIA

 Unit- I: The Impact of Colonial Rule on India

1. The Nature of Indian Society on the Eve of Colonial Rule

2. The impact of Colonial Rule on the Indian Society; On Agriculture, Handlooms and Industry

Unit-II: Reforms and Resistance

 1. 1857 Rebellion : Causes, Nature and Aftermath

2. Socio - Religious Movements in 19th century; BrahmoSamaj, Arya Samaj etc. Unit-III: Emergence and Growth of Nationalism

1. Liberal Constitutionalism: Swadeshi Movement

2. Role of Gandhiji in Mass Mobilization: Non- Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India Movements.

Unit-IV: Communalism, Partition and Establishment of Indian Republic

 1. Colonial roots of Communalism and Partition of the Country

2. An Evaluation Civic and Secular Nationalism leading to the Constitution of India as a Republic.
Reference Books:

1. Chandra Bipan, Essays on Colonialism, Hyderabad, Orient Longman, 1999.

2. Chandra Bipan (Eds), India’s struggle for Independence, Delhi, Penguin, 1988. 3. Sumit Sarkar, Modern India ( 1885-1947), New Delhi, Macmillan,1983

4. SekharBandopadhyay, From Plassey to Partition and after; A History of Modern India, Delhi, Orient Longman, 2015.

 5. Jalal, A and Bose, S, Modern South Asia: History, culture and Political Economy,Delhi,OUP,1999.
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PAPER: VIII-A-2 (Cluster Elective): POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT IN
INDIA

Unit- I: Colonialism and Indian Economy

1. Self-Sufficiency of Indian Village Structure

 2. The Impact of Colonial Rule on the Indian Economy: De-Industrialization Thesis

Unit-II: Economic Development in the Post-Independent Era

1. Planning as a Strategy of Development

2. State led Import Substitution Industrialization for Self Reliant Economic Development

Unit-III: Agrarian Development

 1. Politics of Land Reforms: legislative measures for the abolition of Zamindari System, Ceiling on Land Ownership Rights.

 2. Green Revolution Strategy for Rapid Development of Agriculture

Unit-IV: Politics of Economics Reforms

 1. The assertion of dominant class interests: Rich peasants, State Bureaucracy and Industrial Capitalist classes on the State.

2. Economic Reforms: Liberalization of regulation of the State controls on the economy: Strategy of Market led growth of the Indian economy from 1991 onwards.

3. The impact of Economic Reforms on the Indian Polity: Rising inequalities across Regions and Classes.
Reference Books:

1. Frankel Francine R, Indian Political Economy, Delhi, OUP,

2. Rudolph, Llyod and Rudolph Susan, In Pursuit of Lakshmi, Delhi, OUP, 2004. 3. Terry Byres, The Indian Economy: Major debates since Independence, New Delhi, OUP, 1999.

 4. BardhanPranab,The Political Economy of Development, Delhi, OUP,1998

 5. Jenkins Rob, Economics Reforms in India, Delhi, OUP,2000

 6. Mukherjee Rahul, (Ed) India’s Economic Transition: The politics of Reforms, NewDelhi,OUP,2007.
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PAPER:VIII-A-3 (Cluster Elective): FEMINISM: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Unit- I: Approaches to Study Patriarchy

1. Understanding Sex/ Gender Distinction: Biologism versus Social Constructivism 2. Patriarchy; Private, Public and Power relations within the Family

Unit-II: History of Feminism

 1. Origins of Feminism in the West: Britain and France

2. Liberal and Radical Feminist Trends

Unit-III: The Status of Women in India

1. The Position of Women in Indian Society

 2. Gender relations in the Family

3. Legal Provisions for the protection of Women in India

 Unit-IV: Contemporary Position of Women in Indian Society

1. Understanding Woman’s Work and Labour

2. Representation of women in the Indian Parliament

3. Debates on the Reservation of Women in Legislature
Reference Books:

1. Geetha, V, Gender, Stree, Calcutta, 2002

 2. Geetha, V, Patriarchy, Stree, Calcutta, 2007

3. Lerner Gerda, The creation of Patriarchy, New York, OUP,1986

4. Forbes, G., Women in Modern India, Cambridge, OUP,1998

5. Desai Neera and Thakkar, Usha, Women in Indian Society, New Delhi, National book Trust, 2001

. 6. Rowbothan, Shiela, Women in Movements, London, Routledge, 1993.
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PAPER:VIII-B-1(ClusterElective):

COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONALISM; UK, USA

Unit-I:Constitutionalism
· Evolution of Constitutionalism in U K and USA

Unit-II:Legislature
·Parliament(UK):StructureandPowers
· Congress (USA): Structure and Powers Unit-III: Executive
· Prime minister & Cabinet (UK): Powers and Functions
· President (USA) : Powers and Functions Unit-IV: Judiciary
· Nature, Powers and Functions of Judiciary (UK &USA) Unit-V: Constitutional Amendments
· Procedures for the Amendment of Constitutional Law (UK &USA)
ReferenceBooks:
1. Almond, G et.al, Comparative Politics Today: A world view, 9th Edition, Pearson Education, Delhi, 2011

2. Birch, A.H, British System of Government 4th Edition, Lodon, George Allen and Unwin, 1980.

3. Finer, H., Theory and Practice of Modern Government, London, Methuen,1969 4. Bagehot, The English Constitution, London, Fontana,1963.

