CBCS Course Revision

Regarding the introduction of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) at Masters level

Masters course in Political Science is being completely revised, to be taught in the new format of the Choice Based Credit System, already in operation at the undergraduate level. 

The Department proposes to offer two core courses in each of the sub-disciplines of Political Science -- Political Theory, Indian Political Thought, Comparative Politics, Indian Politics, International Politics and Public Administration. These twelve courses shall be compulsory for all students.

In each of the sub-disciplines, a range of elective courses will be offered, exploring as much of the latest advances in them as possible. Overall, the effort of all faculty concerned has been to identify the major themes that have dominated the area, those significant currently and those that are likely to be on the frontiers in the future.

 

>>MA Political Science Course Structure for the CBCS System can be viewed here<<

 

In this regard, the Department invites suggestions from all stakeholders.

  

>>MA Political Science CBCS Brochure (includes syllabi)<<

 

Please visit this link to provide suggestions/feedback:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dRd2KipipF6_TbunHKe2vRt_w9bZnaj1eN4o7ERWDOo

 

Following are the different courses under different sets: 

CORE PAPERS (To be offered to Semester I, II, III AND IV students)

 

PS-C 101 Debates in Political Theory
PS-C 102 Theories of International Relations
PS-C 103 Politics in India
PS-C 104 Comparative Political Analysis: Theories, Methods and Approaches

PS-C 201 Themes in Indian Political Thought
PS-C 202 Themes in World Politics and International Political Economy
PS-C 203 Key Texts in Political Philosophy
PS-C 204 Administrative Theory

PS-C 301 Interpreting Modern India
PS-C 302 Public Policy

PS-C 401 Democracy and Political Institutions in India
PS-C 402 Key Concepts in Comparative Political Analysis

 

The elective papers have been allocated into three groups: 

Group A: Political Theory and Thought

Group B: Indian Politics and Public Administration

Group C: Comparative Politics and International Relations

 

Group A and B shall be offered to Semester III students

Group C and Open Elective Papers shall be offered to Semester IV students

 

ELECTIVE PAPERS (To be offered to Semester III students)
 

PS-E 01 Ethics and Politics

PS-E 02 Global Justice and the South

PS-E 03 Themes in Citizenship

PS-E 04 Theory and Practice of Democracy

PS-E 05 Critical Traditions in Political Theory

PS-E 06 Democracy and Violence: Contestation, Convergence and Discourse

PS-E 07 Key Ideas in Contemporary Critical Theory in India

PS-E 08 Ambedkar in Contemporary India

PS-E 09 Gandhi, Autonomy and Discourse

PS-E 10 Dalit-Bahujan Thought

PS-E 11 Contemporary Explorations in Tagore

PS-E 12 Discourses on Hindu Nationalism

PS-E 13 Culture and Politics in India

PS-E 14 Social Conservatism in India

PS-E 15 Social Exclusion: Theory and Practice

PS-E 32 Identities and Political Transformation in India

PS-E 33 Development Process and Politics in India

PS-E 34 Democracy and Human Rights in India

PS-E 35 Politics and Ethnic Conflicts in J&K

PS-E 36 Law, Crime and Politics in India

PS-E 37 State Politics in India

PS-E 38 Indian Polity in State Society Interactions

PS-E 39 Elections and Electoral Process in India

PS-E 40 Public Institutions and Governance

PS-E 41 Institutions, Development and Poverty

PS-E 42 Collaborative Governance Transforming Engagements in Public Management

PS-E 43 Corporate Citizenship and Governance: Theories and Practices

PS-E 44 The Political in Local Governance

PS-E 45 Environmental Policies & Politics

PS-E 46 Politics of Knowledge

PS-E 47 Marx's politics: labour, equivalence, rights

PS-E 48 Politics and Psychoanalysis

PS-E 49 Political Theology Debates

PS-E 50 Black Radical Tradition

PS-E 51 Comparative Political Theory

PS-E 52 Egalitarianism Theory and Practice

PS-E 53 Theorizing the Politics of Diversity

PS-E 54 Interpreting Indian Classical Texts

PS-E 55 Modern Indian Political Thinkers

PS-E 67 Contemporary Debates in Indian Federalism

PS-E 68 Political Parties and Party system in India

 

ELECTIVE PAPERS (To be offered to Semester IV students)

PS-E 16 Indian Strategic Thought

PS-E 17 Gender in International Relations

PS-E 18 State and Society in Pakistan

PS-E 19 Pakistan and the World

PS-E 20 The Politics of Violence in South Asia

PS-E 21 Security Studies

PS-E 22 Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice

PS-E 23 The Modern State in Comparative Perspective

PS-E 24 Social Movement and Revolution

PS-E 25 Politics of South Asia in Comparative Perspective

PS-E 26 Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective

PS-E 27 The State in Diverse Political Traditions

PS-E 28 Society, State and Politics: Comparing India and Israel

PS-E 29 Religious Nationalism and Political Violence

PS-E 30 The Politics of Identity in Comparative Perspective

PS-E 31 Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

 

PS-E 56 Regions and Regionalism

PS-E 57 India in World Affairs

PS-E 58 Power Transition and the Dynamics of Foreign Policy in International Relations

PS-E 59 Conflict Analysis

PS-E 60 Worlding International Relations: Perspectives from the Global South

PS-E 61 Islam and International Relations

PS-E 62 International Relations of South Asia

PS-E 63 United States of America in the Transforming Global Order

PS-E 64 China's Role in Contemporary World

PS-E 65 Citizenship and Borders

PS-E 66 North America in Comparative Perspective

 

OPEN ELECTIVES (To be offered to Semester IV students)

PS-OE 01 Ethics and Governance

PS-OE 02 Understanding the International

PS-OE 03 Political Institutions and Processes in India

PS-OE 04 Gender Studies

PS-OE 05 Development

PS-OE 06 Security: An Interdisciplinary Discourse

PS-OE 07 Environment

PS-OE 08 Human Rights: Challenges and Concerns

PS-OE 09 Research Methods in Political Science

PS-OE 10 Digital/Social Media and the New Public

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