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Name of School – Kirit P. Mehta School of Law

Program: B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) 8101 Semester: IV

Module: Political Science IV Module Code:

Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme

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(Hours (Hours (Hours Examinations (TEE)
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Pre-requisite: Political Science-I & II (Indian Political System and Western and Indian Political
Thought).
Course Objectives: After the completion of this course, student would be able to;

A) to build an understanding of the concepts of public policy and governance.

B) to develop the skill-set to analyze the concepts of public policy and good governance.

C) to reflect over the issues concerning public policy and to suggest the processes of good
governance.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): After attending this course, students would;
1: Demonstrate the ability to understand the various facets of Public Policy and its role in
achieving the goals of national development. (PLOs 1b & 2b).
2: Analyze various facets of public policy framework and evaluate the functioning of major
Indian public policies. (PLOs 2b & 4a).
3: Apply the understanding and the analysis of public policy into the myriad and multifaceted
processes of governance, nationally and globally and the creation of research-based new
knowledges into the various streams of public policy. (PLOs 2a, 3a & 4b).
Detailed Syllabus: (session plan)

Unit Description: Public Policy and Governance Duration

1. Understanding Public Policy 3 Hrs

Topic Details: Public Policy: History, Origin, Meaning and Need to Study
Public Policy
Reading (Basic): Chapter- 1 of the Text Book, pp. 1-10.

Advanced Reading: Guy Peters, B. ‘Public Policy Studies: Academic Roots

and Practical Significance’, AlMuntaqa , December 2020, Vol. 3, No. 2
(December 2020), pp. 23-34.

Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning.

