Western Political Thought: 2.

Machiavelli 18/12/2017
Introduction
20/11/20017 3. 1. Purpose of life is
1. Introduction to happiness
western political 11/12/2017 (Rousseau)
thought 1. Hobbes method 2. General will
2. Comparison between (Popular
27/11/2017 Hobbes and sovereignty) by
1. Introduction to plato Machiavelli Rousseau
2. Prominent ideas of 3. Hobbes political 3. John Stuart mill
plato theory introduction
3. Socrates intro 4. Hobbes state of nature 4. Introduction to
Bentham (Father of
28/11/2017 12/12/2017 utilitarianism)
1. Sophist vs socrates 1. Hobbes on state 5. Mill on
2. Socrates theory of 2. Hobbes on rights utilitarianism
knowledge 3. Hobbes on liberty 6. Revision by mill
3. Influences on plato 4. Assessment of hobbes
4. Platos theory of idea as thinker 28/12/2017
5. John locke 1. Hannah Arendt on
29/11/2017 Introduction Nature of
1. Platos theory of soul totalitarianism
2. Platos theory of 14/12/2017 2. Reasons for
justice 1. Works of john locke totalitarianism
3. Platos methodology 2. Locke's 1st book 3. Hannah's
4. State is individual 3. Locke's 2nd book conception of
writ large 4. State of nature political theory of
5. Locke's contract action
30/11/2017 4. Relation between
1. Platos Theory of 15/12/2017 power and strength,
education 1. Locke’s theory of force, violence by
2. Platos theory of rights Hannah Arendt
communist 2. Right to property 5. Banality of evil by
3. Platos theory of 3. View of Locke on Hannah Arendt
philosopher king toleration 6. Hannah Arendt’s
4. Plato as feminist 4. Assessment of Locke critic of modernity
5. Theory of democracy 7. Hannah on
01/12/2017 6. Introduction of revolution
Rousseau
7. Rousseau’s social
contract 29/12/2017
06/12/2017 1. POLITICAL
1. Previous years IDEALOGIES
questions 2. Idealism
discussion introduction
 3. Liberalism 1. Emmanual 5. Pluralist
introduction walerstein 6. Marxist
4. Schools of 2. Difference between 7. Feminist
liberalism socialliberal and 8. Post-colonial
Classical liberals neo liberal theory
Modern liberals 3. What is
Neo-liberals libertarianism 17/01/2018
Socio-liberals 4. end of idealogy 1. Marxist approach
5. Positive liberalism 5. end of history to post-colonial
6. Socialist on liberal 6. clash of civilization theory
concept of equality 2. Theory of power
05/01/2018 3. Elitist theory
02/01/2018 1. concept fo 4. Pluralist theory
1. Scholars of positive permanent 5. Marxist
liberals revolution 6. Gramsci theory
2. Statements 2. why mao supported 7. Hannah’s theory
explaination violent methods 8. Feminist theory
3. Liberty is capacity 3. why Gandhi 9. Post-modernist by
to do something supported non- Foucault
TH green violent methods 10. Intro to Foucault
4. Role of state is 4. contemporary
hinder the Marxism 19/01/2018
hinderances that 1. Foucault on power
come in path of 08/01/2018 2. Knowledge is
liberty 1. introduction to power as discourse
5. Human fascism by Foucault
consciousness 2. features of fascism 3. Concept of
postulates liberty. 3. economic system of legitimacy
Liberty invoelse fascism 4. Intro to max weber(
rights and rights 4. foreign policy of capitalist scholar)
demands state fascism 5. Legitimation crisis
6. Will, not force is 5. sources of 6. Introduction to
basis of state influence of democracy
7. Introduction to fascism 7. Types of
LASKI 6. counter revolution democracy
8. Beginning of neo 7. causes of fascism 8. Waves of
liberalism democracy
9. What is neo 09/01/2018
liberalism 1. feminism 22/01/2018
10. Prominent scholars 1. Globalization and
of neo liberalism 10/01/2018 democracy
Hayk 2. Theories of
Milton freedman 16/01/2018 democracy
Nozik 2. Theories of state 3. Relation between
3. Liberals theory constitutionalism
03/01/2018 4. Neo liberals theory and democracy
 4. Models of 1. Communitarian 12. Laski’s theory of
democracy critiq of rawls rights
2. Liberatarian ve
23/01/2018 communitarian 01/02/2018
1. Models of debate 1. Theoretical basis of
representative 3. Critiq by Michael human rights.
