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1 ****************************** MAHARAJA GANGA SINGH UNIVERSITY, BIKANER Error! SYLLABUS M.Phil. (POLITICAL SCIENCE) *******************************

2 M. PHIL - POILITICAL SCIENCE Instructions: The M. Phil. course in Political Science operates within the overall framework laid down by the ordinary governing M. Phil. Programme in the University. The students are required to offer three written papers and one dissertation (Equivalent to one paper). Every Theory paper shall carry 100 marks. Each written paper shall consist of ten questions. Candidates will be required to attempt any five questions. The dissertation shall also consist of 100 marks and will be on a subject related to candidate's major field of study. It will include the statement of the problem, overview of literature, methodology, chapter scheme and bibliography. The dissertation may be based on either primary data or secondary data or on a problem for which some solution will be projected or on the application of some methodology for purpose of testing hypothesis or on relevance to political thought. Dissertation will be examined by two external examiners and shall carry 100 marks. The papers offered are given below: Paper I : (Compulsory Paper) Political analysis & Research methodology The candidate will be required to offer any two papers of post M.A. level of any of the following groups: Group-A : Political Theory Group Paper I - Contemporary Political Theory Paper II - Political Thought in India Paper III - Political Sociology Group-B : Indian Government and Politics Paper I - Parliamentary System in India Paper II - Federalism in India Paper III - State Politics in India Group-C : Public Administration Paper I - Bureaucracy and Policy Making in India Paper II - District Administration and Local Politics in India Paper III - Social Change & Administration of Law & Order in India

3 Dissertation (Compulsory) Note: Each candidate shall offer dissertation on the subject of his specialization. The candidate shall submit to the University four typed copies of dissertation. Compulsory Paper Paper I : Political analysis and research methodology Duration: 3 Hours Marks: 100 (1) Nature of Political Inquiry, Boundaries between Natural Science and Social Science, Social Science and Political Science. (2) Nature of explanation, Problem of Facts, Values, Paradigms and Ideology in Political Analysis, Decline and Revival of Political Theory. (3) Frame works of Analysis, Normative, Empirical and Behavioural, Policy Analysis, Political Economy and Class Analysis. (4) Hermeneutics, Historical Method, Formulation and problems of theory building. (5) Research Design, Concept Formulation and Operationalization, Hypothesis, Sampling, Data Collection, Analysis of Data and Report writing, content analysis. Suggested Readings : 1. Allen, Edwards: Statistical Methods of the Behavioural Scientists. 2. Dornbuch & Schmid : A Primer of Social Statistics 3, Downie and Heath : Basic Statistical Methods. 4 Ernest Nagel : The Structure of Science. 5. Goode and Hatt : Methods In Social Research. 6. Johada and other : Research Methods in Social Relations. 7. Jahoda Madge : The Tools of Social Sciences. 8, Karl Popper : The Logic of Scientific Explanation. 9. Morris Cohen & Negel Ernest : Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method. 10. R.B. Braitwaite : Scientific Explanation. 11. Robert Dahl : Modern Political Analysis. 12. V.P. Verma : Political Philosophy

4 Group- A Paper- I CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY Duration: 3 Hours. Marks: The Meaning & Scope of Political Science & Political Theory: The traditional & modern: The Value fact dichotomy: The Behavioural movement & the Post-Behavioural movement. The Decline & the Revival of Political Theory. 2. Approaches to Political Theory : The Philosophical mode of Political Analysis. The Institutional Analysis, The System Analysis : The Structural Functional approach and the Decision-Making approach. 3. Political Ideologies: The Meaning of Ideology and its basic features. The Ideologies of Marx, Lenin, Mao and Max Weber. 4. Basic Concepts : Political Culture, Political Development, Political Modernization, Political Socialization. Political Elites and the Concept of Power. 5. New Left and Existentialism: Main features of the New Left : Main feature of Existentialism: Jean-Paul Sartre, Herbert Marcuse and Albert Camus. Suggested Readings: 1. Almond and Powell : Comparative Politics : A Developmental Approach. 2. Brecht : Political Theory. 3. Charlesworth : Contemporary Political Analysis. 4. Da. W.Finifter (Ed) : Political Science: The State of the Discipline. 5. David Easton : The Political System: An Inquiry into the state of Political Science. 6. David McLellan : Marxism after Marx. 7. E.B.F Medley : The Ideology of Max Weber. 8. Eugene Meehan : Contemporary Political Thought : A Critical Study. 9. Freeman Donald M. (Ed) : Foundations of Political Science; Research Methods and Scope. 10. Geraint Parry : Political Elites. 11. Herbert Hyman : Political Socialization. 12. Lasswell and Kaplan : Power and Society. 13. Lucian Pye, & Verba, Sidney : Political Culture and Political Development. 14. Maurice Carnston (Ed) : The New Left.

