Syllabus of MA I

M. A  Semester- I

POL . 101 Modern Political Ideologies-I

(With effect from June 2019)

Objectives:

·       This course aims to understand the Different political Ideologies and to make student aware about their Importance in Politics.

Output :-

·       Students can understand the importance of ideology. They also understand the role played by political ideologies in contemporary politics.

Unit	Topic	Sub-Topic	Lectures
I	Ideologies	1.1 Origin & Nature 1.3 Significance of Ideology	15
II	Debates	1.1 End of Ideology 1.2 End of History	15
III	Liberal Ideologies	1.1 Liberalism 1.2 Libertarianisms	15
IV	Socialist Ideologies	1.1 Socialism 1.2 Communism	15

M. A  Semester- I

POL . 102 Political Thought of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar-I

(With effect from June 2019)

Objectives:

·       This Course aims at training the students to study one political thinker in depth. It also expects student to know the anti-caste thinking in Indian Context. The course is also expected to relate the thinking of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar to contemporary problems.

Output :

·       Student can understand the complex structure of Indian Society. They can relate the thinking of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to Contemporary problems.

Unit	Topic	Sub-Topic	Lectures
I	Introducing Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar	Approach to Study Polity, History, Economy,  Religion and Society	15
II	Interpretation of Indian History	2.1 History 2.2 History of India	15
III	Caste and Religion	3.1 Caste, Untouchability and  Critique of Hindu Social Order 3.2 Religion and Conversion	15
IV	Political Vision	4.1 Nation and Nationalism 4.2 Democracy and Citizenship	15

M. A.  Semester- I

POL . 104 Election Studies-Methods and Issues.

(With effect from June 2019)

Objectives:

·       This Course has a dual purpose. It seeks to introduce to the students the methods of studying elections. It also seeks to acquaint the student with the practice of studying elections in India and issues involved in it. Taking off from the history and evolution of election studies, the course further dwells on key issues in India’s electoral politics.

Output :-

·       The course expects students to understand the different methods of election study. They can conduct the election survey Independently.

Unit	Topic	Sub-Topic	Lectures
I	Election	1.1  Role and Responsibility of  National Election Commissions and  State Election Commissions 1.2 Evolution and Process of Election	15
II	Method of Election Study	2.1 Survey Method 2.2 Field studies and Ethnographic studies	15
III	Studies of General Elections in India.	3.1 1st  to 15th  Loksabha 3.2 16th  and 17th  Loksabha	15
IV	Social identities and voting behavior	4.1 Caste 4.2 Class 4.3 Religion 4.4 Media 4.5 Public Opinion	15