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1 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE REVISED SYLLABUS FOR BA (PASS & HONORS COURSES), 2013 SEMESTER I (PASS & HONORS) Course Code: PSC (P&H) 101 Course Title: AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY This is an introductory paper to the concepts, ideas and theories in Political Science. It seeks to explain the evolution and usages of these concepts. The various ideological standpoints with regards to various concepts and theories are to be critically explained highlighting the differences in their perspectives so as to understand their continuity and change. The paper also seeks to emphasize the relevance of the concepts and theories by contextualizing with contemporary political theory. 1. Political Theory: Meaning, Nature and Scope 2. State & Theories of its Origin: Divine Origin, Social Contract and Evolutionary Theory 3. Notions of State: Liberal and Marxist 4. Government: (a) Meaning, Theory of Separation of Powers, Executive, Legislative, Judiciary (b) Classification of Government: Parliamentary, Presidential, Unitary and Federal 5. Theories of Democracy: Liberal, Marxist, Elitist and Pluralist 1. Johari, J.C., Principles of Modern Political Science, N. Delhi, Sterling Publishers, Gauba, O.P., An Introduction to Political Theory, Macmillan India Ltd, N. Delhi, Gupta, R.L., Political Theory, S. Chand & Sons, N. Delhi, Ramaswamy, Sushila, Political Theory: Ideas and Concepts, Macmillan India Ltd, N. Delhi, Appadorai, A., The Substance of Politics, Oxford University Press, N. Delhi, Heywood, Andrew, Politics, Palgrave Foundations, N.Y., , Political Theory: An Introduction, Palgrave Macmillan, N. York, Laski, Harold J., A Grammer of Politics, London, George Allen & Unwin, Johari, J.C., Contemporary Political Theory, Sterling, N. Delhi, Mishra, K.K., Political Theory, The Upper Publishing House, Lucknow, Das, P. G., Modern Political Theory, NCBA, Delhi, Gettel, R.G., Political Science, The World Press, Calcutta, Verma, S.P., Modern Political Theory, N. Delhi, Vikas Publishing House, N. Delhi, Mahajan, V.D., Political Theory: Principles of Political Science, S.Chand, Patkai Christian College 1

2 SEMESTER I (HONORS) Course Code: PSC (H) 103 Course Title: INTERNATIONAL POLITICS This paper aims at introducing students to some of the important theoretical approaches to the study of international politics. The paper is designed to ensure that students would have a reasonably comprehensive overview of the major political developments and events the world over, especially during the twentieth century. The paper also focuses on the ongoing debate on the meaning, nature and reach of globalization and of key contemporary issues, problems and challenges. 1. Concept and Development of the study of International Politics, International Politics and International Relations 2. Approaches to the study of International Politics: (a) Traditional: Idealism and Realism (b) Modern: Systems Theory: Game Theory, Decision-Making Theory, Bargaining Theory 3. Disarmament and Arms Control: PTBT, NPT, CTBT 4. Cold War: Origin Development and Consequences 5. The United Nations: Origin, Structure and Functions 1. Morganthau, Hans, Politics Among Nations, Kalyan Publishers, N. Delhi, Chander, Prakesh & Arora, Prem, International Relations, Bookhive Pubs, N. Delhi. 3. Kumar, Mahendra, Theoretical Aspects of International Relations, Shivlal Agarwal, Agra, Singh, Naunihal, Fundamental Concepts of International Politics, Anmol, N. Delhi, , The Evolution of International Relations, Mittal Publishers, N. Delhi, Malhotra, Vinay Kumar, International Relations, Anmol Publications., N. Delhi, Khanna, V. N., International Relations, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, Lijphart, Arendt, World Politics, Allyn and Bacon Inc., Sen, Asit Kumar, International Relations: Since World War 1, S. Chand, N. Delhi, Narasimhan, C.V., The United Nations: An Inside View, Vikas Pub. House, N. Delhi, Kegley, Charles W. & Eugene R. Wittkopf, The Global Agenda: Issues and Perspective, Random House Inc, Dwivedi, Dhirendra, Collective Security Under United Nations: Retrospect and Prospects, Kanishka, N. Delhi, Dixit, J.N., India s Foreign Policy , Thomson Press Ltd., Stoessinger, John G., The Might of Nations, Random House, N. York, Baylis, John and Steve Smith (ed.), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations,Oxford University Press. 9. Goldstein, Joshua, International Relations, Pearson Publication, N. Delhi. 10. Rathod, P.B., International Relations: Concepts and Theories, Commonwealth, N. Delhi, Dutt, V.P., India s Foreign Policy: Since Independence, National Book Trust, N. Delhi, Khanna, V.N., Foreign Policy of India, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, Russet, Bruce and Starr, Harvey, World Politics: The Menu for Choice, W.H. Freeman & Co, Oxford, New York, Woodby, Sylvia & Cottam, Martha L., The Changing Agenda: World Politics Since 1945, Westview Press, Oxford, Naik, J.A., A Textbook of International Relations, Macmillan, New Delhi, Patkai Christian College 2