5 15. Pennock & Smith : An Introduction to Political Science. 16. S.P Verma : Modern Political Theory. 17. W.J.M. Macknzie : The Study of Political Science Today. Group-A Paper-II POLITICAL THOUGHT IN INDIA Duration: 3 Hours. Marks: 100 The students are expected to have a detailed and comparative study of the political ideas of Indian thinkers / texts from any one of the following groups: (A) I Manusmriti II Mahabharata III Arthshastra OR (B) I Mahatma Gandhi II Jawahar Lai Nehru III Jai Prakash Narain OR (C) I Sri Aurobindo II M.N. Roy III V.D. Sawarkar OR (D) I Ramayana (Valmiki) II Shukranitisara (Shukra) III Neetivakyamritam (Some Dev Suri) Suggested Readings : 1. Andreus, C.F. : Mahatma Gandhi's Ideals 2. Andreus, C.F. : Mahatma Gandhi's his own Story 3. Gandhi M.K. : Autobiography 4. Gandhi M.K. : Non-Violence in Peace and War, 2 Vols. 5. Verma V.P. : Philosophic and Sociological Foundation of Gandhism 6. Zakaria Rafik : A Study of Nehru 7. Brechar, Michel, Nehru : A Political Biography

6 8. Jai Prakash Narain : From Socialism to Sarvodaya 9. Jai Prakash Narain : A Reconstruction of Indian Polity 10. Verma V.P. : Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gnadhi and Sarvodaya. Group-A Paper-III POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY Duration: 3 Hours. Marks: Theoretical Prelude - Classical Sociological Approaches : The Marxian Watershed; The Romantic Conservative Reaction; Historical Emergence of Political Sociology, Social Science & Political Theory; Class, Status & Political Conflict; Caste, Power, Community Power & Community Power Structures. 2. Social Frame Work Brief survey of the development and characteristics of Indian Social Institutions; definition & Identification of Caste; Community in Traditional Indian Society; Concepts and Categories in the Study of Indian social Framework. 3 Political Change - Politicisation and secularization of traditional social institutions and the emerging pattern of interaction between social institutions. Suggested Readings : 11. A. Beteille : Caste, Class and Power 12. F. Baily : Politics and Social Charge. 13. F.Beiley : Caste and the Frontier. 14. Gerth and Mills, Form Max Weber : Essays in Sociology 15. L. T. Rudolph and Rudolph S.H. : The Modernity of Tradition 16. Marvin. E. Olsen (Ed) : Society and Politics in India. 17. O.H. Philips (Ed) : Society and Politics in India. 18. R. Bendix &Lipset. S. H. (Ed) : Class, Status and Power: Social Stratification in Comparative Perspective. 19. R. Haidgrane Jr. : The Nadars of Tamil Nadu. 20. Ralph. Dehrendrof : Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society. 21. Raymond Aron : industrial Society- Three Essays in Ideology Development. 22. Robert, A. Dahl : Who Governs? 23. S. N. Singh : Reservation Problems and Prospects. 24. Sriniwas, M. N : Caste in Modern India and Other Essays.