democracy sandal
2. Participtive 4. Critic by Michael 15/02/2018
democracy walzer 1.
3. Scholars of 5. Response of rawls 2.
participative 6. Self is not prior to 3.
democaracy end but constituted 4.
4. Radical democracy by end. 5. START OF
5. Deliberative INDIAN
democracy 30/01/2018 GOVERNMENT
6. Expoenents of 1. Overlapping AND POLITICS
deliberative consensus by rawls 6. Perspective on
democracy 2. Reasonable Indian national
7. Intro to justice pluralism by raws movement
8. Contemporary 3. Theory of equality 7. Colonial
theories of justice 4. Libearal perspective
9. John rawls intro 5. Marxist
10. Sources of 16/02/2018
influence on john 31/01/2018 1. Dalit perspective
rawls 1. Communitarian Dr. Ambedkar on
11. Catagorilca concept of equality India as nation
imperative by Michael walzur 2. Radical humanist
2. Affirmative action perspective
24/01/2018 3. Rationale for 3. Liberal perspective
2. Rwals theory of affirmative action 4. Political strategies
justice 4. Relation between of India’s freedom
3. Response of liberty, equality, struggle
feminist justice 5. Idea of passive
4. Original postion 5. Rights: Meaning resistance by
and theories; Thoreau
25/01/2018 different kinds of 6. Gandhian mass
5. Purpose of Veil of rights; Concept of movement
ignorance Human Rights. 7. NCM vs CDM
6. Difference 6. Introduction to 8. Quit India
principle rights movement
7. Reflexive 7. Theories of rights 9. Legacy of British
equilibrium 8. Social contract rule
8. Criticism of rawls 9. Teleological 10. Making of Indian
10. Legal rights constitution
29/01/2018 11. Conservative
19/02/2018
 1. Introduction to 3. Short note of 3. Unique features of
constituent uniform civil code Indian federalism
assembly (UCC) Co-operative
2. Different social and What is UCC? federalism
political Approach of Asymmetrical
perspective constitution Democratic than
3. Salient features of towards UCC USA
Indian constitution Why UCC? 4. Process of state
4. Preamble Analysis of UCC formation in India
5. Relevance of ideals and is there any 5. Politics of state
like sovereign, need of UCC? formation
socialist, secular
etc. 22/02/2018 27/02/2018
6. Secularism 1. Role of caste 1. Desirability of
2. History of caste smaller states
and politics in India 2. Short note on
20/02/2018 3. What is Competitive -
1. Gifts of modernity politicization of cooperative
2. Features of Indian caste federalism
secularism 4. Short note on OBC 3. Party system and
3. Analysis of Indian politics federalism
secularism 5. Dalit Politics 4. Interstate disputes
1. D. E smith 5. Interstate water
2. Rajiv Bhargava 23/02/2018 disputes
3. Pratap bhanu 1. Emerging trends in
Mehta Dalit politics 28/02/2018 (CLASS
4. Ashish Nandi 2. Regionalism taken by Sir)
5. Parth Chatterjee 3. Manifestation of 1. Statutory
4. Role of religion in regional institutions and
Indian politics movements in India commissions
5. Evolution of 4. Theoretical 2. CAG
communal politics explanation of 3. Election
in India regional commission
movements
21/02/2018 5. Constitutional 01/03/2018 (CLASS
1. Explanation of provision for taken by sir)
causes of regionalism 1. Election Funding
communalism 6. 2. Paid news and its
Ashutosh warshney 7. challenges
Paul bras 3. Opinion polls and