2. Why to Study Public Policy 3 Hrs

Topic Details: Scope, Types and Importance of Public Policy Studies.
Reading (Basic): Chapter- 1 of the Text Book, pp. 11-16.
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Reading (Advanced): Mercer, Trish, Russell Ayres, Brian Head and John
Wanna. ‘Public policy theory, practice and teaching: Investigating the
interactions’, Trish Mercer et all (Eds.), Learning Policy, Doing Policy:
Interactions Between Public Policy Theory, Practice and Teaching, ANU Press,
2021.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning.
3. The Emergence of Policy Sciences 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Meaning and Different Dimensions of Policy Sciences,
Policy Analysis and Approaches to Study Policy Sciences.
Reading (Basic): Chapter- 2 of the Text Book, pp. 17-34.
Reading (Advanced): Dovers, Stephen. ‘Does Public Policy Obey Data,
Information and Maps?’, Richard Thackway (Ed.), Land Use in Australia:
Past, Present and Future’, ANU Press. 2018.
4. Models for Public Policy Analysis 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Public Policy, Process Model and the Utility.
Reading (Basic): Chapter- 3 of the Text Book, pp. 38-59.
Reading Advanced: Knoepfel, Peter. "The Foundations of Public Policy
Analysis." In Public Policy Resources, 9-42. Bristol: Bristol University Press,
2018.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning.
5. The Praxis and Practice of Public Policy 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Policy Formation and Policy Implementation.
Reading (Basis): Chapter 4 of the Text Book, pp. 61-67.
Reading (Advanced): Robb, Richard. "Public Policy." In Willful: How We
Choose What We Do, 131-44. New Haven; London: Yale University Press,
2019.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning.
6. Educating and Evaluating Public Policy 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Policy Education, Policy Evaluation and the Public Policy
Experience.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 4 of the Text Book, pp.68-76.
Reading (Advanced): Schroeder, Ralph. "Media Systems, Digital Media
and Politics." In Social Theory after the Internet: Media, Technology, and
Globalization, 28-59. London: UCL Press, 2018.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning.
7. Policy Making in India 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Policy-Making Structures and Processes, Role of Political
Executive in Policy Formulation.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 5 of the Text Book, pp. 77-86.
Reading (Advanced): Bardey, David and Daniel Mejia. "Informality and
Optimal Public Policy."Economía 19, no. 2 (2019): 1-20.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning.
8. Role of Bureaucracy & Judiciary in Policy Formulation 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Role of Bureaucracy and Judiciary in Policy Making.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 5 of the Text Book, pp. 87-100.
Reading (Advanced): Hooda, Shailender Kumar. "Health System in
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Transition in India: Journey from State Provisioning to Privatization."
World Review of Political Economy 11, no. 4 (2020): 506-32.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
9. Indian Foreign Policy 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of Indian Foreign Policy.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 173-178.
Reading (Advanced): Rana, Kisan S. ‘Indian Foreign Policy: Changing
Requirements and India’s Response’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 53,
Issue No. 31, 04 August, 2018.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
10. Indian Industrial Policy 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of India’s current Industrial Policy.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 178-183. &
Nanda, Nitya. ‘Industrial Policy and Performance: The Key Issues’ in Nitya
Nanda. 2021. ‘India’s Industrial Policy and Performance: Growth, Competition
and Competitiveness’, N. Delhi; Routledge, pp. 11-38.
Reading (Advanced): S.N., Rajesh Raj et all. ’Unmaking Make-in-India:
Weak Governance, Good Deals, and the Economic Impact’, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 55, Issue No. 11, 14 March, 2020.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
11. Rural and Urban Development Policy 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Rural and Urban Development Policy.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 183-191. &
Mehta, Niti. ‘Rural Economic Growth and Emerging Pattern of Rural
Towns’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.56, Issue No. 5, 30 January 2021.
Reading (Advanced): Datta, Ayona. "The “Smart Safe City”: Gendered
Time, Violence, and Displacement in India’s Digital Urban Age." In
Aesthetics of Gentrification: Seductive Spaces and Exclusive Communities in the
Neoliberal City, edited by Lindner Christoph and Sandoval Gerard F., 269-
88. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2021.
Sonker, Akanksha Pratik. "Cooperative Credit Institutions and Rural
Credit in India under Neoliberalism." Social Scientist, 47, no. 11/12 (558-
559) (2019): 37-62.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
12. Health Policy of India 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of the Health Policy of India.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 199-201. & Hooda,
Shailender Kumar. "Health System in Transition in India: Journey from
State Provisioning to Privatization." World Review of Political Economy 11,
no. 4 (2020): 506-32.
Reading (Advanced): Datta, Pritam & Chetana Chaudhary. ‘Role of the
Private Sector in Escalating Medical Inflation’, Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 55, Issue No. 22, 30 May 2020.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
13. Environment Policy of India 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of the Environment Policy of India.
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Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 198-199 & National
Environment Policy of 2006. (http://iced.cag.gov.in).
Reading (Advanced): Gangadharan, Dhruv & Ravi Chellam, ‘Exploring
the 4-Cs Framework: Integrating Biodiversity Conservation and Human
Well-being in India’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 55, Issue No. 49, 12
December, 2020.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
14. Education Policy of India 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of the New Education Policy, 2020.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 208-213. & New
Education Policy, 2020, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. Available on
https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/NEP_Fina
l_English_0.pdf.
Reading (Advanced): Prasad, Madhu, ‘At the Mercy of the Market’, The
Frontline, Volume 37, Number 17, August 15-28, 2020.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
15. National Population Policy 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of the National Population Policy of India,
2000.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 201-209. & National
Population Policy, 2000, Govt. of India. Available on
https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/NEP_Fina
l_English_0.pdf.
Reading (Advanced): Hartmann, Besty & Mohan Rao, ‘India’s Population
Programme: Obstacles and Opportunities’, Economic and Political Weekly,
Vol. 50, Issue No. 44, 31 Oct., 2015.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
16. Agriculture Policy of India 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of the Agriculture Policy of India.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 209-213 & Agricultural
Policy Document, Govt. of India, available on
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=991.
Reading (Advanced): Alagh, Yoginder K., ‘Globalization and the Indian
Farmer’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 28, 10 July, 2021.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
17. Disaster Management Policy Analysis 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of the Disaster Management Policy in India.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 8 of the Text Book, pp. 191-193 & National Policy
on Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India,
available at https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/NPDM-
101209.pdf.
Reading (Advanced): Sourav, Swati. "Children and Disaster: A Case of
Bhopal Gas Tragedy." Indian Anthropologist 49, no. 1 (2019): 51-65.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
18. National Policy for the Empowerment of the Women 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of the National Policy of women
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empowerment.
Reading (Basic): Policy Document, Ministry of Women and Child
Development, Govt. of India, available at:
https://wcd.nic.in/womendevelopment/national-policy-women-
empowerment.
Reading (Advanced): Pande, Rekha. "The History of Feminism and Doing
Gender in India." Estudos Feministas 26, no. 3 (2018): 1-17.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
19. National Policy for Children in India 3 Hrs
Topic Details: An Analysis of the National Policy for Children, 2013.
Reading (Basic): Policy Document, Ministry of Women and Children,
Govt. of India, available on:
https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/npcenglish08072013_0.pdf.
Reading (Advanced): Chhibber, Pradeep, Francesca R. Jensenius & Susan
L. Ostermann, ‘Missing Girls: Women’s Education and Declining Child Sex
Ratios in India, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 6, 06
February, 2021.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.
20. Globalization and Policy Making Capacity of the State 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Critical Evaluation of ‘state’ as a learning organization, Role
of Globalization in enhancing Leadership Skills and Competencies and
Transparency in Public Policy.
Reading (Basic): Chapter 13 of the Text Book, pp. 311-319.
Reading (Advanced): Pleasence, Pascoe, and Nigel J. Balmer. "Justice & the
Capability to Function in Society." Daedalus 148, no. 1 (2019): 140-49. &
Sachs, Jeffrey D. "Perspective: COVID-19 and Multilateralism." Consilience,
no. 22 (2020): 1-5.
Pedagogy: Socratic Method, ICT based learning, Debate.