7 25. T.E. Bottomore : Social Science and Political Theory. 26. W.G. Runciman : Social Science and Political Theory. Group B Paper I PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM IN INDIA Duration: 3 Hours Marks Historical Setting : Back grounds of imperialistic Constitution of Impact of partition politics. Co-Assembly Towards a search for Alternatives, Basic frame-work, Consensus on basic postulates: Approaches to the study of Indian Political System. Adoption of West Minister Model and its efficiency : Demand for change: Goals. Values and Political Culture in India: Determinants of Indian Parliamentary System. 2. Structural Framework : Dynamics of federalism. Union Executive, Parliament and Judiciary : Operational Dynamics : Role of Ideologies, Leadership, Political Economy, Bureaucracy and Political Culture in India. 3. Political Dynamics : Electoral Behaviour & Electoral System-Policy planning and Role Performance. Nation Building & Electoral System. Political Development and Social Transformation. Secularisation Process. Democratic Decentralization and Indian sociology. Problems of Political Integration Approaches. Suggested Reading : 1. Alice Jacob Eds : Constitutional Development in India Since Independence Tripathi, Mumbai Amal Ray : Inter-Governmental Relations in India : A Study of Indian Federalism (Calcutta; The World Press, 1956) 3. Anirudh Prasad : Democracy, Politics and Judiciary in India (New Delhi, Deep & Deep, 1983) 4. Austin Granville : Indian Constitution (Mumbai, 1972) 5. Bhalchand Goswami Prakhar : Bharat ka Samvidhan aur Usmen Sanshodhan (in Hindi) 6. C.K.Jain : Bharat main Sansad aur Rajya Vidhan Mandel. (In Hindi) 7. Hari Har Dass and B.C. Choudhry : Federal and state politics in India (New Delhi, Discovery, 1990) 8. J.C.Johri : Reflections on State Politics ( New Delhi, S. Chand & Co. 1972) 9. Jyoti Jain : Bharat Main Nyayik Punaravlokan (in Hindi)

8 10. K.Kamal & Ralph C. Meyer : Democratic Politics In India, Vikas, Delhi, Kuldeep Mathur : Development Policy and Administration. Sage Publication, M.M. Shakhdhar Ed. : Frame Work of Indian Politics. Gitanjali, Delhi, M.V. Paylee : India's Constitution (New Delhi, Ajanta, 1988). 14. Morris Jones : Government & Politics of India. B.L.P. Publishers, 1972, Mumbai. 15. Myron Weiner : States Politics in India ( New Jersey, 1988). 16. Myron Wenier and John Osgoodfield (Eds) : Electoral Politics in the Indian States (For Volumes) (Delhi, 1975). 17. Naorem Sanajotra : Basic Issues In Center- States Relations. 18. Nina Singh : Administration & Development of Indian States. 19. Niraja Gopal Jayal : Democratic Governance in India : Challenges of Poverty Development and Identity, Sage Publication, New Delhi, Noran D. Palmer: Indian Political System. Houghtin Mifforn, NY, R.P.Bhalla : Elections in India (Delhi, S.Chand & Co., 1972). 22. Rajni Kothari & Others : Party System and Elections Studies, Allied, Delhi. 23. Rajni Kothari : Politics In India. Hindi & English, Orient, Delhi, Rajni Kothari : State Against Democracy (New Delhi, Ajanta,1988). 25. S.N.Sadasivan : Party & Democracy In India TMH, New Delhi, S.R.Maheswari : Political Development in India, Concept, Delhi, S.Ram D. : Readings in the Indian Parliamentary Opposition, , K.V. Rao : Parliamentary Democracy in India 29. Rajni Kothari: Democratic Politics and Social Change in India. Group-B Paper-II FEDERALISM IN INDIA Duration: 3 Hours Marks : Kinds of Federal Models : A classical and modern Theories of Federalism. Federal building process in India. Aspects and Perspectives : Pattern and determinants of Indian federalism : Goals and values of Political Integration Approaches. 2. Indian Federalism in Operation : Secularism, Democracy and Development, Functional Relations between the centre and States. Working of Indian Federalism from Nehru to the UPA Government Periods : Federalism under National and Regional Political Parties :

