DUET PG SYLLABUS 2022

Political Theory
What is Politics: Theorising the ‘Political’
Approaches: Normative, Historical, Empirical
Traditions: Liberal, Marxist, Anarchist, and Conservative
Critical Perspective: Feminist and Postmodern
Political Obligation
Freedom: Negative Liberty and Positive Liberty; Freedom, Emancipation and Swaraj; Free speech,
expression and dissent.
Equality: Equality of Opportunity and Equality of outcome; Egalitarianism; Affirmative Action
Justice: Procedural and Substantive; Rawls and his critics; National vs Global Justice
Rights: Natural, Moral and Legal; Rights & Obligation; Universalism or Cultural Relativism
Democracy: Idea & Practice; Liberal Democracy and its critics; Multiculturalism and Toleration;
Representation vs Participation

Western Political Thought

Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke
Kant (modernity), Rousseau, Mary Wollstonecraft, JS Mill, Hegel, Marx

Indian Political Thought

Foundation of IPT: Brahmanic, Shramanic, Islamic and Syncretic
Manu, Kautilya, Ved-Vyas, Aggannasutta, Barani, Abul Fazal, Kabir
Rammohan Roy, Pandita Ramabai, Vivekananda, Gandhi, Ambedkar, Tagore, Iqbal, Savarkar, Nehru
Lohia

International Relation
Level of analysis, Emergence of IR
Pre-Westphalia and Westphalia and Post Westphalia
Realism, Liberalism, Marxist, Feminist, Eurocentrism and Global South
WW1, Bolshevik Revolution, Fascism/Nazism WW2, Cold War, Third World, Collapse of USSR,
Post-Cold War, Emergence of other power
Globalisation: Basic Understanding; Debate of Sovereignty; Global Economy: WTO, IMF, TNCs,
WB; Cultural and Technological Dimension; Global Social Movement and NGOs.
Contemporary Issues: Ecological Issues; Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; International Terrorism;
Migration and Human Security.

Comparative Politics
Nature and Scope
Eurocentrism
Approaches: Institutional, System, Structural & Functional; Political Culture; New Institutionalism
Historical Context of Modern Government: Capitalism, Socialism, Colonialism and Decolonisation
Countries for comparison: Britain, Brazil, Nigeria & China
Forms of Government & Regime
Electoral System
Party System
Nation-State
Gendering Comparative Politics: Political Representation & Women in Conflict and Peace

Public Administration
Meaning, Dimension, Significance; Public vs Private; Evolution
Classical: Scientific Management (F.W. Taylor), Administrative Management (Gullick, Urwick and
Fayol), Ideal Type Bureaucracy (Max Weber)
Neo-Classical: Human Relation Theory (Elton Mayo), Rational Decision-Making (Herbert Simon)
Contemporary: Ecological (Fred Riggs); Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Peter Drucker)
Public Policy: Concept, relevance, approaches, formulation, evaluation and implementation, models
Other Major Approaches: Development, NPA, NPM, New Public Service Approach, Good
Governance, Feminist Perspectives
Public Policy in India: Public Policy Process in India, Decentralization: Meaning, Local Self (Urban
and Rural); Budget: Concept and Significance, Budget cycle, Various Approaches and Types of
Budgeting
Social Welfare Policy: Education (Right to Education) Health (National Health Mission) Food (Right
to Food Security) MNREGA
RTI, Lokpal, Citizens’ Charter and E-governance

Indian Governance and Polity

Organs of Govt: Legislature (Power and Function of Parliament, Representation); Executive
(Election, Power, Function and Changing Role of Prez and PM); Judiciary (Appointment of Judges of
SC and HC, Power and Function)
Federalism: Centre-State Relation; Panchayat and Municipalities
Constitutional Provision: Emergency Provision, Preventive Detention and National Security Laws

Political Process in India

Political Parties and Party System: National and State Parties; Congress system to Multi-Party System
Elections and Electoral Processes, Representation, voting behaviour, ECI and Electoral Reform
Religion and Politics: Secularism and Communalism
Caste and Politics
Tribes and Politics: 5th and 6Th Schedule, Forest Right Act; Development and Issues