Asghar Ali engg 26/02/2018 exit polls
p. p. bhambri 1. Federalism 4. Tackling
2. Prominent scholars 2. Essential criminalization of
and their work on requirements of politics
communalism federalism 5. NHRC
06/03/2018 6. Union Legislature movements(HRM)
2. Cont. of Interstate in India
water dispute 14/03/2018 4. Achievements of
3. Centre and state 1. Anti-defection law HRM in India
disputes and 2. 91st CA act 5. Women
changing trends 3. Controversies movements in India
4. Legislative surrounding anti
relations defection law 20/03/2018
5. Administrative 4. Major judgements 1. broad reforms to
relations around anti address delays in
6. Short note on defection law SC
article 356 5. Office of speaker 2. Role of Govt. to
7. Judicial activism 6. Office of profit address judiciary
8. All India services 7. Intuitional delays
9. Constitutional provisions for 3. Role of judiciary
position of office of profit 4. Types of corruption
governor 5. Accountability
mechanism for
07/03/2018 15/03/2018 judges
1. Most of topics 1. Relevance of office 6. System of
around Governor of profit appointment
only 2. Case discussion on 7. History of
office of profit collegium system
08/03/2018 3. Privileges of in India
2. Whether planning members of 8. 99th CA act
commission parliament
undermined federal 4. Cases discussion 21/03/2018
structure? around privileges 1. Role of CJI
3. Distribution of of parliamentarians 2. START of
taxes between COMPARITIVE
center and state 16/03/2018 (Class taken POLITICS
4. Changes in tax by by sir) 3. Traditional and
GST act/101th CA 1. Asses function of modern approach
act NHRC
5. Grass root 2. National green 22/03/2018
democracy tribunal 1. Structural
3. NCW and its functional and
background other approaches
12/03/2018
1. Types of pressure 17/03/2018
groups 1. Social Movements 26/03/2018
2. Planning and 2. Criteria to define 1. Political sociology
economic reforms social movements approach
3. Union executives 3. Human rights and 2. NATURE OF
4. Role of president human rights STATE IN
5. Role of PM
 COMPARITITIVE 1. india Russia 1. Un cnt UN
PERESPECTIVES continued peackeeping
3. POLITICS OF 2. India china 2. Regional
REPRESENTATIO organisations EU
N AND 11/04/2018
PARTICIPATION 1. india china 23/04/2018
continued 1. Contemporary
2. India japan global concerns
27/03/2018 2. Democracy
1. Globalization 12/04/2018 3. Human rights
2. APPROCHES TO 1. India japan 4. Gender justice
STUDY continued 5. Ind srilanka
INTERNATIONA 2. India USA
L RELATIONS 24/04/2018
(Start) 13/04/2018 1. Ind srilanka cnt…
3. 1. India USA cont 2. India Maldives
2. Indian and S. Asia 3. Ind Nepal
28/03/2018 --India Pak 4. Terrorism
1. Continues start
2. Theories of 25/04/2018
international 14/04/2018 1. Usa n.korea
politics 1. India pak cont 2. Ind cntral asia
2. India afghan 3. Act east policy

03/04/2018 + 04/04/2018 15/04/2018 26/04/2018

1. KEY CONCEPTS 1. India afghan cont
IN IR 2. Indiaand west asia
Power
Security 16/04/2018
National interest 1. Ind and w. asia
cont.
05/04/2018
1. Cold war 17/04/2018
1. Ind Israel india
turkey
06/04/2018
1. True man doctrine 18/04/2018
(Cold war) 1. WTO

08/04/2018 19/04/2018/
1. Cold war ussr 1. WTO cnt…
disintegration 2. NAM
2. India Russia 3. UN
relations
20/04/2018
10/04/2018