PSIR Syllabus

POLITICAL  SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

PAPER-I

PART  –A

• Political  Theory

• The State : Theories  of  Origin of  the State:  Historical  or  Evolutionary  Theory,  Social Contract  Theory, Marxist  Theory.

• Theories  of  Function  of  States: Liberal-welfare Theory,  Marxist  Theory

• The Concept  of  Sovereignty:  Monistic  and  Pluralistic Views

• Key Concepts:  Rights,  Property, Liberty,  Equality, Justice and Law.

• Political  Ideologies: Liberalism,  Socialism,  Fascism,  Marxism  and  Anarchism.

• Concept of  Government;  Forms  of  Government,  Parliamentary  and Presidential System, Unicameralism and Bicameralism,  Federal  and  Unitary  System, Theory  of  Separation of Powers,  Electoral System.

• Power,  Legitimacy and Authority.

PART-B

• The Nature and Impact of British Colonial Rule in India.

• Indian National Movement and Political Development Since from 1885. (The  Emphasis on this Section will be on a Thorough Knowledge of Forces and Ideas  that led to institutional changes. There will be no Specific Question on Acts)

• Indian  System  of  Government: Executive (President, Prime Minister,  Cabinet), Legislature  and  Judiciary.

• State Government Structure: The Interaction among Executive, Legislative and Judicial Institutions at Union and State Level

• Federal Structure and Dynamics: State of Federal Polity Today.

• Role of Bureaucracy in Socio-Economic Development.

• Civil Liberties, Human Rights.

• Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy.

• Amending Process.

• Political Parties: Their Ideology, Social Base and Political Performance.

• Pressure Groups in India.

• Role of Caste in Indian Politics, Communalism, Regionalism, Regional Imbalances and Regional Movements Note: Emphasis will be on the Study of Institutional Structure and their actual Working.

PAPER-II

PART-A

• Decolonisation, Emergence of New Nations and Its Implications on nature of International Relations.

• Cold War – Origin, Development, Détente, Post-Cold War World Order with Special Reference to the Disintegration  of the U.S.S.R.

• Concept of Non-alignment – Development of Non-alignment Movement, Political  and Economic Dimension of Non-alignment Movement, Changing Character of  Nonalignment  Movement in the Context of Post-Cold War Era.

• New  International  Economic Order: Globalisation, W.T.O., North-South  Dialogue, South-South Cooperation.

• U.N.O:  It’s role  in  the  Developing  International  Order.

PART-B

• Government and  Politics  of U.K.,  U.S.A., China  & Switzerland.

Note:  “Candidates  are  required  to  have  the  Knowledge  of  the  actual  Working  of  Executive, Legislature, Judiciary,  Political  Parties  and  Pressure  Groups of the countries  Mentioned Above”.


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