3 SEMESTER II (PASS & HONORS) Course Code: PSC (P&H) 102 Course Title: KEY CONCEPTS OF POLITICAL THEORY This paper comprises of key concepts that help students to familiarize themselves with the basic normative concepts of political theory. Each concept is related to a crucial political issue that requires analysis with the aid of conceptual understanding. This exercise is designed to encourage critical and reflective analysis and interpretation of social practices through the relevant conceptual clarity and in-depth understanding. 1. Rights and Justice: (a) Rights Meaning, Kinds and Theories: Liberal-Individualist Theory, Legal Theory, Social Welfare Theory, Rights and Duties (b) Justice: Meaning, Dimensions, Philosophical Theory, Distributive Justice 2. Equality and Liberty: (a) Equality: Meaning, Kinds, Relationship between Equality and Liberty (b) Liberty: Meaning, Kinds, Negative and Positive, Laski s Views, Marxist Concept of Freedom 3. Law: Meaning, Sources and Kinds, Relationship between Law and Liberty, Law and Morality 4. Sovereignty: Characteristics, Kinds, Legal, Monistic and Pluralistic Theories 5. Political Obligation: Meaning, Theories and Grounds of Resistance 1. Guaba, O.P., An Introduction to Political Theory, Macmillan India Ltd, N. Delhi, Johari, J. C., Principles of Modern Political Science, N. Delhi, Sterling Publishers, Gupta, R.L., Political Theory, S. Chand & Sons, N. Delhi, Mahajan, V.D., Political Theory: Principles of Political Science, S.Chand & Co., Heywood, Andrew, Politics, Palgrave Foundations, New York, , Political Theory: An Introduction, Macmillan, New York, Laski, Harold J., A Grammar of Politics, London, George Allen & Unwin, Johari, J.C., Contemporary Political Theory, Sterling, N. Delhi, Mishra, K.K., Political Theory, The Upper Publishing House, Lucknow, Das, P.G., Modern Political Theory, NCBA, Delhi, Gettel, R.G., Political Science, The World Press, Calcutta, Ramaswamy, Sushila, Political Theory: Ideas and Concepts, Macmillan India Ltd, N. Delhi, Patkai Christian College 3

4 Course Code: PSC (H) 104 Course Title: INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT SEMESTER II (HONORS) The ideas of Indian political thinkers both ancient and modern eras - that have significantly contributed towards the foundation of modern Indian polity form the core structure of the paper. Each thinker is studied based on the eminence and relevance of the ideas that are found manifested in the varied dimensions of Indian society. Focus is also on the socio-economic and political settings that inform the genesis of the ideas, the overarching influence, universality, and their continued contributions to the Indian political system. 1. Ancient Political Thought: (a) Kautilya: Theory of State, Principles of Administration and Social Laws (b) Manu: Social Laws 2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Civil and Religious Rights 3. (a) Ambedkar: Inequality, Democracy and Economic Theory (c) M.N. Roy: New Humanism 4 Mahatma Gandhi: Swaraj, Satyagraha and Ahimsa, Religion and Politics 5. Jawaharlal Nehru: Socialism and Secularism, Economic Development 1. Mehta, V.R., Foundations of Indian Political Thought, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, Kangle, R.P., Arthasastra of Kautilya, Motilal Benarasidass, Wendy, Donigar and Brain, K. Smith, The Laws of Manu, Penguin, New Delhi, Pantham, Thomas and Kenneth, L. Deutsch, (ed) Political Thought in Modern India, Sage, New Delhi, Gandhi, M.K., Hind Swaraj, 5. Gandhi, M.K., My Experiments with Truth, 6. Rodrigues, Valarian, (ed) The Essential Writings of B. R. Amdedkar, Oxford University Press, N. Delhi, Dhawan, Gopinath, The Political Philosophy Of Mahatma Gandhi, The Gandhi Peace Foundation, N. Delhi, Andrews, C. F., Mahatma Gandhi: His Life and Ideas, Radha Publications, 3. Rao, V. Venkata, A History of political Theories: Ancient, Medieval and Modern, S.Chand, New Delhi, Tandon, P.D., The Unforgettable Nehru, National Book Trust, New Delhi, Gupta, R.C., Great Political Thinkers: East and West, Laxmi Narain Agarwal, Agra, Patkai Christian College 4