Total 60 Hrs

Text Book: (Available in Library).

1. De, Prabir Kumar. 2018. Public Policy and Systems. New Delhi: Pearson. First Published in
2012.
Reference Readings:
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2. Acharya, Deepti. 2021. Water and Public Policy in India: Politics, Rights and Governance. N.
Delhi: Routledge.
3. Agnihotri, V.K. 1995. Public Policy Analysis and Design. N. Delhi: Concept Publishing
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4. Annigeri, Vinod B., R. S. Deshpande & Ravindra Dholakiya. 2018. Issues in Indian Public
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5. Basu, Rumki. 2021. Democracy and Public Policy in the Post-Covid-19 World: Choices and
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6. Bedi, Jaskiran. English Language in India: A Dichotomy between Economic Growth and Inclusive
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Growth. N. Delhi: Routledge.
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Bharti Publications.
8. Ciecierska-Holmes, Natalia et all. 2020. Environmental Policy in India. N. Delhi; Routledge.
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12. Doron, Assa & Robin Jeffrey. 2018. Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India. NY:
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Policy. NY: Routledge.
19. Mander, Harsh et all. 2019. Unequal Life Chances: Equity and the Demographic Transition in
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25. Sen, Samita & Anindata Ghosh. 2021. Love, Labour and Law: Early and Child Marriage in
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Trajectory?. N. Delhi; Routledge.
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and Geopolitics. N. Delhi: Sage.
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33. Tiwari, R. K. 2018. Political Parties, Party Manifestos and Elections in India, 1909-2014. N.
Delhi: Routledge.
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Total Marks of Internal Continuous Assessment (ICA) : 50 Marks

Distribution of ICA Marks:

Description of ICA Marks

Research Paper 20 Marks
Seminar 10 Marks
Viva 10 Marks
Class Participation 10 Marks
Total Marks: 50 Marks

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