 5. Kavanagh, D., British Politics, Continuity and Change, Oxford, OUP, 2006.

 6. Bogdanor, V (Ed) (1988) Constitutions in Democratic Politics Aldershot, Gower.
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PAPER: VIII-B-2 (ELECTIVE): HUMAN RIGHTS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

UNIT - I: Human Rights; Theory and Institutionalization

 1. Understanding Human Rights: Three Generations of Rights

 2. Institutionalization: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

3. Rights in National Constitutions: South Africa and India

UNIT - II: Issues \

1. Torture : USA and India

 2. Terrorism and Insecurity of Minorities: USA and India

UNIT-III: Structural Violence

1. Caste and Race: Discrimination based on Birth: South Africa and India

2. Adivasis / Aborginals and the Land Question: Australia and India

 UNIT-IV: Watchdogs of Human Rights Violation

1. Amnesty International

2.HumanRightsWatch
Reference Books:

1. Byrne, Darren,O., Human Rights, An Introduction, Delhi, Pearson,2007.

 2. R. Wolfrern, ‘Discrimination, xenophobia and Racism’ in Symonides, J, New Dimensions and challenges For Human Rights:JaipurRawat Publications, 1998.

 3. Cadzon and Maynard, J (Eds), Aborginal studies; Nelson cengage learning, 2011.

4. Kannabiram, k., Tool of Justice: Non- Discrimination and the Indian Constitution, New Delhi, Routledge, 2012.

5. Ishay, M., The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era, Delhi, Orient Blackswan. Andrew Clapham, Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, OUP, 2007.
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PAPER: VIII-B-3(Cluster Elective): POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY

Unit- I: Sociology and Politics 1. Sociology of Politics and Political Sociology

 2. Evolution of Political Sociology as an Academic Discipline

Unit-II: Political Modernization

1. The theory of Political Modernization: Transition from Tradition to Modernity; The European Experience

2. Nature of Transition ofTradition in Post-Colonial Countries

 Unit-III: Political Culture

 1. Meaning and role of Political Culture

 2. Types of political culture: Parochial, Subjective and Participatory Political Cultures

Unit-IV: Political Socialization

1. Meaning and role of Political Socialization

2. Agencies of Socialization: Family, Media, Education etc.

 3. Political Communication: Meaning

Reference Books:

 1. Bottomore, T.B. Political Sociology, New Delhi, London, PLUTTO PRESS,1993

2. Dipankar Gupta, Political Sociology in India, New Delhi, Orient Longman 1996 3. Giddens, Anthony Sociology, London Wiley, 2013.
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PAPER: VIII-C-1 (Cluster Elective): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Unit- I: Basic Concepts of International Relations

1. Meaning, Nature and Scope of International Relations

2. (a). Balance of power (b). National interests (c). Collective Security (d). Diplomacy

Unit-II: Approaches to the study of International Relations

 1. Idealism – Woodrow Wilson

 2. Classical Realism – Hans Morgenthau

 3. Neo – realism – Kenneth Waltz

Unit-III: Phases of International Relations (1914-1945)

1. Causes for the First World War

2. Causes for the Second World War

Unit-IV: Phases of International Relations (1945 onwards)

1. Origins of First Cold War

2. Rise and Fall of Détente

3. Origins and the End of Second Cold War

Unit-V: International Organisation

1. The role of UNO in the protection of International Peace

2. Problems of the Third World : Struggle for New International Economic Order
Reference Books:

1. Jackson, R and Sorensan Y, Introduction to International Relations; Theories and approaches, New York, OUP, 2008.

2. Baylis, J and Smith, S (Eds), The Globalization of World Politics; An Introduction to International Relations, Oxford, OUP,2011

3. Aneek Chatterjee, International Relations Today; Concepts and Applications, New Delhi, Pearson Education, 2008.

 4. E.H. Carr, International relations between the two world Wars, Lodon, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
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PAPER:VIII-C-2 (Cluster Elective): INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY

Unit- I: Evolution of Indian Foreign of Policy

 1. Determinants of Indian Foreign of Policy

2. Continuity and change in Indian Foreign Policy

Unit-II: Non-Alignment and UNO

 1. The role of India in the Non-Alignment Movement

2. Relevance of Non-Aligned Movement in the Contemporary World

3. Role of India in the UNO in protection of International Peace

 Unit-III: India’s Relation with USA and China

 1. Indo- US Relations: Pre- Cold War Era, Post- Cold War Era

2. India – China Relations: Pre- Cold War Era, Post- Cold War Era

Unit-IV: India and her Neighbours

1. Indo- Pakistan Relations

 2. India’s role in South Asian Association of Regions Cooperation (SAARC)
Reference Books:

1. David Scott (Ed), Handbook of India’s International Relations, London, Routledge,2011

 2. Ganguly, S (Ed), India as an Emerging Power,Portland, Franck class, 2003

 3. Pant, H, Contemporary Debates in Indian Foreign and Security Policy, London, Palgrave Macmillian,2008

4. Tellis, A and Mirski, S (Eds), Crux of Asia; China, India, and the Emerging global Order, Washington, Carnegie endowment for international peace,2013

5. Muni, S.D, India’s Foreign Policy Delhi CUP, 2009

6. Alyssa Ayres and Raja Mohan, C (Eds), Power Realignment in Asia: China, India and the United States, New Delhi, Sage, 2002.

 7. 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,2011
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