5 SEMESTER III (PASS & HONORS) Course Code: PSC (P&H) 205 Course Title: INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS The course is designed to study the Indian constitution in a historical-analytical framework. It focuses on a critical understanding of constitutional design and institutional structure of governance. The prominent features of the Constitutions and their working relationships come within the ambit of the course. This is intended to help develop among students the ability to comprehend contemporary Indian politics as a relationship between institutional structures as provided for by the Constitution. 1. Background, Ideological Bases and Features of the Indian Constitution 2. Fundamental Rights and Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy 3. Union Government: President, Parliament, Cabinet and Amendment Procedure 4. State Government: Governor, State Legislature, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers 5. Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Court, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism 1. Desai, A.R., Social Background of Indian Nationalism, Popular Prakashan, Mumbai, Fadia, B. L., Indian Government and Politics, Sahitya Bhawan Pubs., Agra, Chander, Prakash, Indian Government and Politics, Cosmos Bookhive, N. Delhi, Kashyap, Subash, Our Parliament, National Book Trust, Bakshi, P.M., The Constitution of India, Universal Law Publishing Co., N. Delhi, Johari, J.C., Indian Government and Politcs, Vol. 1, Vishal Publications, N. Delhi, Basu, D.D., An Introduction to the Indian Constitution, Prentice Hall, N. Delhi, Hanson, A.H. and Douglas, Janet, India s Democracy, Vikas Publishing House, Delhi, Narang, A.S., Indian Government and Politics, Gitanjali Publishing House, N. Delhi, Grover, B.L. & Mehta, Alka, A New Look at Modern Indian History, S. Chand & Co., N. Delhi, Chandra, Bipan, Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism on India, Peoples Publishing, N. Delhi, Chandra, Bipan et al., India After Independence: , Penguin, Granville, Austin, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, Oxford University Press, Bombay, Working a Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience, Oxford University Press, Chatterjee, Partha (ed), State and Politics in India, Oxford University Press, N. Delhi, Agarwal, R.C., Constitutional Development and National Movement of India: Freedom Movement, Acts and Indian Constitution, S.Chand & Co., Mukherjee, Rahul, India s Economic Transition, Oxford University Press, N. Delhi, Kothari, Rajni, Politics in India, Orient Longman, N. Delhi, Hassan, Zoya (ed), Party and Party Politics in India, Oxford University Press, N. Delhi, Patkai Christian College 5

6 Course Code: PSC (H) 207 Course Title: WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT SEMESTER III (HONORS) The paper is designed to study the evolution of ideas and thoughts of a few selected western political thinkers in chronological order. Its primary focus is to evaluate their thoughts with reference to the contexts in which these were nurtured, practiced and popularized. It also aims to understand the broad intellectual traditions in the West that have decisively shaped the world we live in today. 1. Plato: Justice, Communism, Education 2. Aristotle: Slavery, State, Revolution 3. Niccolo Machiavelli: Human Nature, Statecraft, Ethics and Politics 4. The Contractualists: (a) Thomas Hobbes: State of Nature, Social Contract, Leviathan (b) John Locke: State of Nature, Social Contract, Theory of Natural Rights (c) Jean- Jacques Rousseau: State of Nature, Social Contract, General Will 5. (a) Jeremy Bentham: Concept of Utility, Government and Reform (b) John Stuart Mill: Liberty, Representative Government, Women 1. Mukherjee, Subrata & Ramaswamy, Sushila, A History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx, Prentice Hall, N. Delhi, Gupta, R.C., Western Political Thought, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, Agra, Mukhopadhyay, Amal Kumar, Western Political Thought: From Plato tomarx, Bhagchi& co., Calcutta, Das, P.G., History of Political Thought, New Central Book Agency, Kolkata, Nelson, Brian R., Western Political Thought: From Socrates to the Age of Ideology, Pearson Education Inc, Sreedathan, G., Western Political Thought and Theories, Deep & deep, N. Delhi, Malhotra, Girish, Western Political Thought, Murari Lal & Sons, N. Delhi, Sudha, J.P., Modern Political Thought: From Bentham to Present Day, K. Nath & Co., Meerut, Sharma, S.K. & Sharma, Urmila, Western Political Thought: From Plato to Burke, Vol. 1, Atlantic Publishers, N. Delhi, Patkai Christian College 6