9 Tension Areas in Indian Federal Structure and challenges to National Integration : Problems and approaches to Regionalism Linguism, Communalism and Casteism and Pluralism. 3. Indian Federalism : Compared with that of U.S.A., and Canada, Recent Trends, Alternative Models of Federalism, Their Relevance, Other Alternatives. SUGGESTED READINGS: 1. A.H. Brich : Federalism Finance and Social Change London. OUP, Amal Ray : Federal Politics and Government (Delhi, Macmillan, 1979) 3. Amal Ray : Tension-Areas in India's Federal System. World Press, Kolkata, Anirudh Prasad : Central-State Powers Under Indian Federalism (Deep Publications, New Delhi, 1988) 5. Ashok Chandal : Federalism in India (London, 1965) 6. B.M. Sharma : Federal Policy (Asia, Mumbai, 1987) 7. Chandra Pal : State Autonomy in Indian federalism, Deep & Deep, D.R. Gadgil : The Federal Problem in India (Poona, 1947) 9. Gyan Chand : The essential of Federal Finance (Bombay, 1980) 10. K.C. Wheare : Modern Constitution (London, OUP, 1966) 11. K.R. Bombwal : National Power & State Autonomy, Meenakshi, Meruth. 12. K.R. Bombwal : The Foundations of Indian Federalism. Asia Publishing House, Mumbai, Krishna Swami : The Indian Union and the State: A Study of Autonomy and Integration (Oxford : Pergamon Press, 1965) 14. M.V. Venkatarangaiya and Shiviah M. : Indian Federalism (New Delhi, Arnold Heineman 1975) 15. S.N. Jain; S.C. Kashyap and M.C. Shah : The Union and the State : National Delhi, 1972) 16. S.P. Aiyyar : Federalism and Social Change (Asia, Mumbai, 1961) 17. S.P. Ayyar Usha Mehata (Eds.) : Essay in Indian Federalism (Mumbai, 1965) 18. Sharda Rath : Federalism Today, Approaches, Issues & Trends, Delhi. Sterling, William H. Riker : Federalism : Origin, Operation, Significance. 20. Karl.J. Friedrich : Trends in Federalism in Theory and Practice. GROUP- B Paper III

10 STATE POLITICS IN INDIA Duration : 3 Hours Marks:100 A Specialized detailed and comparative Study of Politics of two States from any one of the following groups prescribed : highlighting Determinants and patterns of State Politics such as institutional set up. Stasiological description, Political Leadership, Electoral Politics, State Autonomy, Economy Development, Politicization of Regional Language, Federal Communal issues in State Politics - (a) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan (b) Punjab and Kashmir (c) West Bengal and Kerala (d) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (e) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (f) Maharashtra and Gujarat (g) Politics in North East States. Suggested Readings : 1. Akhtar Majeed (ED.) : Regionalism : Development Tensions in India (New Delhi, Cosmo, 1984) 2. B.L. Fadia : State Politics in India (New Delhi, 1984) 3. Baldev Raj Nayan : Minority Politics in the Punjab (Princeton, 1966) 4. Bhawani Singh : Politics of Alienation in Assam (Jaipur, 1984) 5. Chakravarti : Secularism in Indian Politics, Segment, Delhi D.C. Gupta : Indian Government and Politics (Delhi, Vikas 1987) 7. lqbal Narain : State Politics in India (Jaipur, 1982) 8. J.C. Johari : Indian Politics (Jallandhar, 1089) 9. J.R. Siwach : Dynamics of Indian Politics (Now Delhi, Sterling, 1990) 10. Myron Weiner : The Indian Paradox : Essays in Indian Politics, Sage, Delhi, N.S. Gehlot : Trends in India Politics(New Delhi, Deep &Deep, 1985) 12. P.P. Singh : Political Violence in India (Delhi Amar) 13. Paul Wallace and Surendra Chopra (Eds) : Political Dynamics of Punjab. 14. S.A. Haqqui (Ed.) : Democracy, pluralism and Nation-Building (Delhi, NBO Publisher, 1984)

11 15. S.C. Kashyap : Elections and Electrol Reforms in India (National, 1982) 16. Satish Chandra : Regionalism & National Integration, Jaipur, Aalekh, Shakir : Religion, State & Politics in India, Delhi, Ajanta, Sharada Paul : 1989 General Elections In India (New Delhi). Associate T.D. Gupta : Language Conflict & National Development, OUP, Myron Weiner: State Politics in India. Suggested Journals For Readings 1. Indian Journal of Political Science, Madras 2. The Political Science Review, Jaipur. 3. Journal of Political Science Studies, Jaipur, 4. Seminar, New Delhi. 5. India Today, New Delhi. 6. Third Concept, New Delhi. 7. Rajya Shastra Samiksha, Jaipur. 8. Lokatantra Samiksha, I.C.P.S., New Delhi 9. Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai 10. Illustrated Weekly of India, Mumbai, Group-C Paper I BUREAUCRACY AND POLICY MAKING IN INDIA Duration : 3 Hours. Marks : Theories of Bureaucracy- Weber, Merton, Blau and Laplambora on Bureaucracy. The Marxian Critique issues of Representation, Specialisation, Accountability and Commitment-Bureaucracy in India Profit, Procedure and Role performance. 2. Policy Matters and Policy Making - Ideology and Administrative Participation - Administrative feed back and problems at the levels of formulation, implementation and review of Public Policy. 3. Bureaucratic perception of Democracy and development in India-Policy questions and Nature of Interactions between Political Parties and Pressure groups-organisation of Bureaucracy with Political Leaders. Political Parties and 'Pressure groups-organisation of Bureaucracy in India and its response to planned development at Federal, State and District levels.