7 SEMESTER IV (PASS & HONORS) Course Code: PSC (P&H) 206 Course Title: MAJOR ISSUES IN INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS The paper focuses on the political processes and the actual functioning of the Indian political system. Various contemporary issues that have direct impact on both the political system and the people of various cultures spread across the country are critically analyzed within the purview of constitutional democracy. 1. Federalism: Features, Centre-State Relations, Democratic Decentralization 2. (a) Party System: Nature, Characteristics and Major Political Parties (b) Pressure Groups 3. Coalition Politics, Defection and Electoral Reforms 4. Planning in India: Economic Liberalization and Socio-Economic Change 5. Challenges and Prospects of Democracy in India: Caste, Religion, Language, Regionalism 1. Fadia B.L., Indian Government and Politics, Sahitya Bhawan Pubs., Agra, Chandra, Bipan et al., India After Independence: , Penguin, Johari, J.C., Indian Government and Politics, Vol. 1, Vishal Publications, N. Delhi, Chopra, J.K., Politics of Elections Reforms in India, Mittal Publications, N. Delhi. 5. Kumar, K. N., Political Parties-Their Ideologies and Organization, Mittal Publications, N. Delhi, 6. Ahuja, M.L., General Elections in India: Electoral Politics, Electoral Reforms and Political Parties, Icon Publication, N. Delhi, Kothari, Rajni, Politics in India, Orient Longman, N. Delhi, , Caste in Indian Politics, Orient Longman, N. Delhi, Kashyap, Subash, Our Parliament, National Book Trust, Hasan, Zoya, Party and Party Politics in India, Oxford University Press, N. Delhi, Hanson, A.H. and Douglas, Janet, India s Democracy, Vikas Pub. House, Delhi, Narang, A.S., Indian Government and Politics, Gitanjali Publishing House, N. Delhi, Grover,B.L. & Mehta, Alka, A New Look at Modern Indian History, S. Chand & Co., N. Delhi, Basu, D.D., An Introduction to the Constitution of India, Prentice Hall, N. Delhi, Granville, Austin, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, Oxford University Press, Bombay, , Working a Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience, Oxford University Press, N. Delhi, Raj, Hans, Indian Political System, Surjeet Publications, Bakshi, P.M., The Constitution of India, Universal Law Publishing Co., N. Delhi, Chatterjee, Partha (ed.), State and Politics in India, Oxford University Press, N. Delhi, Chander, Prakash, Indian Government and Politics, Cosmos Bookhive, N. Delhi, Agarwal, R.C., Constitutional Development and National Movement of India: Freedom Movement, Acts and Indian Constitution, S. Chand & Co., N. Delhi, Hardgrave, Robert L., India: Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, Freeman Book Co., Delhi, Patkai Christian College 7

8 SEMESTER IV (HONORS) Course Code: PSC (H) 208 Course Title: INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY Inter-connectivity is the essence of politics today domestic, regional and international. The paper delves into the evolution and contours of India s foreign policy since independence. India s contribution to international politics and vice-versa form an integral part of the course. Special emphasis is also given to India s policy toward and relations with her neighbours. The paper is designed to critically examine and locate India s geo-strategic position at regional and international levels. 1. Origin and Determinants of Indian Foreign Policy 2. India and the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations 3. India and the Cold War: Indo-United States and Indo-Russia Relations 4. India and SAARC and ASEAN and India s Look East Policy 5. Indo-Pak and Indo-China Relations 1. Rajan, M.S., Studies on India s Foreign Policy, ABC Publishers, New Delhi, , Recent Essays on India s Foreign Policy, Kalinga Publication, New Delhi, , India and International Affairs, Lancer Books, New Delhi, , Non-Alignment and the Non-Aligned Movement: Retrospect and Prospect, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, Sokri, Rajiv, Challenge and Strategy: Rethinking India s Foreign Policy, Sage Publications, New Delhi, Kapur, Harish, Foreign Policies of India s Prime Ministers, Lancer Books, New Delhi, Pant, Harsh V., Indian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World, Routledge, New Delhi, Vickery, Raymond E., The Eagle and the Elephant: Strategic Aspect of US-Indo Economic Engagement, OUP, New Delhi, Dutt, V.P., India s Foreign Policy Since Independence, National Book Trust, New Delhi, Dixit, J.N., India s Foreign Policy: , Picus Books, New Delhi, Khanna, V.N., Foreign Policy of India, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, Gupta, Sisir, Kashmir: A Study in India-Pakistan Relations, Asia Publishing House, London, Roberts, J.M., The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century, Penguin, London, India s Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century, International Studies: Special Issue, Journal of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Vol. 47, Nos. 2-4, April, July, October, Rajan, M.S., The Future of Non-Alignment and the Non-Aligned Movement: Some Reflective Essays, Konark, New Delhi, , World Order and the United Nations, Har-Anand, New Delhi, , United Nations and World Politics, Har-Anand, New Delhi, Goldstein, Joshua S., International Relations, Noida, Tandon, P.D., The Unforgettable Nehru, National Book Trust, New Delhi, Khanna, V.N., International Relations, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, Patkai Christian College 8

9 SEMESTER V (PASS &HONORS) Course Code: PSC (P&H) 309 Course Title: COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS The paper incorporates the essential approaches leading to the comparative analysis of different systems of governance and their inbuilt institutional mechanisms and working relationships. The terms and concepts introduced to the students in the first and second semesters find their actual applicability in the course content of this paper. Specific concepts relevant to the selected governments will be studied within the framework of comparative analysis. The aim of the paper is to enable the students to have an overview of the major forms of government practiced in the world today. 1. Meaning, Nature and Scope of Comparative Politics 2. Modern Approaches: Behaviouralism and Marxist 3. Forms of Government: (a) Presidential (USA) and Parliamentary (UK) (b) Federal (USA) and Unitary (UK) 4. (a) Legislature: Unicameral (China), Bicameral (USA) Executive: President and Cabinet (USA), Prime Minister and Cabinet (UK) (c) Judiciary: Supreme Court of USA and India 5. Political Party Systems: One-Party (China), Two-Party (USA &UK), Multi-Party (India) 1. Almond, Gabriel A., Comparative Politics Today: A World View, Harper, New York, Johari, J.C., Comparative Government and Politics, Sterling Publishers, N. Delhi, , New Comparative Government, Lotus Press, Bhagwan, Vishnu & Bhushan, Vidya, World Constitutions, Sterling Publishers, N. Delhi, Varma, S.P., Modern Political Theory, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, Mahler, G.S., Comparative Politics: An Institutional and Cross-National Approach, Pearson, Delhi, Heywood, Andrew, Politics, Palgrave Foundations, New York, Ball, Alan and Guy Peters, B, Modern Politics and Government, Macmillan, London, Wuest, John & Vernon, Manfred, C. (eds.), New Source Book in Major European Governments, The world Publication Co., New York, Ghai, K.K., Select Political Systems, Kalyani Pubs., Kolkata, Singh, Naunihal, A System of Governance: Parliamentary or Presidential, Anmol Publications., N. Delhi, Finer, S.E., Comparative Government, Penguin, Harmondsworth, Maheshwari, S.R., Comparative Government and Politics, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, Agra, McClenaghan, William A., American Government, Allen & Bacon Inc, Newton, Schwartz, Bejamin, I., Communism and China: Ideology in Flux, Harvard University Press, New York, Carmani, D., (ed) Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Almond, G. A. et al, Comparative Politics Today: A world View, Pearson, New Delhi, Haguer and Harrapm, Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction, Patkai Christian College 9