12 4. Dilemmas and Difficulties of public servants in Administration of public policy, Bureaucracy as Pressure Group Bureaucracy & development Process Administration. 5. A review of public policy Documents - Policy Evaluation and Policy Change in India during past 30 years, Re-organisation of Apparatus, Democratization of Bureaucracy. Suggested Readings : 1. Aggeret (ed) : The Ruler and the Ruled 2. Albrow : Bureaucracy 3. Cozier : The Bureaucratic Phenomena 4. I. Swardlow : Development Administration. 5. Powell : Responsible Public Bureaucracy in U.S.A 6. R. Braivanti : Political and Administrative Development. 7. Weiner : Development Administration in Asia. Group-C Paper-II DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL POLITICS IN INDIA Duration :3 Hours Marks : Concept, Nature and Parameters of District Administration. Evolution and Major Land marks in Administrative History- District Administration before and after Independence - District in the Constitutional Democratic Polity of India - The Development Trusts. 2. Organization of District Bureaucracy at the level of District and Below - The Administration of Land Revenue Law and Order, Civil and Criminal Justice and Development, Emergencies and Social Security - Problem areas - Relationship with Panchayati Raj. Bodies and Separation of Judiciary. 3. Nature and Constraints of Local and District Level Politics - linkages with State and National Politics - Electoral Politics - Pressure Policies in the District - their impact on the working of District Administration - Local leaders and Local officials. 4. Rural Development and District Administration : Community Development and Panchayati Raj Experiments, Micro and Macro level planning, Integral Rural Development, Rural Development and Social Change, Sarvodya and Antyodaya Experiment. Suggested Readings : 1. Jain and Chaturvedi : District Administration.

13 2. L.D. Shukla : District Administration. 3. P.R. Dubhasi : Rural Development Administration 4. Reports (B.R. Mehta, Sadiq Ali and Ashok Mehta). 5. S.C. Jain : Community Development in India. 6. S.Khera : District Administration in India. 7. W.Khan : Rural Institutions and Agricultural Development. Group- C Paper III SOCIAL CHANGE AND ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND ORDER IN INDIA Duration : 3 Hours Marks : 100 The Paper will broadly cover the following topics: 1. The concepts and nature of law and order in Administration, theories of Social Change - Relationship between Social Change - law and order administration and the consequent problems of Social Management. 2. Impact of development on law and Administration, Instructional Relationship between Police and Administrative Agencies of law and order, Public disorders and Violence. 3. Police Organisation - Issues in law and order; Administration - Problems of Police Administration - Police and the Society - Problems of policing the Metropolitan cities and rural areas. 4. Recent development in the field of law and order - Police Magistracy relationship and the concept of well ordered administration state. 5. Need and Survey of reforms in the field - Some emerging trends. Suggested Readings : 1. Bailey D. : Police and Political Development in India. 2. Bent and Rossum : Police, Criminal Justice and the Community. 3. Daya Krishna : Towards a Theory of Social Change. 4. Kukkar and Sethi : Administration of Law and order. 5. Reddy & Sheshadri : Police and Society. 6. Reports of Various National Police Commission. 7. Sharma P.D. : (i) Indian Police (ii) Police Polity and People in India (iii) Police and Criminal Justice in India (iv)police and Internal Security in India. 8. Alexander (ed) : Police in the Millennium.

14 Suggested Journals : 1. Reports of National Police Commission. 2. Indian Journal of Public Administration, Delhi. 3. C.B.I. Bulletin. 4. Indian Police Journal. Dissertation (Compulsory) : Note: Each candidate shall offer dissertation on the subject of his specialization. The candidate shall submit to the University four typed copies of dissertation.