10 SEMESTER V (HONORS) Course Code: PSC (H) 311 Course Title: SOCIETY AND POLITICS OF NAGALAND The paper introduces students to the traditional socio-political institutions of the Nagas in the pre-british era. Secondly, considerable emphasis is laid on the process of introduction of modern political institutions and institutional regulations by the British and the resultant institutional contradictions that led to the emergence of Naga national movement. Due importance is given to the study of the efficacy and relevance of traditional political institutions vis-à-vis contemporary politics in the aftermath of Nagaland statehood under the Indian Union. Thirdly, local issues of politics and governance are to be studied within the framework of participatory democratic polity. 1. Traditional Socio-Political Institutions in Nagaland: Autocratic and Democratic Patterns, Morung, Customary Laws and Practices 2. British Regulations Over the Naga Hills: Inner Line Regulations of 1873, Excluded and Partially Excluded Regulations: Advantages and Disadvantages 3. Impact of British Rule in Nagaland: Administrative, Socio- Economic, Educational, and Religious Spheres 4. (a) Emergence of Naga Nationalism and Factors Leading to the Creation of Nagaland State (b) Electoral Politics 5. (a) Rural Governance in Nagaland: Village Councils, VDBs and Communitisation (b) Role of Civil Societies in Nagaland: NMA, Naga Hoho, NSF, Church 1. Lotha, Abraham, History of Naga Anthropology ( ), Chumpo Museum, Dimapur, Angami, Z., Village Empowering Laws: A Compilation, Novelty Press, Kohima, Longkumer, Jungmayangla, Change and continuity in Tribal Villages: A Sociological Study, Akangsha Publishing House, New Delhi, Nshoga, A., Traditional Naga Village System and its Transformation, Anshah Publishing House, Delhi, Yonuo, Asoso, The Rising Nagas, Vivek Publishing House, N. Delhi, Sema, Piketo, The British Policy and Administration in Nagaland ( ), Scholar Publishing House, New Delhi, Sema, Hokishe, Emergence of Nagaland: Socio-Economic and Political Transformation, Vikash Publishing House, N. Delhi, Chaube, S.K., Hill Politics in North East India, United Publishers, Gauhati, Verrier, Elwin, Nagas in the Ninteenth Century, Shillong, Patkai Christian College 10

11 Suggested Readings: 1. Ao, A. Lanunungsang, From Phizo to Muivah: The Naga National Question in North East India, Mittal Publishers., N. Delhi, Shimray, A.S. Atai, Let Freedom Ring: A Story of Naga Nationalism, Promilla & Co., N. Delhi, Mackenzi, Alexander, The North Frontier of India, Mittal Publishers, N. Delhi, Ray, B. Datta & Agarwal, S. P, Re-Organisation of North East India since 1947, Concept Publishing House, N. Delhi, Pakem, B., Insurgency in North East India, United Publishers, Gauhati, Singh, Chandrika, Naga Politics: A Critical Account, Mittal Publications, N. Delhi, Barpujari, H.K., Problems of the Hill Tribes of North East India, Vol. 1,11 & 111, Basuwati, Prakashan, Hyderabad, Bhattacharjee, K.K., North East India: Political and Administrative History, Cosmo Publications, N. Delhi, Maitra, Kiranshankar, The Naga Rebel and Insurgency, United Publishers, Gauhati, Horam, M., Naga Insurgency: Last Thirty Years, United Publishers, Gauhati, , Naga Polity, United Publishers, Gauhati, Bhuyan, Manjula Dowereh, The North Eastern Council, DVS Publishers, Ramunny, Murkot, The World of Nagas, Northern Book Centre, N. Delhi, Vashum, R., Nagas Right to Self- Determination, Mittal Publishers., N. Delhi, Kumar, Ram Narayan & Murthy, Laxmi, Four Years of the Ceasefire Agreement, Other Media Communications, N. Delhi. 16. Baruah, Sanjib (ed.), Beyond Counter Insurgency: Breaking the Impasse in North East India, Oxford Univ. Press, N. Delhi, , Durable Disorder: Understanding the Politics of North Eat India, OUP 18. Hazarika, Sanjoy, Strangers of the Mist, Penguin, Tajenyuba, The British Occupation in Nagaland, 20. Mishra, Udayon, North East India- Quest for Identity, United Publishers, Gauhati, Anand, V.K., Conflict in Nagaland: A Study of Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency, Chanakya Publicationss., Delhi, Pandey, R.S., Communitisation: The Third Way of Governance, Concept Publishing, New Delhi, Patkai Christian College 11

12 Course Code: PSC (P&H) 310 Course Title: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SEMESTER VI (PASS & HONORS) This paper introduces students to the discipline of public administration with emphasis on administrative theory, including non-western developing country perspectives. The study also aims at putting theoretical understanding of public administration to critical analysis with practical linkage to public policy-making and implementation. 1. Meaning, Nature and Scope 2. Public and Private Administration, New Public Administration, Development Administration 3. Theories of Administration: Scientific Management, Bureaucratic Management, Human Relations Theory, Decision Making Theory 4. Principles of Administration: Hierarchy, Span of Control, Unity of Command, Coordination 5. (a) Personnel Administration: Concept, Recruitment and Training (b) Politics and Civil Servants: Distinction and Relationship 1. Pandey, A.K., Handbook of Public Administration, Dominant, N. Delhi, Avasthi and Maheshwari, Public Administration, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, Agra, Sharma, M.P., Public Administration: Theory and Practice, Kitab Mahal, Allahabad Rathod, P.B., Contemporary Public Administration: Ideas and Issues, ABD, Jaipur, Basu, Rumki, Public Administration: Concepts and Theories, Sterling Publishers, N. Delhi, Maheshwari, S.R., Administrative Theories, Allied, N. Delhi, Bhambri, C.P., Public Administration, Jai Prakash Nath & Co., Meerut, Chopra, J.K., Bureaucracy and Public Administration, Commonwealth, N. Delhi, Sharma, Premlata, Public Administration: Theory and Practice, Mangal Deep, Jaipur, Pruth, R.K., Public Administration: Problems and Perspectives, Discovery, N. Delhi, Palekar, S.A., Public Administration, Serials Pubs., N. Delhi, Goel, S.L., Advanced Public Administration, Deep & Deep, N. Delhi, , Public Administration: Theory and Practice, Deep & Deep, N. Delhi, Sharma, Urmila & Sharma, S.K., Public Administration, Atlantic Pubs., N. Delhi, Patkai Christian College 12

13 SEMESTER VI (HONORS) Course Code: PSC (H) 312 Course Title: Contemporary Issues in Political Theory This paper gives an added impetus to the basic concepts and theories studied in the first and second semesters. Students are introduced to the current debates on the connotations and usages of modern major political concepts. In-depth analysis of the course contents in the context of their actual application will help students have a deeper grasp of modern politics from a theoretical perspective, and inculcate in them a critical bent of mind to possibly explore and add new dimensions to the present understanding. 1. Power: Concept of Power, National Power, Relationship between Power, Influence, Authority and Legitimacy 2. Nation and Nationalism: Meaning, Liberal, Conservative, Expansionist, Anti-Colonial and Post-Colonial Nationalism 3. Neo-Colonialism: Meaning and Nature, Agents and Impacts 4. Globalization: Perspectives, Political, Economic and Cultural Dimensions, Globalization and State Sovereignty 5. Multiculturalism: Meaning and Nature, Stages, Models, Multiculturalism in India 1. Heywood, Andrew, Political Theory: An Introduction, Palgrave, New York, Heywood, Andrew, Politics, Palgrave, New York, Dahl, Robert A. and Stinebrickner, Bruce, Modern Political Analysis, Pearson Education, N. Delhi, Gauba, O.P., An Introduction to Political Theory, Macmillan India Ltd, N. Delhi, Mukhopadhy, A. K., Political Sociology, K.P. Bagchi and Company, Calcutta, Arora, Prem, International Politics, Cosmo Bookhive, New Delhi, Morganthau, H. J. and Thompson, Kennett W, Politics Among Nations, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, Held, D. and McGrew, A. (eds) Global Transformations Reader: Politics, Economics and Culture, Stanford University Press, Stanford, Baylis, J. and Smith, S., (eds) The Globalisation of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, OUP, New York, Kymlicka, Will, Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction, OUP, New York, Parekh, Bikhu, Rethinking Multicuralism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory, Harvard University Press, Harvard, Heywood, Andrew, Key Concepts in Politics, Palgrave Foundations, N. York, Heywood, Andrew, Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Palgrave Mac, N. York, Ramaswamy, Sushila, Political Theory: Ideas and Concepts, Macmillan, New Delhi, Lechner, F.J. and Boli, J., (eds) The Globalisation Reader (Second Edition), Blackwell, Oxford, London, Kymlicka, Will, Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights, Clarendon press, UK, Kymlicka, Will, Politics in the Vernacular: Nationalism, Multiculturalism, Citizenship, OUP, Oxford, Bhargava, Rajeev, Bagchi, Amiya Kumar, Sudharshan, R., Multiculturalism, Liberalism and Democracy, OUP, New Delhi, Wittkopf, Eugene R., The Global Agenda: Issues and Perspectives, Random House, New York, Goldstein, Joshua S., International Relations, Pearson Education, New Delhi, Malhotra, V.K., International Relations, Anmol Publications, N. Delhi, Patkai Christian College 13

14 ADD-0N COURSE (ALL STREAMS) Course Code: HRE (P&H) Course Title: HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION The paper is an introduction to the human rights discourse with elaborate studies of the main approaches to the understanding of the different aspects and practical applicability of the rights. The course covers the International Bill of Rights and the various international and national agencies for promotion and protection of human rights. Current debates from the developed and developing states on issues related to human rights and their application will help students to have a comprehensive view on the nature and importance of human rights. 1. Human Rights: Meaning and Evolution 2. International Bill of Human Rights: UDHR and International Covenants (ICCPR, ICESCR) 3. Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: UNHCHR, NHRC and Amnesty International 4. Group Rights: Women, Children and Indigenous People 5. (a) Violations of Human Rights by State and Non-State Actors (b) Environmental Rights and Development Impacts on Human Rights 1. Upadhyay, Adil & Archana, Human Rights, Kalpaz Pubs., N. Delhi, O Bryce, Darren J, Human Rights: An Introduction, Pearson, N. Delhi, Bhargava, Gopal, Meaning and Sources of Human Rights, Kalpaz, Delhi, Agarwal, H.O., Human Rights, Central Law Publications Allahabad, Sanjoaba, N., Human Rights: Principles, Practices and Abuses, Omsons, Gill, M.S., Human Rights - Human Wrongs, Sarup & Sons, N. Delhi, Kapoor, Sudhir, Human Rights in Twenty First Century, Mangaldeep Publications, Jaipur, Sastry, T.S.N., India and Human Rights Reflections, Concept Publishing Co., New Delhi, Das, A.K., Human Rights in India, Eastern Book House, 2. Sharma, Gokulesh, Human Rights and Legal Remedies, N. Delhi. 3. Saxena, K.P. (ed.), Human Rights and the Constitution: Vision and the Reality, Gyan Pubs., N. Delhi, Narasaish, M. Lakshmi, Women and Human Rights, Discovery Pubs., Stephen, M., Human Rights: Concepts and Perspectives, Concept Publishing House, N. Delhi, Jayapalan, N., Human Rights, New Delhi, Mishra, Pramod, Human Rights: Global Issues, Kalauz Pubs., Delhi, Khanna, S.K., Children and the Human Rights, 9. Subramaniam, S., Human Rights: International Challenges, Manas Pubs., N. Delhi, Motilal, Shashi & Nanda, Binayalaxmi, Human Rights, Gender and Environment, Allied, N. Delhi, Deshta, Sunil & Deshta, Kiran, Fundamental Human Rights: The Right to Life and Personal Liberty, Deep & Deep, N. Delhi, Sanjoaba, N., Human Righ ts: Current Issues, Omsons Pubs., N. Delhi, Patkai Christian College 14

15 ADDITIONAL COURSE Course Code: PSC Course Title: WOMEN STUDIES The aim of the course is to explain contemporary debates on feminism and the history of feminist struggles. The course focuses on a discussion on construction of gender and an understanding of the complexity of patriarchy and goes on to analyze theoretical debates within feminism. Indian society, economy and polity are discussed with a view to understanding the structures of gender inequalities and the impacts they have on contemporary Indian Polity. 1. Feminism: Origin and Development 2. Empowerment of Women: Constraints and Prospects 3. Social, Economic and Political Position of Women in India 4. Constitutional and Legal Rights Guaranteed to Women in India 5. National Commission for Women and State Women Commission in Nagaland 1. Shah, Giri Raj, Encyclopedia of Women s Studies, Gyan Publication House, New Delhi, Eagleton, Mary, A Concise Companion to Feminist Theory, Blackwell Publication, New Delhi, Geetha, V., Theorizing Feminism: Patriarchy, Bhatkal and Sen, Kolkatta, Bhasin, Kamala, What is Patriarchy?, Kali For Women, New Delhi, Desai, Vera, & Krishnaraj, M., Women and Society in India, Ajanta Publication, New delhi, Arya, Anita, Indian Women, Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi. 7. Zehol, Lucy, Women in Naga Society, Regency Publications, New Delhi, Cudd, Ann E., and Andreasen, Robin O., Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology, Blackwell Publishing, Kunjakkan, K., Feminism and Indian Realities, Mittal Publication, 3. Mill, J.S., On Liberty and the Subjection of Women, Sage Publication, New Delhi. 4. Kramer, Laura, The Sociology of Gender: A Brief Introduction, Rawat Publications, New Delhi, Desai, A. R., Social Background of Indian Nationalism, Popular Prakashan, Mumbai, Heywood, Andrew, Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, Patkai Christian College 15